Ministry of environment (MOE) until July, noted at least 1.308 hotspots scattered in West Kalimantan and 662 hotspots in Riau arising due to opening land by burning. MOE’s notes until the beginning of August 2014 shows, there are 26 companies with 29 cases in Riau Province associated with the Karhutla (Land and Forest Fires). From […]
Category: Forests
Forest Loss Undermine Food Security In Indonesia
Forest loss just does not help food security in Indonesia, according to a high official World Food Programme (WFP), food assistance agency of the United Nations. Indonesian food supply chain focused on rice, corn and other cereals rich in energy but low in nutrients, said Myrta Kaulard, WFP country director in Indonesia. Read full text […]
Forestry Minister Expect That Burner Actors In Riau Caught Soon
Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan arrived in the post airfield Roesmin Nurjadin Tuesday morning (5/08) to see the development and progress of disaster smoke task force Riau. He asked that the names of the actors burner forest in Riau that captured by media always reported, so the law enforcement process to be open. Read full […]
Environment Destroyers Fined Rp 32 Billion
Supreme court action to punish environment destroyers was welcomed by many parties. The responsible company due to that destruction are PT Selatnasik Indokwarsa and PT Simbang Pesak Indokwarsa. Both of them will be fined 32 billion rupiah, The trees in wildlife sanctuary was cut down, the soil was massively dregded until 13 meters depth, and […]
Gunungkidul Farmers Participate in Carbon Stocks Measuring
Suratimin, the founder of Semoyo Pembaharu Farmers Alliance in Gunungkidul has acquired the skill to estimate carbon stocks in the forest managed by the people. Suratimin learnt the skill after his one-year involvemnet in the carbon stocks estimation and monitoring done by the Alliance of Volunteer for Nature Rescue (Arupa) in 2010. Read full text […]
Actors of Forest Fires In Riau Should Be Punished
More than 70 percent of fires occur outside the forest area. 99 percent of land and forest fires are due to human intentionally burned. Despite repeated smoke haze in Riau occurred every year, but the fact of forest fire are still happening. Based on the observation satellites Terra and Aqua recorded 286 hotspots in Sumatra […]
Protected Forest Encroachment in Bener Meriah for Potatoes and Crops
People reported mass encroachment on protected forest areas in Regency Bener Meriah, Aceh, for potatoes and crops cultivation. Also mentioned that there is investor from Malaysia who formed a partnership with the government related to potatoes and crops market. This practice allegedly began in the last year involving local officials, security forces and horticulture entrepreneurs. […]
Jakarta Post: Pests Damage Farmland in Cirebon
Hundreds of hectares of rice fields in Cirebon regency, West Java, are at risk of harvest failure due to an invasion of rodents and insects. “Attacks by pests have taken place in the past month. Hundreds of hectares of rice fields have been severely damaged and are at risk of harvest failure,” said head of […]
Konawe Predicted to be in Water Crisis in 2026
Research from the Faculty of Forestry, University of Haluoleo, predict that Konawe as an area of the river Konaweeha will experience water crisis in 2026. The data shows a decrease in water discharge in the river Konaweeha. It is caused by the damage to forestry sector that impacts poorly on condition of watersheds in the […]
Jakarta Globe: Environmentalists Wary of Candidates’ Views on Tackling Climate Change
Environmentalists are wary of a setback in Indonesia’s climate change program, with neither of the two presidential contenders seen to show environmental commitment at least as that of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “It’s a bleak future,” said Muhammad Teguh Surya, forest political campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. “SBY [President Yudhoyono] has at least made several […]