Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Eleven provinces selected to conduct a consultation and consolidation of the implementation of REDD + (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) at the Implementing Agency (IA) of REDD+ office, Jakarta, April, 2-3. That eleventh IA REDD+ partner provinces are Aceh, Riau, West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East […]
Government officials in forest-rich developing countries are more concerned about their nation being treated fairly in international negotiations on REDD+ than about fairness within their own territory, a media analysis of public discourses on REDD+ has found. Officials’ failure to address the issues that weaken fairness, or equity, within a country with entrenched inequalities could […]
Dozens of locals in Paliyan, Temon, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta incorporated in the Wahana Tri Tunggal (WTT) rally support to resist the plan to build a new airport in Kulon Progo. This mega project was considered troubling the locals due to the risk of losing their agricultural land. [Read full text on Kabar Kota]
Selain Earth Hour yang dikenal dunia, orang Bali ternyata punya tradisi konservasi energi melalui Hari Raya Nyepi sejak 2000 tahun lalu. Kini mereka juga punya Nyepi Segara untuk memulihkan kualitas sumberdaya laut dan pesisir. Di penghujung Maret ini, dunia akan merayakan indahnya konservasi. Acara hemat energi versi WWF yakni Earth Hour digelar pada malam tanggal 29 […]
Scientific research reveals that oil-palm plantations established on primary or secondary forests are unsuitable habitats for the majority of forest-dwelling native species, a finding that indicates biodiversity may be compromised, according to a new report. On the downside for forests, expanding oil palm cultivation leads to deforestation and destroys natural habitats, said Sini Savilaakso, a tropical forest ecologist […]
In order to commemorate the world water day in March, 22, the Ministry of environment (MOE) publish the monitoring results of river water quality throughout Indonesia. Based on monitoring in 57 river in 33 provinces, the conclusion is 80 % river polluted with heavy, light and medium level. This result was worse than the percentage […]
Conservation agency The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) encourages mining companies to implement the Development by Design or DbD to create balance between resource exploitation and environment in Indonesia.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded temperatures in a number of areas in North Sumatera have reached 35 degrees Celsius. BMKG’s Head of Data and Information Division Hendra Suwarta said the heat resulted from the sun moving closer towards the equator. The heat wave will peak on March 21, 2014 as the sun aligns […]
Potential disaster with smoke from land and forest fires is expected to wane this week. The rain is expected to fall evenly above the “largest smoke producer” region, Riau Province. This was stated by the Head of Early Warning of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agent (BMKG), Ahmad Zakir, Sunday (9/3). Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management […]
Tornado that hit the area of Pabelan, Semarang regency, on Sunday (10/03) afternoon, damaging at least 100 houses and electrical installations in Semowo Village, District Pabelan, precisely in Hamlet Mendoh Lor and Hamlet Mendoh Kidul. As a result, the electricity outages in the village. This information is presented by Police Chief Pabelan, AKP Slamet Riyanto, […]
