Palangkaraya, Ekuatorial – The BOS Foundation was forced to reduce Orangutan school activities in Nyaru Menteng because the haze was so dense and it covered all Central Kalimantan. This story also appeared in Submitted news According to Communications Coordinator of BOS Foundation in NyaruMenteng, Monterado Friedman, dense haze during last week threatened hundreds of Orangutans […]
Palangkaraya, Ekuatorial – Ministry of Environment and Forestry sealing the plantation owned by PT GAP in East Kotawaringin and PT AUS in Katingan, Central Kalimantan. According to the investigator, the two oil companies were intentionally burned land. This story also appeared in Submitted news Head of Investigation Sub Directorate of MoEF Environmental Degradation, Land and […]
Langsa, Ekuatorial – Langsa, the border region between North Sumatra and Aceh shrouded by smog from forest and land fires. In the last two days, the smog is thick enough so that the citizens complained of eye irritation and cough during outdoor activities. Head of Langsa Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Rinaldi Aulia urged people […]
The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said their satellites have located 759 hotspots in the island of Sumatera. These hotspots, indicated as land and forest fires, have caused leaves thick haze all the way to Riau. This story also appeared in Submitted news Pekanbaru BMKG chief Sugarin on Monday, Aug. 31 named three […]
Aceh Tamiang, Ekuatorial – Mangrove forests in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, endangered because of illegal logging as charcoal. “It occurs every day, even in areas that are being rehabilitated,” said Deputy Head of Security Unit in Forest Management Unit, Region III Aceh, Elvian, Tuesday (11/8). Neighborhood security patrols discovered dozens of fishing boat contains of 60 […]
Pekanbaru, Ekuatorial – Riau province still ranks first in the issue of natural resource conflicts. The first half of 2015, Sustainable Social Development Partnership (Scale Up) record 31 conflicts occurred in Riau forestry and plantation sector due to the chaotic permit. Harry Oktavian, executive director of Scale Up in July 2014 said that the highest […]
Medan, Ekuatorial – The Great Hall of the Gunung Leuser National Park (BBTNGL) arrested gum rubber thieves and seized 8.5 tons of evidence. Two trucks carrying gum rubber ambushed at Sawit Sebrang Street, Padang Tualang, August 2, 2015, at midnight. Public Relations of BBTNGL, Rahmat Saleh said officers conducted surveillance after receiving information from the […]
Ekuatorial, Wonogiri – 6,000 hectares of Perhutani (State-owned Forest Enterprises) land in North Lawu Forest identified as flammables areas during drought. The flammable region is in plot 63, which are located near the peak of Mount Lawu. Slopes in the Karanganyar and Wonogiri lose a lot of water sources because it did not rain. To […]
Tondano, Ekuatorial – Massive gemstone mining in Minahasa had taken its toll potentially damaging forest areas in Tincep village, Sonder district, Minahasa, Tincep head village, Rommy Dapu, said that villagers kept on hunting for gemstone and were difficult to be stopped. Up to Monday (6/7), local villagers have managed to dig at least to 20 […]
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