Members of the Tebo Police criminal investigation unit have apprehended four men for allegedly transporting illegal logs in the Koto Ilir district of Jambi.
The four men are Usman, 21, Safrius, 23, Safril, aka Cecep, 23, and Tropika, aka Ropi, 20, all of whom are residents of Teluk Lancang, Tebo regency.
source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/02/12/alleged-illegal-loggers-nabbed-in-tebo-in-jambi.html
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Arif Havas, Deputy I of Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs said that plastic wastes are affecting three main factors of marine issues, namely the ocean ecosystem, sustainable fishery and the environment in general.
"We are preparing a national initiative on the issue and a joint discussion with the World Bank to make budgeting intervention," Havas told Tempo at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs Office in Jakarta on Monday, February 6, 2017.
source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/02/06/206843561/Govt-Seeks-Solutions-for-Plastic-Waste
After decades of being blamed for the annual peat fires, a team of researchers have found out that small farmers are not responsible for the environmental threat as they have experience in sustainable peatland management.
The team compiled their findings in a book on local wisdom of peatland management, which was launched by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) on Wednesday.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/01/18/small-farmers-not-to-blame-for-peat-fires-walhi.html
While praising last year’s success in curbing land and forest fires, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has told regional heads to remain watchful in their respective regions and demanded the expansion of fire-prevention initiatives.
Jokowi reminded the dozens of regents, mayors and administrations from haze-prone regions he convened at the State Palace on Monday not to repeat “the mistakes of 2015”.
Members of the St. John Parish Church in Bengkulu have planted 1,000 mangrove trees in the Pantai Panjang Natural Park, in a move to preserve the province's mangrove forest.
With the help of the Bengkulu Mangrove Community, two species were planted on Tuesday (10/01) — Rhizopora Apiculata and Ceriops Tagal — at the mouth of the Jenggalu River.
source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/thousand-mangrove-trees-planted-bengkulu-tsunami-mitigation/
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