The government, through the Kediri Disaster Management and Displaced Persons Coordination Board (PBP) task force in East Java has prepared evacuation shelters following an increase in Mount Kelud’s volcanic activity. “We have set up 78 evacuation shelters in four districts, specifically Wates, Puncu, Kepung and Plosoklaten. Around 59,000 residents live around the volcano,” PBP head […]
Peatland where located in Kayee Lon, in the border region between Aceh Jaya and Aceh Barat, burned. Precisely at the border of Teunom subdistrict, Aceh Jaya, with Arongan Lambalek Subdistrict, Aceh Barat.
The haze from forest and peatland fires in Riau has begun to disrupt flight schedules at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru as well as forcing a number of schools to close. Thick haze in Pekanbaru on Tuesday caused maximum visibility at only around 500 meters. At least five flights at Sultan Syarif Kasim […]
The development plan of Steam power plant of Batang, Central Java, bring protests because predicted to emit approximately 10.8 million tons of carbon – more than emissions produced by Myanmar in 2009 – and 226 pounds of mercury each year. The protests came from the local people and Greenpeace. They worry that the power plant […]
Based on the monitoring of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agent (BMKG), South Sumatra is still safe from hotspots that could potentially cause fire of forest and plantations, although the last few days several provinces in Sumatra started being detected many hotspots. [Read full text on Green Journalist]
The volcanic activity of Mount Kelud, East Java, increased. As of Monday (10/2) at 16:00 am, Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation raised its status to alert level III from its previous staatus, alert level II. It is recommended for climbers, tourists, and public not to approach the summit crater of Kelud. [Read full […]
Activityof Mount Sinabung, Karo District, North Sumatra is still quite high. Earthquake is still dominated by hybrid earthquake which indicates the growth of the lava dome is still ongoing. The potential eruption accompanied by heat clouds, although its intensity decreases. Since Saturday (8/2) the eruption occurred two times and several times avalanches. Status is still on […]
Another Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) was found dead in Riau. The 30-year-old giant animal was found by the residents of Tasik Serai Village, Bengkalis Regency in the concession area of industrial forest of PT Arara Abadi.
Evidence found on forest fires and land in the village of Kepau Baru, District Tebing Tinggi Timur, Meranti Islands Regency in concession area of Sago HTI PT. National Sago Prima. It was announced at a press conference by Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia wilayah Riau dan Jaringan Penyelamat Hutan Riau (JIKALAHARI) on Friday (07/02). The process of […]
Government plans for the relocation of denizen threatened by eruption of Mount Sinabung, Karo District, North Sumatera Province. The total population is 1,255 inhabitant to be relocated. Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation recommends Sukameriah Village, Bekerah and Simacem denizen in a radius of 3 km from the summit crater Mount Sinabung which threatened […]
