Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – US government will grant half a billion dollars to support Indonesia’s effort to reduce carbon emission, said Robert O Blake Jr, US Ambassador to Indonesia during his two days work visit to Central Kalimantan, on Thursday-Friday (5-6 Feb). Blake said that the grant will be disbursed into a program called Indonesia […]
Sentani, Jubi – Dense population in Jayapura district lead to declining green open space in the city. This story also appeared in Tabloid Jubi “As an environment expert in this area, I think that the government is not being aggressive enough to protect the environment. [The] city planning is chaotic and increasing population are making […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Following global agreement to reach new reducing carbon emission pledges, Indonesia was finally reviewing its own commitment, said an activist in Jakarta, on Wednesday (4/2). In 2009, Indonesia has announced to reduce its emission for 26 percent and 41 percent with international help by 2020 which was received by mixed opinions. It […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Amid of ASEAN Economic Community to be implemented by end of 2015, activists on Wed (4/2) warned on its impact on increasing greenhouse gas emission which was responsible for climate change. “ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is more focused on moving buyers from trading to investment. So, it’s mostly about trade and investment. […]
Sorong, Ekuatorial – West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency, or BKSDA, finally released confiscated Victoria crowned pigeons and yellow-crested cockatoos back to their wild habitat in North Salawati Nature Reserve of Raja Ampat, on Saturday (31/1). This was BKSDA’s third release of wild animals confiscated from illegal trading in 2014. “We have released black-capped lory […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Water crisis resulted from environmental degradation would lead to decreasing rice production in Lampung. Hence, rice security targeted by the province in 2015 will not be achieved, said an activist on Friday (30/1), in Lampung. Job Carles, Lampung based WWF Project Manager, said that Lampung’s rice production was declining, especially in Tanggamus […]
Manado, Ekuatorial – Despite of Manado government’s clearance on its reclamation activities, expert slammed it as destroying the ecosystem and its marine biodiversity. Since 1998, North Sulawesi had issued 19 reclamation permits, eight permits were issued by Manado administration for a total of 114 hectares and 11 permits were issued by Minahasa district government for […]
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, […]
Sorong, Ekuatorial – With less sighting for the past decade, West Papua’s endemic Waigeo brushturkey (Aepypodius Bruijinii) was inches away from being extinct, said an activist, recently, in Raja Ampat, Papua. The Maleo Waigeo, as locals would call it, was first identified in 1880 by Outstalet and has yet to be seen in its natural […]
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