Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Approaching dry season, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) launched a website to detect land and forest fires on real-time, on Thursday (12/3), in Jakarta. The website, sipongi.menlhk.go.id, displays information extracted from ASMC (ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and BMKG (Indonesian Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics), which comprises […]
Category: Hutan
AMAN calls for national reconciliation between the state and indigenous peoples
Jakarta, Ekuatorial — Indigenous people’s alliance in Indonesia calls for national reconciliation between the government and indigenous peoples after long abandonment by the state, said Abdon Nababan, secretary general of Indigenous People’s Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), in Jakarta, on Tuesday (10/3). “[The government] needs to start national reconciliation immediately. If not, I am afraid […]
‘If Not Us Then Who’ campaign launched in Indonesia
Jakarta, Ekuatorial — Five short documentaries of how Indonesia’s indigenous people struggle and sacrifice to protect their forests hit Jakarta’s Antara Gallery, March 10-18. The screening is part of the ‘If Not Us Then Who’ campaign, a two year project aiming to communicate indigenous people’s experience in protecting forests. “We want to tell the world […]
Indigenous people task force is urgent, but no deadline set
Jakarta, Ekuatorial — To ensure land acquisitions for infrastructure development run smoothly, government is currently setting up an agency tasked to deal with indigenous people although no specific deadline has been set, said a special staff, in Jakarta, on Tuesday (10/3). The task force was initiated by Indigenous People’s Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) to […]
Warga DAS Langsa Direlokasi
Langsa, Ekuatorial – Pemerintah Kota Langsa, Nangroe Aceh Darussalam akan segera membersihkan Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Langsa dari pemukiman warga. Hal ini dilakukan dalam upaya penanggulangan banjir yang terjadi setiap tahun di Kota Langsa. Demikian diungkapkan Iskandar Syukri, Kepala Pelaksana Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Kota Langsa, Kamis (5/3). “Normalisasi sungai Langsa tidak menyelesaikan masalah, […]
20 community based forests in Indonesia participating in emission reduction program
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Despite of lesser known and interests, around 20 community based forests were participating in emission reduction program to achieve added values of their forests, said an activist on Thursday (6/3), in Jakarta. These communities, which include community forest (hutan kemasyarakatan), village forest (hutan desa), people’s plantation forest (hutan tanaman rakyat), people’s forest […]
Lahan Kritis di Biak Capai 56 ribu ha
Biak, Jubi/Antara – Kantor Pengelolaan Hutan (KPH) Kabupaten Biak Numfor, Papua menyebutkan luas data area hutan lahan kritis hingga 2015 mencapai 56 ribu hektar (ha). “Areal lahan hutan kritis jika sebelumnya 42 ribu hektare namun hingga saat ini telah terjadi peningkatan sehingga diperlukan penanaman setiap waktu,” ujar Kepala Kantor Pengelolaan Hutan Aris Toteles Ap menanggapi […]
Dua Harimau Sumatera berhasil dikembalikan ke alam liar
Pesisir Barat, Lampung (ANTARA News) – Dua ekor harimau sumatera (Panthera Tigris Sumaterae) telah berhasil dilepasliarkan, Selasa, setelah menjalani masa rehabilitasi di Pusat Rehabilitasi Satwa (PRS) Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) yang terletak di dalam area konservasi alam Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan (TNBBS). Pelepasliaran dua harimau sumatera yang bernama Panti dan Petir, berlangsung cukup […]
Tak Percaya Polisi, Legislator Papua Minta Kejati Usut Ilegal Logging
Jayapura, Jubi – Pihak komisi I DPR Papua yang menangani masalah perijinan, berencana menyerahkan dokumen dugaan illegal loging di Papua kepada Kejaksaan Tinggi (Kejati) setempat. Itu lantaran legislator mengaku tak percaya kepada pihak kepolisian. Anggota Komisi A DPR Papua, Ruben Magay mengatakan, bukan tanpa alasan, pihaknya tak percaya kepada korps berbaju coklat lantaran diduga ada […]
32 Hektare Hutan Lindung Minahasa Utara Beralih Fungsi
Airmadidi, Ekuatorial – Tak kurang dari 600 hektare (ha) hutan lindung di Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi Utara bakal beralih fungsi menjadi “Hutan Kemasyarakatan”. Hal ini sebagai jalan tengah dari terus masuknya wilayah perkebunan rakyat ke areal hutan lindung. Meski demikian, Pemerintah Kabupaten Minahasa Utara hanya memperbolehkan masyarakat untuk mengolah hasil hutan, tetapi tidak untuk menebang […]