Sinabung alert status (level III) re-erupted on Sunday (29/6) at 19:29 pm. Eruption column height of 4,000 meters, and heat clouds glide 4,500 m to the southeast. Visually is not visible due to weather conditions and rainy night. Observations based on the instrumentation Observation Post Mount Sinabung PVMBG. Wind direction to the east. The maximum […]
This is the irony of Indonesia: it is blessed with 3 million square kilometers of coastline, its sea waters filled with abundant resources, yet it imports substantial quantities of fish. Not just ‘luxury fish’ not found in Indonesian waters, but common anchovies and other such fish are supplied from overseas. To make matters worse, some […]
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) announced on Wednesday that haze from forest and land fires in Sumatra has begun to move toward Singapore and Malaysia. Head of the agency’s Kuala Namu data section, Mega Sirait, said that the potential for the haze to reach Singapore and Malaysia had increased as the number of […]
The Papua provincial government should inform the public about the conditions of forests, an environmental group said. When Barnabas Suebu served as governor he dedicated 90 percent of Papua’s forests to efforts to mitigate climate change, but illegal logging has continued, said the director of Resource Management Development (RMD) Institute, Robert Mandosir, in Jayapura on […]
The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) proposed material testing on Aceh’s Governor Regulations No.5, 2014 about the procedures and requirements of Leuser cultivation area utilization. This is because the content considered to encourage the encroachment in Leuser ecosystem area, Aceh. “This policy quibble development. In fact, it destroys the environment and not improve the community […]
Head of Mining and Energy Aceh Said Akhsan said that the Aceh region has many mining companies, and potentially lead to disaster if not managed properly. “There are 134 mining permits that have been issued, if the left could be a disaster for the community,” he said in Banda Aceh on Thursday (12/6). Continue reading […]
The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) in East Java has claimed to have recorded massive and systemic environment destruction in East Java during the 2013 and mid of 2014. “There are at least 187 ecological disasters happened in 804 villages that icludes all of regencies/towns in East Java,” said East Java Walhi’s Chairman of […]
Around 75 percent of coral reefs in Malang has suffered from excessive exploitations and fish bombings by local fishermen. “We arrested coral thieves three months ago. They were brought to justice,” said Agung Revolusi Cahyanto, Chief of the Coastal and Marine Resources Division of the Malang Marine and Fishery Agency on Sunday, June 1, 2014. […]
Concerns have arisen that Pora-pora fish in Toba Lake water in North Sumatra could be near to extinction, Antara reported. The endemic fish has been massively exploited without a proper measure of supervision. “The government should brief the fishermen to only catch certain and large-sized fish, so that pora-pora population can be conserved,” said M […]
After adopted by the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat – DPR) in April 2013, indigenous people feel there’s no significant progress on the bill about the Recognition and Protection of Indigenous People’s Rights (Perlindungan Hak Masyarakak Adat – RUU PPHMHA). To encourage understanding matter and collects things that can be done regarding this bill, […]
