Dompu, Ekuatorial – Presiden Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) resmi meresmikan daerah gunung Tambora di Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) menjadi Taman Nasional. Peresmian dilakukan pada hari Sabtu (11/4) di Doro Ncanga, Dompu, NTB. Dalam penjelasan yang disebarkan pihak Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK), kawasan Gunung Tambora yang sebelumnya berstatus cagar alam, suaka margasatwa dan taman […]
Category: Hutan
764 Ribu Ha Hutan di Sulawesi Utara Marak Dirambah
Manado, Ekuatorial – Luas hutan di Provinsi Sulawesi Utara (Sulut) mencapai 764.739,27 hektare (ha). Di sisi lain, areal hutan tersebut juga terus dirambah baik secara perorangan maupun melalui perusahaan. “Luas hutan di Sulut mencapai 764.739,27 ha yang terdiri dari hutan konservasi, hutan produksi yang dapat dikonservasi, hutan lindung, hutan produksi terbatas, dan hutan produksi. Kami […]
Penambang Batu Akik Rusak Hutan Wonogiri
Solo, Ekuatorial – Tingginya permintaan batu akik berimbas pada maraknya penambangan batu oleh masyarakat, baik perorangan maupun secara berkelompok. Salah satunya terjadi di hutan perbukitan Wonogiri, Jawa Tengah. Pasalnya di bukit Wonogiri inilah ditemukan batu akik dengan kualitas terbaik di dunia, yakni Fire Opal. Sayangnya penambangan tersebut mengancam kelestarian alam, karena masih menggunakan cara tradisional. […]
Manusia Predator Utama Monyet Hitam Sulawesi Utara
Manado, Ekuatorial – Populasi Macaca nigra atau monyet hitam di dunia kini berkisar 4.000 – 5.000 ekor. Dari total jumlah itu, sekitar 2.000-an ekor berada di Cagar Alam Tangkoko, Bitung, Sulawesi Utara. Sayangnya, primata yang dikenal dengan bahasa lokal “Yaki” ini sudah berstatus sangat terancam punah. Ironisnya predator utama Yaki adalah manusia. Pakar primata dari […]
12.7 million hectares target won’t work with business as usual, says NGO
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Despite of announced commitment to increase community based forests, government has yet to establish any assistance programs to implement the policy, said a member of civil society, in Jakarta, on Monday (30/3). In the 2015-19 Middle Term National Development Plan (RPJMN), Indonesian government had targeted 12.7 million hectares of forest areas to […]
Ministry of Environment and Forestry to set up a team to review permits on forestry sector
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] […]
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 […]