November 1, 2014

People who Harvest Fogs

Drought has hit parts of Indonesia. Climate change has exacerbated the sufferings of impoverished farmers, leaving only a handful who managed to stay in the rice fields. This is a story about farmers who try to survive amid the drought, and find a way out by harvesting fogs. Ekuatorial.com, Semarang. All afternoon Kasilah had been […]

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October 31, 2014

Ramah Iklim Ya, Ramah Bisnis Juga Bisa

Jangkung, Melengkung, juga Ramah dan Untung Jakarta, Ekuatorial—Gedung  ramah lingkungan mampu menghemat listrik, air, bahan baku, dan mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca serta memajukan bisnis lokal, namun tetap nyaman dan menguntungkan. Dengan Peraturan Gubernur tahun 2012, Jakarta menjadi kota pertama di Asia Pasifik yang mewajibkan pembangunan gedung ramah lingkungan.   Selain tingginya yang 230 meter […]

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September 30, 2014

Burning Barns and Growing Barns

Providing open access to conservation areas for communities could reduce land conflicts, increase people’s welfare, and protect the environment. It has been proven by the ability of indigenous people to manage the sustainability of their forests and seas. Sorong, Ekuatorial – Enos Sakaipelly stared at the water rushing in and out beneath the pier of […]

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September 10, 2014

The Little Counselor from the Savanna

The story of a village that was hit by drought, disease, and water difficulty, turned into a healthy village with abundant clean water. Water has made them achieve many things. Surprisingly, who became pioneer are children. The rainy season should have been passed in Lembata and the sun shining properly burns the skin. But Dikesare, […]

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August 28, 2014

Coral Finder Able to Identify 80 Corals Genus

Bali, Ekuatorial – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries noted, Indonesia has extensive coral reefs about 51.000 km2 or 18% of the total area of the coral reefs in the world. Unfortunately during the last 50 years, the decline in the quality of Indonesia’s coral reefs has increased from 10% to 50% based on […]

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July 17, 2014

Cops Nab Alleged Turtle Smuggler in Bali

Police foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle rare green turtles from Bali’s mainland to nearby Serangan Island on Tuesday — the latest arrest in a string of turtle smuggling busts to hit the popular tourist destination, as reported by Antara News. A 56-year-old man, identified as Sangkalan, was arrested early this morning after police officers […]

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July 15, 2014

Jakarta Post: Bali Island Powerless for Three Hours

Bali experienced a three-hour total blackout on Saturday evening following a technical issue on one of the extra-high voltage power lines (SUTT) in the Banyuwangi grid in East Java. The Bali office of state electricity company (PLN) reported that the SUTT unit, located in Situbondo, near Banyuwangi, was struck by lightning during a downpour on […]

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July 14, 2014

Jakarta will Develop 17 Reclamation Islands

Jakarta Capital City will soon be equipped with 17 artificial islands that stretches along the Bay of Jakarta as far as 32 ​​km. The existence of this project will require a lot of soil and sand material to build a new island to a total of 5,100 hectares. Head of Sub Directorate of the Directorate […]

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July 10, 2014

Jakarta Post: Pests Damage Farmland in Cirebon

Hundreds of hectares of rice fields in Cirebon regency, West Java, are at risk of harvest failure due to an invasion of rodents and insects. “Attacks by pests have taken place in the past month. Hundreds of hectares of rice fields have been severely damaged and are at risk of harvest failure,” said head of […]

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