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May 4, 2015

Bureaucracy and high price hinder certified legal timber for Yogya wood business

Yogyakarta, Ekuatorial – Despite of rising demands from Europe for certified legal timber, Yogya’s small and middle businesses have yet to obtain certification due to difficult bureaucracy and lack of human resources. Deddy Effendy, owner of Palem Craff Jogja and chair of Legal Wood Group, said exporters were having difficulties to penetrate Europe’s market without […]

May 2, 2015

Illegal Community Plantation Forest contributes to massive forest destruction in Aceh

Aceh Tamiang, Ekuatorial – Aceh officials found ‘illegal’ community plantation forests in Aceh Tamiang district contributing to massive forest destruction. In a recent patrol, Aceh forest management unit officials discovered hundreds of hectares of Production Forest, in Leuser ecosystem area, has been turned into oil palm and rubber plantations by people claimed to be local […]

April 28, 2015

Forest moratorium extends to 2017, Minister says

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – After mounting demands from green activists, Indonesia’s Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya said on Monday (27/4) announced that forest moratorium will be extended until 2017. Forest moratorium which bans issuing new permits on natural forests and peatlands, was announced back in 2011, under presidential instruction. It was extended for another […]

April 22, 2015

President Jokowi to release endangered Javan gibbon in Bandung

Jakarta, Ekuatorial — President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo will be releasing two pairs of Javan gibbons (Hylobates moloch) in conjunction with 2015 Asia Africa Conference in Bandung, East Java, said an official in Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/5). The two pairs, Robin (male) – Moni (female) and Moli (male) – Nancy (female), are finally released to their […]

April 22, 2015

Coastal reclamation destroys mangrove forest in Lampung, says fish farmers

Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Dipasena fish farmers blasted company’s coastal reclamation for mangrove forest destruction that led to declining shrimp production. Mangrove forest, or often dubbed as the green belt by Dipasena fish farmers, protects their ponds from tides and wind. In addition, trees are also serve as water resources for shrimp ponds. However, at least […]

April 16, 2015

Illegal logging in Papua can be bombed, Governor says

Sentani, Jubi –Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe said forests in Papua have been significantly damaged, including those in Paniai. When they are viewed from the air, there are no trees. “Thus geographically in 10-20 years from now, the two large islands of Papua and West Papua will drop out of the neck of the island […]

April 15, 2015

Research reveals illegal forest permits exemption in Riau, says NGO

Pekanbaru, Ekuatorial – A Riau based forest watchdog found indicators for exempting illegal industrial plantation permits and plantation permits through revising the province’s spatial planning, said Widya Astuti of Hutanriau Foundation, in Pekanbaru, on Tuesday (14/4). Based on Hutanriau Foundation research in Siak and Pelalawan districts, it is allegedly found violation on ministry of environment […]

April 11, 2015

Tambora Mountain inaugurated as National Park

Dompu, Ekuatorial – Presiden Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated Tambora Mountain of West Nusa Tenggara as national park, in Doro Ncanga, Dompu, on Saturday (11/4). Mount of Tambora, located in Sumbawa island under administrations of Dompu and Bima districts, produced the biggest eruption known to mankind back in 1815 as its volcanic ashes darkened the world […]

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