Sorong, Ekuatorial – Papua’s endangered green turtle is getting more protection as local people will implement legal sanctions to illegal poachers, said a local activist on Friday (28/11), in Papua. Ferdil Ballamu, chief of Papua Turtle Foundation, said green turtle, Chelonia Mydas, was considered as local dish of Piai island, Raja Ampat district of Papua, […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Around 80 percent of natural disasters in Indonesia caused by climate change which place adaptation efforts more crucial to tackle by government, said an official in Jakarta, on Tuesday (25/11). “There are two impacts [of climate change], which are direct impacts such as floods, droughts, landslides, and sea level rise. Meanwhile, indirect […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Out of five main activities, Indonesia has only managed to submit two emission reduction activities for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Peru, Lima, said an official on Monday (24/11), in Jakarta. “We have just submitted two variables in the Forest Reference Emission Level or FREL, which are deforestation and forest […]
East Aceh, Ekuatorial – After five years of experiment, two farmers of East Aceh district developed environmentally friendly pesticide for their paddies establishing different way of farming. Jafar, 55 years old farmer of Seulemak Muda village of Nurussalam sub district, and his son of 25 years old, Agusnaini started out their experiment after most of […]
Based on GeRak Aceh study, Fernan said, 134 mining activity licenses (IUP) have already being given by bupati [head of district], must be reviewed in the following year. This story also appeared in Atjeh Post Aceh Anti-Corruption Movement Institution, or GeRak, criticized Aceh governor for not being firm implementing mining moratorium. GeRAK criticized that Aceh […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – To achieve sustainable palm oil, government need to ensure transparency in production, certification, and permit, said an official in Jakarta, on Thursday (13/11). Heru Prasetyo, head of REDD+ agency said that legal framework and law enforcement, mapping out and capacity building for small farmers, and production intensification, were also needed to reach […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Lampung officials caught red-handed an ivory collector in the middle of transaction on Monday (13/11), in Metro city, Lampung. From the suspect, Nawa Angkasa, investigators comprise of Lampung Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Rhino Protection Unit (RPU), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Way Kambas National Park, confiscated five units of ivory, each […]
Burmeso, Jubi – Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) is having difficulties in managing and monitoring its vast conservation areas, as stated by head of technical division of Papua BBKSDA, Christian Mambor, in Burmeso, capital city of Mamberamo Raya, on Saturday (8/11). This story also appeared in Tabloid Jubi “Papua’s forest areas cover at least […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Greenpeace Indonesia and Oil Palm Farmers Union committed on Wednesday (10/11) to achieve zero deforestation for palm oil industry, in Jakarta. “Greenpeace has been encouraging for zero deforestation in forestry sector meanwhile Oil Palm Farmers Union (SPKS) also have the same commitment. So, we just combine those commitments and set up a […]
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