Jakarta, Ekuatorial – A working team tasked to review permits in forestry sector will be announced by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry next week, said Minister Siti Nurbaya on Friday (27/3), in Jakarta. “We will definitely have to review all permits and set up a working team. We want to do it [reviewing permits] […]
Category: Hutan
Indonesia launches national carbon accounting system
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Ahead of this year’s global climate conference, Ministry of Environment and Forestry launched an emission monitoring system which tracked down Indonesia’s released and stored greenhouse gas emissions, on Friday (27/3), in Jakarta. The system, Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS), also serves as the country’s MRV mechanism, an abbreviation from ‘Measurement, Reporting, […]
Aceh Tamiang Didesak Moratorium Eksploitasi Hutan
Aceh Tamiang, Ekuatorial – Untuk menyelamatkan hutan Aceh Tamiang, pemerintah dituntut segera menerbitkan moratorium perizinan terkait eksploitasi hutan. Hal tersebut disampaikan Koalisi untuk Penyelamatan Hutan dan Lingkungan di Aceh Tamiang, Kamis (25/3). Mereka membuat policy brief yang mendesak pemerintah daerah Aceh Tamiang segera menerbitkan moratorium perizinan sektor kehutanan, pertambangan dan perkebunan di Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang. […]
Green groups demand President Jokowi to extend moratorium with few additions
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Green activists on Thursday (26/3) demanded President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo administration to extend forest moratorium but with some additional requirements. The moratorium, announced during then President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration in 2011, halts permit issuance for primary forests and peatlands in the country in pursuit for better forestry management. During his visit […]
Govt needs to develop more city forests : activists
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Amid massive deforestation, Indonesia needs to turn to city forests development which can serve as green open space and conservation, said an activist, on Monday (23/3), in Jakarta. “We need to conserve trees which are being felled in forests because of oil palm plantation and mining extractions. I think it’s better to […]
Rawa Tripa Jadi Daerah Konservasi
Banda Aceh, Ekuatorial – Setelah bertahun-tahun perjuangan melalui jalur hukum, Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) Aceh akhirnya menyatakan area rawa gambut Tripa sebagai wilayah yang dilindungi, Sabtu (21/3), seperti yang dinyatakan dalam rilis media dari Tim Koalisi Penyelamatan Rawa Tripa (TKPRT). Pada tahun 2012 , rawa gambut Tripa menjadi berita utama internasional setelah kebakaran besar terjadi di […]
Pemerintah Belum Akui Peta Wilayah Adat
Sorong, Ekuatorial – Berdasarkan data dari Badan Registrasi Wilayah Adat (BRWA) Desember 2014 ada 517 peta wilayah Adat seluas 4, 8 juta hektare (ha) yang telah di laporkan ke Kementerian Lingkungan HIdup dan Kehutanan (KLHK), hanya sayangnya hingga Senin (16/3) status peta wilayah adat tersebut masih belum jelas. Pemerintah Terima 517 Peta WIlayah Adat Padahal […]
Adakah Korupsi pada Program KBR?
Niat awal pemerintah menyediakan bibit tanaman hutan dan jenis tanaman serbaguna Purpose Trees Species (MPTS) lewat program Kebun Bibit Rakyat (KBR) layak di ajungi jempol. Mengacu pada Permenhut No.24/Menhut-II/2010 dan perubahannya serta yang terakhir No.12/Menhut-II/2013, KBR dilaksanakan secara swakelola oleh kelompok masyarakat, terutama masyarakat pedesaan. Bibit hasil KBR digunakan untuk merehabilitasi lahan kritis, kosong, tidak […]
Ministry of Environment and Forestry launched public complaint center
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – The Ministry of Environment and Forestry on Thursday (12/3) launched complaint mechanism to deal with cases related to environment and forestry, in Jakarta. Public can submit their complaints or share information related to environment and forestry issues through the ministry’s website http://pengaduan.menlhk.go.id, sent email [email protected] or call and SMS to 0811-932-932. In […]
Court released a man suspected in Riau illegal land burning
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, said on Thursday (12/3) that they will appeal on the court’s decision to release a land and forest fires suspect. Rengat District Court, preceded by judge Wiwin Sulistya, had released Asun or Mastur, director of PT Kurnia Subur, suspected for land and forest fires in […]