Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Dry season started in August has led to increasing forest fires, especially in Riau and Kalimantan provinces, said a senior scientist on Thursday, in Jakarta. “This year’s dry season came a bit late, in August. [However] it will be short [dry season] as October will start to rain,” said Edvin Aldrian, Head […]
Category: Forests
Two tons illegal logs confiscated by Aceh police
Lhokseumawe police confiscated two tons illegal logs in Krueng Mane, Muara Batu, in Aceh, on Saturday (8/11). A man has been named as a suspect and will be charged with forest protection laws. [:]
Indonesian scientists developed carbon storage technology
Bogor, Ekuatorial – Indonesian scientists were testing out technology to absorb carbon dioxide back into the earth as part of climate change mitigation programs, said a senior scientist, on Thursday, in Bogor. Scientists of Geotechnology Research Center, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), have been testing carbonation technology to absorb carbon dioxide at limestone mound in […]
Composting to prevent forest fires in West Lampung
Bandar Lampung, Ekuatorial – Instead of land clearing and burning, composting and charcoal can be made as alternatives to increase production but also prevent forest fires, said an official on Wednesday (10/9), in Lampung. “We have been giving trainings on how to prevent forest fires to farmers in Sukapura village, Sumber Jaya of West Lampung […]
Forest fires threaten Sebangau National Park of Central Kalimantan
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – After burning villagers’ houses, fires were getting closer to Sebangau National Park of Central Kalimantan on Wednesday (10/9) putting Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation at risk. Sebangau National Park holds a pivotal role for Central Kalimantan as a pilot project province for reducing emissions from deforestation and […]
Accurate mappings support REDD+ programs in Indonesia
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Lack of accurate mappings on lands and oceans had triggered conflicts in the country, said a senior official on Tuesday (9/9), in Jakarta. Geospatial information is crucial to determine forest area stipulation, set up boundaries, spatial planning, legal certainty on land ownership, disaster risk reduction, even to observe earth’s changes. Unfortunately, only […]
Southeast Sulawesi police confiscated 250 illegal teak logs
Southeast Sulawesi police confiscated 250 illegal teak logs on Tuesday (9/8) after the truck driver failed to show legal documents. The driver, who was named as a suspect, was arrested at an industrial forest area located in Matabubu Jaya village, Konsel district, Southeast Sulawesi. Read full article on sultranews.com
Government of North Buton Provide 10 Thousand Hectares of Sugarcane Plantation
The Government of North Buton District prepared 10 thousand hectares of land for sugarcane plantations in the District of West Kulisusu, Bonegunu and partly Kulisusu. The land comes from the community garden, otheh area usage (APL) and convertible production forest (HPL). “The entire site has been prepared and met the requirements, even when the community […]
WALHI Will Sue Aceh Goverment
Director of WALHI in Aceh, Muhammad Nur firmly said that WALHI will sue the Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah because they don’t run the law No. 18 year 2013 about the Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction. “The illegal miners freely use protected areas, other cases of road infrastructure development in the protected forest areas has […]
South Barito appointed as customary forest mapping pilot project
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – South Barito of Central Kalimantan has been appointed as the first pilot project for forest recognition project by third party aimed to manage the province’s overlapping permit issuance, said a member of government’s office, in Jakarta, last month. The Third Party Recognition and Verification Program, locally shorten as PPH, is conducted by […]