The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has appointed at least five geosite areas at Mount Kidul Regency as Geopark area assessment materials that will be conducted on July 4 to 8, 2014. “They have informed and determined five geosite samples that will be assessed in July,” Birowo Edhie, chief of Mount Kidul […]
East Aceh Forest Service securing 10 Kruing logs result of illegal logging, in Bireum Bayeun, Langsa, Aceh. Chief of the agency said that this non-document timber is taken from the business due location of PT. Mopoli Kingdom. [Read full text on Aceh Terkini]
Papua Province Agriculture Department data shows that since 2010-2013, shipments of cocoa bean from Papua has been declined about 67.5 percent, due to fruit borer pests of cocoa plant attack and a lack of understanding of the farmers. For example, in 2010 as many as 4,639,493 kg cocoa bean fell to 2.00863 million kg. Some […]
Rain and strong winds that occurred during one hour resulted in two homes in the Village Matang Seuke Pulot, Sub-district Tanah Jambo Aye, North Aceh damaged. Tornado struck around 13:00, Sunday (04/27/2014). Sub-district government will distribute aid in the forms of emergency tents and groceries. [Read full text on Aceh Terkini]
East Java Provincial Government has approved the issue of environmental impact assessment (EIA) of PT Bumi Suksesindo, a company that will exploit the gold mine at Mount Tumpang Pitu, Sub-district Pesanggaran, Banyuwangi Regency. “Today I just received the approval document,” said the head of the Environment Agency of Banyuwangi, Husnul Khotimah, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. […]
The endemic wildlife of Sulawesi, Anoa (Bubalus spp.) in Gorontalo on the wane. In addition to the amount due to poaching, population decline was due to endemic forest loss that has been earmarked for mining and plantation purposes. According to researcher of Anoa from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Abdul Haris Mustari, Anoa population is steadily […]
Director of PT. Kalista Alam, Subianto Rusyid, finally reveals some important information on the trial of Criminal Case in case number 132/Pid.B/2-13/PN-MBO on charges of open land without permission. He stated that 1,605 hectares of land developed by PT. Kalista Alam was proposed by General Manager Sutiyono. PT Kalista Alam has a location permit issued […]
“Conservation without restrain and cost is not conservation,” said Noviar Andayani, The Chairman of Yayasan Owa Jawa on a visit to the Javan Gibbon Center last Thursday (10/4). In her opinion, control and cost factor is an important component in conservation activities. The protection of endangered wildlife such as Owa Jawa do need big funds, […]
The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bengkulu has saved a Sumatran tiger that was trapped by residents in Kaur Regency on Thursday. According to BKSDA veterinarian, Erni Suyanti, the tiger was found in a man-made trap in the palm plantations area belonged to PT Dinamika Selaras Jaya in Trans Sulau Village, Kaur Regency with its […]
Center for Biological Research of the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) has taken samples of sperms from wild animals to prevent the animals from extinction. Similar samplings have been done in Jatim Park in Malang, Bali Zoo, and deer breeding site in Kudus, Central Java.
