Sampit, Ekuatorial – After failed to save its mother, official managed to confiscate a baby orangutan captivated from a local villager of Menjalin, Parenggean sub-district, of Kotawaringin district, on Sunday (22/2), in Central Kalimantan. “The baby orangutan was captured by local villagers for ransacking their plantations. The mother had died from being shot and [they] […]
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Despite of illegally encroached forest areas, Mesuji residents refused partnerships offer from the company arguing that it was only temporary agreement, said a local villager on Friday (20/2). Initially, Register 45 district of Mesuji comprised of 33,500 hectares but PT Silva Hutani (SIL) had been granted additional permits for a total of […]
Langsa, Ekuatorial – Aceh Tamiang people demanded on Friday (20/2) for Ministry of Environment and Forestry to revoke its decision letter related to the district’s spatial planning fearing that it will destroy remaining protected forests in the area. The decision letter (SK) issued by then Ministry of Forestry in 2014 was blasted by local people […]
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – Central Kalimantan Disaster Mitigation Agency declared emergency status amid severe floods occurred in seven out of 14 districts and cities in the province, on Thursday (19/2). “The status was based on regional reports. Based on current data, North Barito flood inundated around 6,581 houses in seven sub-districts and 50 villages. Meanwhile, […]
Bandarlampung, Ekutorial – Lawmakers gave green light for Sumatran toll road to be developed in Lampung but warned that it will not displace productive lands, such as paddy fields, on Tuesday (17/2). The 140 kilometers toll road development would affected at least 70 villages in three districts, — South Lampung, Pesawaran and Central Lampung –, […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Failed to pass a new law this year, indigenous people’s alliance is pushing the government to establish a task force to set up framework for acknowledging rights of indigenous people, said Abdon Nababan, a secretary general of Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), in Jakarta, on Monday (16/2). “AMAN has been […]
Karanganyar, Ekuatorial – Massive deforestation at Lawu Mountain of Central Java led to clean water scarcity, said an expert on Thursday (12/2), in Karanganyar, Central Java. “Research through aerial photo shown that vegetation in Lawu Mountain do not qualified as sufficient water catchment areas. The Lawu forest which majority covered with pine trees are now […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – DKI Jakarta Governor, Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama, on Thursday (12/2) said that they were planning on proposing a budget to buy a helicopter intended to evacuate people living in outer islands of the province. “If there’s money and approved by Jakarta’s house of parliament, we want to buy helicopters that would be […]
Manado, Ekuatorial – Mount Soputan of North Sulawesi erupted on Wednesday (11/2) morning but no significant threats to local villages, said a villager. “It [Mount Soputan] had erupted for six times for these past two months and it always followed by heavy rains. [However] villages’ activities are still normal,” said Ruland Sandag of Silian villager, […]
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