Company of Surya Panen Subur (SPS) expressed their readiness to face a lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Environment and the Presidential Work Unit for Monitoring and Control of Development alleged land combustion and fire omission. The trial will be held in the District Court of Meulaboh early March this year. SPS counsel explained that […]
Peatland fires in eastern Sumatra, Indonesia, in recent weeks are again creating thick haze in the region, closing schools, canceling flights, and leading to the arrests of farmers accused of lighting the fires. The return of fires this month, however, has illustrated the need for long-term, holistic solutions to the haze issue. [Continue reading on Cifor]
Smog from forest fires in several areas in Riau has started to harm the air quality in West Sumatra. “Smog from Riau can still be seen clearly,” said Leni Rika, resident of Payakumbuh, West Sumatra yesterday. Analyst from the Pekanbaru Meterology, Climatology, and Geophysics, Agus Widodo, confirmed that the smog in West Sumatera is from Riau. […]
As of Thursday, the alert status of Mount Kelud in East Java, which erupted Thursday night last week, has been downgraded from the highest level, Awas (Danger), to Siaga (Alert), as the volcanic activity has gradually decreased. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Geological Agency head Surono said there was no indication that the volcano would erupt […]
The Global Forest Watch 2.0, an interactive platform to track global deforestation in near-real time data, was launched on Thursday aimed to provide reliable and up to date data that can help in better forest policies and management. Developed by the World Resources Institute, the University of Maryland, Google, the UN Environment Program and other […]
Giam Siak Kecil and Bukit Batu biosphere reserve forests in Bengkalis Regency, Riau have become endangered due to forest fires that occur over the last two weeks. “[The fires] have burnt around 1,000 hectares and they keep spreading,” Bengkalis Police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Andry Wibowo told Tempo on Thursday, February 20, 2014. [Continue reading on Tempo]
As dark clouds gather in the East Java sky, the stability of 50 million cubic meters of cold lava material on the slopes of Mount Kelud after it erupted last Thursday is causing anxiety. “The rain could easily endanger people living in the lowland areas,” National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) central data and information unit head […]
The number of hotspots of forest, plantation and peatland fires in Riau reached 256 on Wednesday morning, more than double the 126 of the previous day. Of the 281 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island, 256 were found in Riau, Slamet Riyadi, the head of the Pekanbaru meteorological, climatology and geophysics agency (BMKG)’s data and information section, […]
Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysiscs Agency (BMKG) claimed to have seen an increase at the number of hotspots in Pekanbaru, Riau. “Tera and Aqua Satellites Observation discovered 126 hotspots in Riau,” said BMKG Analyst Agus Widodo. Earlier on Monday, BMKG detected merely 81 hotspots. Link to full story in Tempo.
Senator Rachel Siewert of Parliement House Canberra pledged to fight for compensation for fishermen in West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara as victims of the oil spill caused by the Montara oil refinery explosion on August 21, 2009. “I came here to get some input related to the disaster suffered by people due to the Montara […]
