Prigi talks about his involvement in the Pulau Plastik documentary, imported waste, messages about protecting the environment, to funding, both foreign and local for NGOs in Indonesia.
Solo, Ekuatorial – Polluted Bengawan Solo river of Central Java not only unsuitable for consumption, but it was also affecting its biodiversity, especially fishes, said a scientist, in Solo, Central Java, on Tuesday (13/1). Puguh Karyadi, a lecturer at Ecology Department of Solo’s Sebelas Maret University, said that the ecosystem of Bengawan Solo river watershed […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Considered damaging the environment and not having the AMDAL or Environmental Impact Assessment, Condet Ciliwung Community (Komunitas Ciliwung Condet / KCC) sued the Ciliwung Concretisation Project to State Administrative Court, in Jakarta. Condet Ciliwung Community (KCC) sued the Jakarta Governor’s Decree No. 365 by 2014, Joko Widodo about determination of the location […]
Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah confirms that illegal gold mining activities in the District Geumpang, Pidie district, Aceh should be closed. The ban was related to the death of millions of fish in some streams in Aceh. Read full text on Acehterkini.
The execution of the Ciliwung River normalization project is still hampered land acquisition owned by residents claimed to have reached 15 percent. The project that scheduled for completion in the end of 2016, has started the process since last December, 2013. Read full text on Tempo
At least four out of five rivers existing in the capital city of Maluku Province, Ambon, is contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) in a level exceeding the quality standard stated in the Government Regulation No.82/2011. “Based on the laboratory analysis, the four [contaminated] rivers include Wai Batu Gajah, Wai Batu Gantung and Wai Batu […]
Deputy Minister of Public Works Hermanto Dardak said that 73 percent of 53 rivers in Indonesia are polluted. “Most of the pollution is caused by organic materials and 11 rivers contain aluminum,” he said on Monday, June 16, 2014. Read more in Tempo. .
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 […]
