Sawit Watch detailing the results of its monitoring in 1-5 August 2014, there are 15 hotspots in Riau. While in Kalimantan, there are 190 hotspots. Each, 162 points in West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan 21 points, 4 points in East Kalimantan, and 3 points in South Kalimantan. In Papua found 4 hotspots. Coordinator Sawit Watch, Jefri […]
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Measure The Role Of Forests In Climate Adaptation
We all know that forests play a role in mitigating climate change. However, we don’t know what kind the ability of forest that can help us to adapt to climate change? This knowledge gap has prompted a study of forest-based rural community strategy in a bid resilience against climatic variations across three continents. Preliminary results […]
Agricultural land Threatened Out In 2149
Director General of Infrastructure and Facility Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture,Gatot Irianto said that remaining farmland in Indonesia is only 8.1 million hectares and will threatened out in 2149. That threat caused by increasing speed of land conversion up to two times larger than the target of making new field per year. Read full text on […]
Spatial Disorganization Triggered Environmental Damage
SIEJ, Jakarta – Agus Purnomo, president’s Special Staff for Climate Change considers that the condition of the cabinet of the Indonesian government currently inefficient. He explained that there is a tradition in Indonesia every new president then there will be a reshuffle or the addition of a new Ministry. Not to mention the decentralization of […]
New Maps Reveals Complicated Overview About Forest Fire In Sumatera
CIFOR has made a map to analysis the forest fires that occurs in Sumatera. The map illustrates that the fire started from outside the concession boundaries or on land inhabited by small-scale operators in the concession area in early February, and has spread deep into the inside of the concession at the end of March. […]
Aceh Guvernor: Close All Illegal Mines
Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah confirms that illegal gold mining activities in the District Geumpang, Pidie district, Aceh should be closed. The ban was related to the death of millions of fish in some streams in Aceh. Read full text on Acehterkini.
The REDD+ Management Agency Explains the Status of Demonstration Activities in Indonesia
SIEJ, Jakarta – In 2009, Indonesia voluntarily declare is committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020 by 26 % on own efforts or reached 41 % with international aid. As part of this commitment, the Government formed REDD+ Management Agency who confirmed by the president on August 31, 2013 through the Presidential […]
Climate Change Affects Malaria Case in Ternate
Ekuatorial, Ternate – Climate change impacts in Ternate, North Maluku province was quite noticeably. The rainy season is currently unable to predict again when the start and end, often change with the heat at the moment should have already entered the rainy season in the region. It is as expressed by Mohamad Riva, head of […]
Urgent, Licensing Review Of Forestry Sector In Aceh
Many cases of forest crime and the environment these days, assessed by a number of people can be strong and urgent reasons to do a review of licenses in Aceh. Rizki Alamanda from the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law said that chaos licensing process has contributed to increased deforestation and land degradation, and also poverty. […]
Mining Exploration In Aceh Has Been Out Of Control
Policy that discourse by the Governor of Aceh about a moratorium on mining in Aceh should be supported. Mining moratorium is believed to minimize the environmental problems that increasingly massive happening due to mining activity. Mining exploitation in Aceh has been out of control. Read full text on Atjehlink.