Airmadidi, Ekuatorial– Meski pemerintah daerah, baik kabupaten Minahasa Utara maupun provinsi Sulawesi Utara, membantah ada kegiatan pertambangan di Pulau Bangka, namun kenyataannya eksploitasi pulau seluas 3.819 hektare (ha) itu terus berlangsung. Dari pantauan Ekuatorial hingga Minggu (15/3) kini tak hanya bukit-bukit dan perumahan warga yang dibongkar, hamparan bakau dibibir pantai ikut dibabat. Warga terus melakukan […]
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Environment and Forestry Ministry turns to experts and activists to handle cases
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – To overcome flooding complaints related to environment and forestry issues, Ministry of Environment and Forestry formed a team comprise of experts to help solve cases, said Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, in Jakarta, on Thursday (12/3). The team for handling environment and forestry cases, which was already formed in January […]
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 […]
Environment and Forestry Ministry launched website to detect land and forest fires
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 […]
Usaha Kopi Luwak Ancam Populasi Musang
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Usaha kopi luwak memang menggiurkan, petani menjual di tingkat konsumen mencapai Rp 700 ribu sampai Rp 900 ribu per kilogram (kg). Berbeda dengan harga kopi robusta yang hanya seharga Rp40 sampai Rp60 ribu per kg. Bahkan untuk kebutuhan turis mancanegara, bisa mencapai Rp 1,6 juta atau Rp 800 ribu per gelas. Data […]
Warga Usir Penambang Emas Liar
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Warga kota Bandarlampung dikabarkan mengusir siapa saja yang berusaha untuk melakukan penambangan emas di Jl Tirtayasa Kecamatan Sukabumi, Kota Bandarlampung. Menurut Umri (40) warga setempat pada Selasa (10/3) saat ini sudah tidak ada lagi penambang yang melakukan penggalian di sekitar perumahannya itu. “Kami sangat khawatir karena penambang ilegal itu sudah masuk ke […]
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 […]
Tiga Gunung Api Sulawesi Utara Berstatus Siaga
Manado, Ekuatorial– Setelah akhir pekan lalu Gunung Soputan di Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara meletus, di awal pekan ini dua gunung berapi lainnya di Provinsi Sulawesi Utara masing-masing Gunung Lokon di Kota Tomohon dan Gunung Karangetang di Kabupaten Siau Tagulandang Biaro (Sitaro) naik level menjadi siaga. Frans Salindeho, warga Siau mengungkapkan, di malam hari Karangetang menunjukan aktivitas […]
‘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 […]