Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Dissolving Indonesia’s agency on reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD+, into the Ministry of Environment and Forestry was ‘no doubt not in accordance’ to the country’s bilateral agreement with Norway made in 2010, said Heru Prasetyo, now former head of REDD+ agency, in Jakarta, on Thursday (29/1). The agreement, […]
Category: Forests
North Lampung police arrested five allegedly illegal loggers
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – North Lampung police arrested five suspects for illegal logging during major patrol for the past week, said Aris Satrio, the police’s spokesperson adding that the bust was made based on a report from local people as they were worried on floods resulted from Wayrarem dam. The suspects are Karyanti, Sugimin, Gimin, Jamaludin, […]
Raja Ampat to have its forest mapped out digitally
Sorong, Ekuatorial – As digital map availability for forest area was still limited, Fauna Flora International or FFI held basic training to map out Raja Ampat forest area which already started on Wednesday (21/1). The workshop also involved local civil society and Raja Ampat Region 1 Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). “The mapping will not […]
Ministry of Environment and Forestry arrested one man suspected in Riau illegal burning
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Ministry of Environment and Forestry arrested a man allegedly involved in forest fires, in Pekanbaru, Riau, on Wednesday (14/1). Mastur alias Asun, Director of PT Kurnia Subur, has been named as suspect along with his colleague, Darmalis alias Malis, for illegally burning 300 hectares of lands to prepare for oil palm plantation […]
Five killed and 25 injured as tree collapsed at Bogor Botanical Garden
Jakarta, Ekuatorial — Five killed and 25 injured as a tree collapsed during a group meeting at Bogor’s Botanical Gardens on Sunday (11/1). Four of the victims were killed on Sunday and the last victim, Rizki Nurmawan, died on Monday (12/1) due to head injuries. Meanwhile, seven people are still being treated at Red Cross […]
Walhi Aceh : Leuser is ‘for sale’ in carbon market
The situation is much different compare to then Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf. During his time, he said, government was led to climate change issues. Forced eviction of villagers living at Leuser National Park is blasted as new colonialism from the government as they had signed an agreement related to carbon which consequently pushing people out […]
Forest official in Lampung moving people out from its national park, peacefully
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – As increasing population living surrounding protected forest areas, officials started to launch awareness campaigns for local people to move out from the forest, said an official, in Bandarlampung, Lampung province, recently. Based on Lampung Statistic Agency, the province’s population living near forest areas had risen significantly for the past ten years, from […]
AMAN submitted maps of customary lands to REDD+ agency
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indigenous People’s Alliance of the Archipelago or AMAN submitted 517 maps of customary lands to ministry of environment and forestry hoping to speed up legalization of customary rights, said secretary general of AMAN, Abdon Nababan, on Monday (22/12), in Jakarta. “These maps are very important for indigenous people to be recognized. Land […]
Aceh Tamiang villagers learning organic farming
Langsa, Ekuatorial – At least 25 villagers of Aceh Tamiang district will be learning theories and practices about agriculture in Babo village, Bandar Pusaka sub-district, at the Field School for the first time, said the coordinator of the event, recently. Different from conventional learning, Field School will be teaching eco-friendly agriculture, including on how to […]
Aru Islands threatened by plantation
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Amid massive marine awareness campaign by government, activists on Wednesday (17/12) blasted permit given by ministry of forestry to turn natural forest of Aru Islands of northern Papua to become plantation. “We already know that Aru [island] is not suitable for plantation but permits were being issued. It is possible that they […]