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March 24, 2014

Director of PT SPS II: No Hotspot on Our Land

Director of PT Surya Panen Subur II (PT SPS II), Arsul Hadiansyah denied the claims from several Non Governmental Organization (NGO) which states that the company under his leadership has done burning land. [Continue reading on Atjehlink]

March 24, 2014

Bandung Faces Clean Water Crisis

Bandung and its neighboring areas are now under threat of clean water crisis due to the rampant construction of buildings in the northern part of the city. Consequently, those buildings have made rainwater dumped into the river. “Previously, the land absorbed the rainwater,” said President Director of the city water tap company, (PDAM) Tirtawening, Bandung, Pian […]

March 21, 2014

Illegal Logging Involved, Officials in Konawe Arrested

Police area of Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) arrested a police officer NCO rank, because the case involved illegal logging in forest area Konawe. In addition, police also detained a forestry staff as official permission maker SKSB. “We are serious, so I would not suspect suspend logging for individual members of the national police who betrayed his […]

March 19, 2014

Development Threatens Papuan Mangrove Forests

Increasing  development in the lowland areas of Timika is fueling deforestation and threatening mangrove forests, raising the potential impact of  climate change. “We see a serious threat to the lowland areas because many protected areas are already being converted into development areas,” said best management practice specialist with USAID Indonesia Forest of Climate Support (IFACS), Prianto […]

March 17, 2014

Forestry Ministry Claims Hotspots in Riau Only 3 Left

Forestry Ministry’s director general for forest protection and nature conservation (PHKA), Sonny Partono, said heavy rain in several areas in Riau over the weekend has reduced haze from forest fires. “Heavy rain has diminished the haze a lot. Some commercial planes have started to land in Riau,” he told. [Continue reading on Tempo]

March 14, 2014

Tanjung Peropa Protected Forest was Subjected to Illegal Logging

Protected forest areas of tanjung peropa in Moramo and Kolono sub-districts, District Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi continued to be targeted illegal logging activities by certain elements. Besides transferred inter-island for sale, wood from tanjung peropa forest now being targeted supply of raw material industry of pinishi traditional ship based in District Kolono. [Read full text on […]

March 12, 2014

Agrarian Conflict Killed Farmers of Suku Anak Dalam in Jambi

Land confiscation, agrarian conflicts and violence against Suku Anak Dalam (Kubu tribe) in Jambi has continued since December 7, 2013 until this March 2014. Approximately 700 of their huts has been demolished by security forces and PT Asiatik Persada, a Malaysian-owned palm oil company that claimed approximately 27,150 hectares of land there. This story also […]

March 11, 2014

Wasur Residents Have Limited Access in the Conservative Area

As many as 348 families (KK) who live in the Wasur National Park area face life difficulties as they can not clear the land in the conservative area. This statement was said by acting head of Wasur village, Yohanes Mahuze in a dialogue with commander XVII / Cenderawasih, Maj. Christian Sebua in the Wasur village on […]

March 10, 2014

Kapuas Hulu, The Poor “Lungs of the World”

Being a conservation district were turned out unfavorable. People lived far inland and are ignored by the government. Nanga Bungan village, a village which is a benchmark to reaches  the upstream of Kapuas. Later, people committed to making Kapuas Hulu as Conservation Regency. On the one hand, nature conservation is a proud thing. In fact, […]

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