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Published on 11 September 2017
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/09/11/indonesia-aims-high-with-blue-carbon-potential.html Source: The Jakarta Post | 11 September 2017
Published on 30 August 2017
"Beginning in 2017, we now are developing the offshore aquaculture in Sabang, Aceh province, the southern waters of Java Island, and the Karimun Java Island in Central Java province," the Ministrys Secretary of Aquaculture Directorate General Tri Hariyanto noted after delivering a speech at a seminar in Jakarta on Tuesday. The secretary explained that although Indonesia has vast waters, stretching from the islands of Sumatra…
Published on 29 August 2017
The MOU signing is in response to the tsunami drills that are part of UNDP’s regional project called_‘Partnerships for Strengthening School Preparedness for Tsunami in the Asia Pacific region’_. The $1.5 million Project is funded by the Government of Japan and is being conducted in 18 Asia-Pacific countries. The eight hotels which signed the MOU with the Tanjung Benoa administrative village, in Badung disrict include…
Published on 10 August 2017
Two years ago, Indonesia experienced the largest fire event in modern human history, with more than 2.5 million hectares (6 million acres) of tropical landscape burning, emitting more greenhouse gases than all of Germany does in a year. But the most visible sign of the disaster was the haze that spread across a huge swath of Asia; the particulates in the smoke sullying the air…
Published on 19 July 2017
Forest Loss Inside Concessions Our analysis of tree cover loss within Indonesia's primary forests and legal boundaries for oil palm, fiber, mining and selective logging concessions from 2000 to 2015 showed that approximately 55 percent of forest loss (more than 4.5 million hectares or more than 11 million acres) occurred inside concessions. We also found that oil palm and wood…
Published on 19 July 2017
Australia-based environmental finance organization Market Forces said it analyzed 22 coal power deals in Indonesia since January 2010 and found state-run financiers for the three nations were involved in 18 of them. In all, foreign banks, both commercial and state-owned, are providing 98 percent of the debt finance for the projects, amounting to $16.7 billion. Indonesian banks provided just 2 percent of the financial resources…
Published on 15 July 2017
Perhaps for the same reason that remodelling a kitchen is more enticing than replacing a water heater, devising greener refrigerant chemicals will never make headlines the way solar installations or electric cars do. But, fixing how we cool ourselves may also help fix the climate. New research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California indicates that adding improved efficiency in refrigeration and phasing out…
Published on 13 July 2017
“Right now a lot of the emergency response tools that are being developed are happening in a siloed way,” said Sara Dean, an architect and designer who previously worked on a web-based platform called Peta Jakarta, which gathered, sorted and displayed information on flooding in real time. “One of the advantages that we’ve found in social media is — even though it’s an untamed, noisy…
Published on 11 July 2017
Have you ever heard of a company called Marfrig Global Foods? How about JBS? Here’s a hint: JBS is named after man named Jose Batista Sobrinho, who was a prosperous Brazilian cattleman. If you guessed the companies have something to do with beef, congratulations; they’re two of the world’s largest meatpackers, and they supply everyone from Walmart and McDonald’s in the United States to Marks…
Published on 9 July 2017
Director General of Climate Change Control of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Nur Masripatin said the COP meeting is somewhat different from the previous one, i.e., one conference, two zones concept with two main agenda of COP-23 negotiation and non-negotiation. "In general, the mission of the Indonesian delegation to the COP-23 is ensuring that the interests of Indonesia are accommodated in the results of…
Published on 6 July 2017
Indonesia’s goal of achieving food self-sufficiency, especially for rice, might be in doubt as the country converts agricultural land into coal mining sites, a recent study found. The report, launched in May by the environment NGOs Waterkeeper Alliance and the Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM), examines the impacts of coal concessions on Indonesia’s rice production at a time when the country is already likely to…
Published on 6 July 2017
How does “ER-Contem” work? Each component of the “ER-Contem” takes different measurements, and these measurements are often processed through computer software to create specific parameters. The principle works of “ER-Contem” refers to pre-existing devices, it is Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD). D (Depth): Despite having depth in the name, all CTDs actually measure pressure, which is not quite the same thing. Inductive…
Published on 2 July 2017
"The risks are growing as we all trade more with each other and as climate change takes hold," Laura Wellesley, one of the study's authors, said in a statement. Almost 25 percent of all food eaten around the world is traded on international markets, the report said. The amount of maize, wheat, rice and soybean moved across the world each year is enough to feed…
Published on 22 June 2017
Pasijah (45), sits inside her house submerged by rising sea levels at Bedono village, Indonesia. Pasijah, with her family has been twelve years living in her flooded home, she can not leave her house because she has no money to move to another place. Villagers cross the bridge at the land which has been sinking below sea level at Bedono village, Indonesia. Karimah (52)…
Published on 22 June 2017
JAKARTA - Expanding aquaculture in South-East Asia over the last two decades has been the main driver of mangrove loss in the world, says a study published in PLOS One this month (June).The study, conducted by a team of scientists at Global Mangrove Watch (GMW), mapped the distribution and changes of mangrove ecosystems in the world during 1996 — 2010 using satellite imagery. The team…
Published on 22 June 2017 Indonesia
“[The lawsuit] goes against the constitution’s mandate to guarantee for the nation a good and healthy environment,” said Nur Hidayati, executive director of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI). The group had filed to intervene in the case along with other NGOs. The business groups — GAPKI and the Indonesian Association of Forestry Concessionaires (APHI) — had sought to achieve two policy objectives. To…
Published on 22 June 2017 Indonesia
The ambassadors visited Kalla to ensure Indonesia’s commitment to the Paris Accord and follow up the climate change mitigation action plan. According to Kalla, Indonesia’s commitment to Paris Agreement remains unchanged although US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the accord. Even without the US, Kalla believes that there will be issues with the Paris Accord implementation “in terms of carbon trading and others.”…
Published on 15 June 2017 Indonesia
Other factors affecting the country's coral reefs include destructive fishing activities using explosives, water pollution, and development activities in the coastal areas. Based on data from verification and analyses conducted in 108 locations and 1,064 stations across the Indonesian waters, 6.39 per cent of the country's coral reefs are in excellent condition, 23.40 per cent in good condition, 35.06 per cent in moderate condition, and…
Published on 15 June 2017 Indonesia
“If we can change the incentives and the way financing for energy works in those six countries, we can potentially have a huge impact on how much carbon we put in the air. We call this our ‘following the carbon’ initiative. We have to make progress in these six countries,” Kim said during the Spring Meetings on Thursday. Those countries are known to contribute significant…
Published on 9 June 2017 Indonesia
The protest was carried out on Wednesday. Didit said the United States was the second largest contributor to gas emissions after China, adding industries in United States were even the largest emitters from the 1850s or the era of Industrial Revolution until 2010. The United States would play a serious role hampering the global efforts to check rising global heat, he said, adding the policy…
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