The haze crisis in Indonesia, particularly over Sumatera, still need more research to unravel the complex governance and socioeconomic context and climatic feedbacks behind fires on peatlands. It needs to be examined for the underlying causes and impacts of peatland fires, focusing on the role of conflicts over land ownership between communities and companies; impacts […]
Category: Forests
Open Land Without Permissions, Confess Kalista Alam Director
Director of PT. Kalista Alam, Subianto Rusyid, finally reveals some important information on the trial of Criminal Case in case number 132/Pid.B/2-13/PN-MBO on charges of open land without permission. He stated that 1,605 hectares of land developed by PT. Kalista Alam was proposed by General Manager Sutiyono. PT Kalista Alam has a location permit issued […]
Rural Environmental Income on par with Crop Income, Study Finds
Natural forests and wildlands across 58 tropical research sites provide 28 percent of total household income — nearly as much as crops — according to a new study by the Poverty and Environment Network (PEN) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The study, titled “Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis,” is […]
Environmental Law Enforcement Sector Should be Emphasized
“There is no fire due to dry weather, 98 % investigation result, fire land caused because there’s someone who burns, said Sudariyono, Deputy of Legal Environment, Ministry of Environment (MOE) on the morning discussions at the BBPT Jakarta (15/4). MOE is currently working in law enforcement related cases land burning in Riau since June 2013. […]
Owa Jawa, A reflection of Endangered Animal Conservation
“Conservation without restrain and cost is not conservation,” said Noviar Andayani, The Chairman of Yayasan Owa Jawa on a visit to the Javan Gibbon Center last Thursday (10/4). In her opinion, control and cost factor is an important component in conservation activities. The protection of endangered wildlife such as Owa Jawa do need big funds, […]
Minister of Forestry: The sugar cane plantations in Aru, Cancelled!
After the survey and area research, found that land in Aru unsuitable for cultivates cane, ‘ said minister of forestry Zulkifli Hasan when met Ekuatorial in his office in Manggala Wanabhakti, Jakarta, Friday (11/4). Minister Zulkifli commented on the plan of opening up to 500 thousand ha sugar cane plantation in Aru, Maluku, that is rejected by many environmental activists […]
El Nino to Hit Indonesia in July
The El Nino weather phenomenon is forecasted to hit Indonesia in July, causing severe drought. “We have to be wary of El Nino that will arrive July because it will cause low rainfall,” said Pujiono, the chief of Jatiwangi Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), on Tuesday. According to Pujiono, rainfall during the dry season will at […]
BKSDA Saves Trapped Sumatran Tiger
The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bengkulu has saved a Sumatran tiger that was trapped by residents in Kaur Regency on Thursday. According to BKSDA veterinarian, Erni Suyanti, the tiger was found in a man-made trap in the palm plantations area belonged to PT Dinamika Selaras Jaya in Trans Sulau Village, Kaur Regency with its […]
JKMA Appreciating the Initiative of Management Forest Law in Pidie District
Jaringan Komunitas Mayarakat Adat (JKMA) Aceh, welcomed the initiative of the Pidie District Government to the plan law of forest tradition management and the village in the district. JKMA Aceh Pidie district will help the government to implement the mapping and the existence of social problems of indigenous people in forest areas. [Continue reading […]
Equity Remains Low on the REDD+ Policy Agenda
Government officials in forest-rich developing countries are more concerned about their nation being treated fairly in international negotiations on REDD+ than about fairness within their own territory, a media analysis of public discourses on REDD+ has found. Officials’ failure to address the issues that weaken fairness, or equity, within a country with entrenched inequalities could […]