Kabanjahe, Ekuatorial – Following massive eruptions of Mount Sinabung, one village, Sukameriah, located within three kilometer radius, had been blanketed by volcanic ashes. “There is now way, we can return to our village. The ashes are already mounting. It is as if it want to form another mountain. My coffee trees are all covered by […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – To secure protected forest area, official said that an intensive protection zone or IPZ will be built at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, on Wednesday (16/6). The development, which is supported by Germany, covers 100,000 hectares or a third of the total park area and will cost Rp 100 billion (US$ 7.5 […]
Tondano, Ekuatorial – After being postponed for a year, Minahasa government will finally resume Tondano Lake revitalization project immediately, said a senior official, on Tuesday (9/6), in Tondano. The government had prepared Rp 28 billion (US$ 2.1 million) for the project. “Because this revitalization is for public interest, especially for Minahasa and North Sulawesi. We […]
Langsa, Ekuatorial – Hundreds of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants took shelter in Kuala village harbor have been defecating in Kuala Langsa river polluting its mangrove forest, said a green activist. A total of 682 people, comprise of 257 Rohingyas and 425 Bangladeshi, fled from their countries due to internal conflict and have been taking refuge […]
Sorong, Ekuatorial – Eager to learn community based fisheries, women of Limalas village, East Misool District had to cross the sea to receive trainings on how to produce abon ikan or fish floss. Members of Koperasi Embun Pagi had to travelled to Alga’e Marine and Fisheries Training Center in Makassar, South Sulawesi to learn on […]
Airmadidi, Ekuatorial – Celebrating World Environment Day 2015, green activists staged a peace rally rejecting iron ore mining in Bangka island, last week. Tunas Hijau Nature Lovers Community along with other communities blasted that mining activities by PT MMP did not bring any welfare to local people. In addition, they also denied claims made by […]
Sorong, Ekuatorial – Despite of its vast ocean areas, Indonesia has only managed to map out three conservation boundaries areas. “Mapping out the boundary of ocean conservation and small islands are very important because they are acknowledged [by the government],” said M. Saefudin of Conservation Area and Fish Type, Ministry of Marine and Fisheries, in […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Officials found violation on community forest practice in Ulubelu subdistrict, Tanggamus district of Lampung recently, where local people planted coffee and other crops instead of hard woods. “If they don’t immediately plant hard wood, it’s possible that their permits will be revoked and be given to other communities suitable to manage the […]
Solo, Ekuatorial – Due to limited space, Solo administration decided to apply incinerator to deal with its increasing waste volume, said a senior official, last month. “We had planned to use anaerobic digestion and sanitary landfill systems. Unfortunately, there were too many obstacles with those two systems and would not be suitable for Solo,“ said […]
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