Wonogiri, Ekuatorial – Sebanyak 39 desa pada delapan kecamatan di Wonogiri, Jawa Tengah terancam kekeringan yang cukup parah. Delapan kecamatan tersebut yaitu Giritontro, Pracimantoro, Paranggupito, Manyaran, Eromoko, Nguntoronadi, Giriwoyo dan Selogiri. Dari delapan kecamatan, terparah berada di kecamatan Pracimantoro. Hingga Senin (22/6) pemetaan telah dilakukan, menyusul keluarnya peringatan bahaya kekeringan di wilayah Wonogiri dari Badan […]
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Indonesia needs to ‘decarbonized’ its energy policy to tackle climate change, says expert
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Even with current climate policies, Indonesia still need to apply deep carbon emission cuts to prevent the world to reach two degrees Celsius temperature, said an expert, in Jakarta, on Tuesday (16/6). “It has to be deep [carbon emission cuts] because it would not be enough to rely on 26 percent [Indonesia’a […]
500 Hektare Sawah di Pamarican Ciamis Dilanda Kekeringan
Memasuki musim kemarau, ratusan hektare sawah tadah hujan di wilayah Kecamatan Pamarican, Kabupaten Ciamis, sudah hampir dua minggu ini dilanda kekeringan. Kondisi tersebut menjadi ancaman tersendiri bagi kelangsungan sektor pertanian di Kecamatan Pamarican. Kepala Balai Penyuluh Pertanian Perikanan dan Kehutanan (BP3K) Kecamatan Pamarican, Sahman, ketika ditemui harapanrakyat.com, Senin (25/05/2015), mengatakan, sedikitnya areal sawah tadah hujan […]
Sumber Daya Alam Lampung Masuk Tahap Kolaps
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Provinsi Lampung mengalami kolaps sumber daya alam terbesar se- Sumatera. Hal itu menjadi sebuah kesimpulan dalam pertemuan gabungan NGO se-Sumatera yang tergabung dalam tim Reducing Emission from Forest Degradation and Deforestration (REDD), Senin (11/5). Terungkap penyumbang krisis sumber daya alam tersebut adalah industri berbasis lahan seperti perkebunan, tambang dan jasa lingkungan. Menurut […]
Indonesia lost nearly one million hectares of forest during moratorium, study reveals
Jakarta, Ekuatorial — Despite of moratorium, Indonesia still lost nearly one million hectares of its forest areas, a study reveals in Jakarta, on Wednesday (29/4). The study, launched by Walhi (Indonesian Forum for the Environment) and Kemitraan, analyses forest moratorium implementation especially in four provinces, — Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, and Central Kalimantan –, between […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indonesia to host World Lake Conference 2016
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia will be hosting world’s conference on lakes bearing hopes that it will encourage more attention and actions for the country’s own distraught resources, said a senior official on Thursday (4/3), in Jakarta. The 16th World Lake Conference (WCL16) will be held on November 2016, in Bali under the cooperation of Ministry […]