A total of five companies listed mining exploration in the protected areas Maros-Pangkep without thinking about the environmental aspects. “There are five mining companies in the region Maros and Pangkep operating in the protected area. Course this is potentially damaging to the environment,” said Head of Management Ecoregion (PPE) Regional Sulawesi and Maluku, Darhamsyah, Thursday […]
The Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumaterae) belonged to Medan Zoo, called Si Manis, has given birth to four cubs on Wednesday. The birth becomes the fourth times for the 15-year-old female tiger and it was an impressive record, since not many of Sumatran tigers could give birth to four cubs at one birth. Until the […]
To produce without sacrificing forests is no longer an illusion, said Bustar Maitar, the head of Greenpeace’s forest campaign, with optimistic on the event Forests Asia Summit at Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta, Tuesday (6/5). The statement is referring to the reality that Indonesia’s economy is growing up, although forest moratorium policy already imposed by President Susilo […]
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 […]
Almost 226,000 hectares of forest in Papua will be cleared and converted into plantations, an environmental group said. Some private companies are awaiting approval from the Papua provincial government to open palm oil, Industrial Plantation Forest ( HTI ) and other agricultural plantations, a researcher from the Papua Environmental Foundation, Nafli Lessil told on Thursday […]
28.5 million USD funds through debt transfer schemes prepared for tropical forest conservation program in Borneo. On Wednesday (30/4), the Ambassadors of the United States, Robert Blake signed TFCA (Tropical Forest Conservation Act) grant distribution agreement. In his speech, Ambassador Blake delivered his sympathy over the signing of the TFCA Borneo, which is second after […]
Indonesian biodiversity will be set into a long-term development plan (RPJP – Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang) and the national medium-term development plan (RPJMN – Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional) as the capital base of development. It is expressed by Head of Bappenas (Badan Perencanaan dan Pembanguna Nasional – The National Development Planning Agency), Armida Salsiah […]
Observations from the Indonesia Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in 1,135 station until 2013 find 30.4% from 2.5 million hectares of Indonesia’s coral area are in damaged condition. These result presented by researchers from the Research Center for Oceanography, LIPI, Dr. Giyanto in the discussion entitled “Research Ecosystems of coral reefs in Indonesia” in Jakarta (17/4). […]
The environmental damage done by the type C mining activity in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has reached more than 200 hectares. This was reported by the National Defense Agency (Lemhanas) who is conducting research on the effects of the mining. Continue reading on Tempo
After the survey and area research, found that land in Aru unsuitable for cultivates cane, ‘ said minister of forestry Zulkifli Hasan when met Ekuatorial in his office in Manggala Wanabhakti, Jakarta, Friday (11/4). Minister Zulkifli commented on the plan of opening up to 500 thousand ha sugar cane plantation in Aru, Maluku, that is rejected by many environmental activists […]
