Farming Threatens Wetlands

Conversions into agriculture and plantations are the biggest threats to wetlands in Indonesia. More than 9 million hectares have been turned into oil palm plantations.

Hakatutobu Coastal Contaminated by Mine Waste

Environmental damage occurs along the coastal of Hakatotobu village, Southeast Sulawesi, due to sedimentation of red mud mine waste. Mud seems to redden the sea water, contaminating seaweed farms owned by local fishermen. The distance between the hills so close to the sea coast area of Hakatutobu. Thus, if the clearing is done, impact directly […]

Nickel Mining Threatens Pomalaa Fishermen

Coastal areas of Hakatutobu Village, Pomalaa, Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi damaged by runoff of red mud from nickel mining land clearing activity. Seaweed and sea cucumber fishermen are inhibited to do their work, their livelihoods are threatened. Demonstrations conducted by locals, but the company still rated the guarantee of no worth. [Read full text on Suara […]

Surya Panen Subur Company Ready for Fires Trial

Company of Surya Panen Subur (SPS) expressed their readiness to face a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Environment and the Presidential Work Unit for Monitoring and Control of Development alleged land combustion and fire omission. The trial will be held in the District Court of Meulaboh early March this year. SPS counsel explained that […]

Giant Clams Conservation in Toli-Toli

Giant clams cultivation in Toli-Toli village, Soropia, Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi initiates by locals independently. They who are members of the group of Toli-toli Giant Clams Ocean Park Conservation Center since the last two years has been cultivated around 8000 of giant clams in various types and sizes. The loss of giant clams in the waters […]

Ten Corporation Involved in Riau Land Combustion

Ministry of Environment set up 10 people suspected of corporations for alleged in combustion land case which led to smoke calamity in Riau in 2013. Deputy for Environmental Law Regulation Sudariyono said overall determination of the suspects carried out in late 2013. [Read full text on Bijaks.com]

New Island Discovered in Bekasi

Head of The Center of Limnology Research Center for Indonesia’s Science Institution (LIPI) Gadis Sri Haryani, said that there is a new land mass discovered just 2 kilometers off the coast of Sederhana Beach, Bekasi, due to sedimentation. She said that it was a natural process that was caused by a river’s current after the flood […]