Post anything regarding Environment such as poluttion as others

we must take care our environment especially in JKT :)

U can also post about deforestation , Pollution , Burning trees and so on

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Banjir Thread Thread abt Flooding
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=539852

Let me just say, public transportation is the first step to make Jakarta's air cleaner. Second step, maybe it's a good thing to tax private cars even more, force people to take the public transportation. This all goes back to creating a proper public transportation system. One where the people are comfortable and safe.

Jakarta, Uhuk! Uhuk! Uhuk! Itu adalah suara batuk gara-gara tersedak asap hitam angkot di Jakarta yang rajin ngebul. Jelas tidak sehat. Jika Anda menemui angkot tidak sopan macam itu, segera laporkan lewat SMS di nomor 0817-660-0001.

Nomor SMS itu adalah hotline Clean Air Project, Swisscontact, lembaga nonprofit yang fokus pada masalah pencemaran udara dari emisi gas buang kendaraan bermotor.

Hotline itu dipasang mengingat perbaikan kualitas angkutan umum adalah tugas kita semua. Upaya mengawasi kinerja angkutan umum adalah dengan mengirim SMS bertarif Rp 350 itu.

"Caranya, tulis asap (spasi) jenis angkutan umum (spasi) nomor polisi contoh: asap metromini B1000XY," jelas Veronica Ponda dari Swisscontact.

Veronica menjelaskan, SMS yang Anda kirimkan akan sangat berguna untuk mengawasi pencemaran lingkungan dari angkutan umum. Hasilnya akan dikumpulkan dan disampaikan ke Dinas Perhubungan Provinsi DKI Jakarta, Dewan Transportasi Kota Jakarta, dan dinas/instansi terkait agar mereka segera mengambil tindakan. Selain itu juga akan dikirim ke media untuk dipublikasikan secara berkala.

Adapun jenis angkutan yang bisa Anda laporkan misalnya bus PPD, Mayasari Bakti, Metro Mini, Kopaja, taksi, dan bajaj.

"Ayo, kirim SMS ke 0817-660-000-1, biar angkot kita bebas dari asap,
karena SMS Anda merupakan bentuk kontribusi untuk meningkatkan kinerja angkutan umum di Jakarta," ajak Veronica.

Pekan lalu, Swisscontact memaparkan, uji emisi terhadap 1.020 angkutan umum menunjukkan bahwa 57,5% atau lebih dari separuh di antaranya tidak lulus uji sesuai baku mutu emisi kendaraan sebagaimana tertera dalam SK Gub. 1041/2000.

Data dari Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup menyebutkan, polusi udara dari kendaraan bermotor bensin (spark ignition engine) menyumbang 70 persen karbon monoksida (CO), 100 persen plumbum (Pb), 60 persen hidrokarbon (HC), dan 60 persen oksida nitrogen (NOx).

Pengukuran kualitas udara oleh Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup (KLH) tahun 2002 menunjukkan, kualitas udara enam kota, yaitu Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Jambi, dan Pekanbaru dalam kategori baik hanya terjadi 22-62 hari dalam setahun. Kecuali Jambi dan Pekanbaru, buruknya kondisi udara di kota tersebut lebih disebabkan oleh pencemaran kendaraan bermotor, sebagai sumber bergerak.

Dalam hal ini Jakarta menempati peringkat tertinggi. Di ibu kota negeri ini sepanjang tahun lalu, hanya 22 hari udara dalam kondisi baik. Selebihnya 223 hari dalam tingkat pencemaran sedang, 95 hari berudara tidak sehat, dan 4 hari sangat tidak sehat. (nrl)

http://www.detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2005/bulan/07/tgl/04/time/135041/idnews/396103/idkanal/331

Turning up the heat in Jakarta
Edward McMillan, Jakarta

Think of the difference between reclining in a hammock under a shady tree and standing in the full glare of the noon-day sun. That, in a nutshell, is how much Jakarta's climate has changed over the past fifty years. Jakarta is now, year-round, hotter than mid-summer Cairo -- and, at the current rate, looks set to overtake even summertime Mumbai in the heat stakes by 2020.

Jakarta is undergoing its very own version of global warming, driven by the frenetic commercial activity it's home to and by the relentless removal of trees and vegetation. And there is good reason to worry about the consequences.

The most immediate threat, and one that Jakarta can barely cope with even now, is flooding. Warmed city air tends to rise, funneled upwards along "urban canyons" like Jalan Sudirman: The result is cloud formation and enhanced rainfall.

In Atlanta, a city that suffers from warming so marked that residents now refer to it as "Hotlanta", the higher urban temperature is believed to increase summer rainfall by as much as 20 percent in a broad area downwind of the city. The number of days of heavy precipitation recorded in Ankara, Turkey, is half as many again as in neighboring rural areas -- with weekdays experiencing heavier rain than weekends, when commuters tend to keep to the suburbs.

There is little evidence that Jakarta's total annual rainfall has increased since 1950. However -- and this is what is critical from a flooding perspective -- the type of rainfall has changed. Steady drizzles, of the kind that can be absorbed and dissipated by the city's drains and rivers, are now less common. In their place have come storms that deposit large quantities of rain in a matter of minutes, overwhelming the city's drainage systems and bringing traffic chaos.

Consider also the effect of higher temperatures on Indonesia's energy consumption. For every one-degree Celsius increase in temperature, the peak electricity load in a city the size of Jakarta increases by approximately 3 percent as residents reach for the air-conditioning. That spells bad news for a government already grappling with an energy crisis.

And if you think air quality is bad now, just wait: the photochemical reactions that produce smog thrive in warmer conditions. In the Los Angeles basin, an increase in temperature of just half a degree translates into an overall increase in smog of about 2 percent. That may not sound a lot, but transpose it to Jakarta -- which experiences just 25 days of "good" air quality per year as it is, and where vehicle emissions are growing by 5 percent each year -- and the public health consequences could be significant.

Jakarta's predicament is, in large part, attributable to the city itself. Trees and vegetation block incoming sunlight and cool the air by evaporation of moisture through leaves. Replace them with the Jakartan staples of concrete and asphalt (which absorb a greater fraction of the sun's rays) -- and, for good measure, erect large malls and office complexes that block night-time cooling -- and the result is runaway climate change.

Climatologists have a name for such warming -- the "urban heat island effect" -- and Jakarta isn't alone in experiencing it. East-coast North American cities are, on average, 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than surrounding rural areas. Downtown Barcelona is typically 3 degrees Celsius warmer than its neighboring countryside. And Beijing's heat island now covers 200 square kilometers and occasionally produces a sweltering 6 degree Celsius temperature uplift.

The widespread occurrence of heat islands points to an obvious conclusion: They are unavoidable. Jakarta's warming is a natural consequence of the urban growth that provides housing and jobs to its ever-burgeoning population.

However, policy solutions do exist to mitigate its impact. Planting trees serves simultaneously to provide shade and to increase the city's flood-absorption capacity. The Singaporean government has been actively investigating the potential of "sky-rise gardens" on apartment blocks to perform just this role, with promising results.

And Jakarta's authorities could cut the heating effect of future suburban sprawl by up to one-fifth at a stroke by requiring new houses to have light-colored (white or terracotta red) roofs, which absorb much less sunlight than their darker-colored counterparts.

These are easily-implemented, low-tech solutions to a pressing problem. Twenty-first century Jakarta need not become an urban hothouse -- but, if left unchecked, it surely will.

The writer is a freelance British writer living in Jakarta

^^ bad news :(

complicated problems in our country :ohno:

THIS IS IS GREAT NEWS :okay: sure improve our JKT cleaniness

21/10/05

Sutiyoso Welcome Private Sector Offer to Manage Waste in Jakarta

BeritaJakarta.com Jakarta Provincial Government greatly welcomes waste processing technology into energy and drinking water, offered by PT. Global Waste Solusi (GWS).

Governor Sutiyoso said on Wednesday (19/10) that investment value offered by PT. GWS worth around Rp. 9 trillion. “We predict it will need Rp. 9 trillion. But we can not decide now. It still need further study,” Sutiyoso told reporters at City Hall.

Actually, Jakarta Provincial Government always welcome the offer from private secot to manage waste in capital. As long as they have the investment fund and do not bring any burden to Government.

If Government agrees to project by PT. GWS, most likely it will give license to waste management at the coming location of Marunda Waste Plant, North Jakarta.

“Because it’s located near the ocean. Waste processing machine into energy and drinking water need water from the ocean as its cooler. The technology is adopted from USA,” Sutiyoso explained.

did u knwo that forests as large as 2 football fields are chopped down every second? so.. if u sit there .. and count to ten.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, there goes forests the size of 20 football fields.. i think its ridiculous

mmm.. i have a friend that his father own a HPH (hak penebangan/pengusahaan hutan). his business concentrates in kalimantan, i think. i dont know if his business is legal or not, but is big for sure, his son is driving a 250K benz here.

from what i heard from his dad, locals supports this kind of activity. because they bring roads, jobs, educations, mosque etc to the community. something the government not serious about. all tax gone to corruptions.

however the locals get some of those facility by force. businessman is businessman, they want profit, not spending money for locals. so the locals intentionally seize their equipement (some equipment cost more than RP 1M) for ransom. and the police? they do nothing. unless they receive some money first, of course.

people do business with forest because there are buyers. if someone can invent an artifical wood that cost cheaper than cutting the forest, our forest will grow again for sure.

im in a class called AP enviornmental science where we learn abou tall this junk and seriously guys.. the world is gonna smother n die if we dont fix this problem. did u know that hemp is a really good substitute for paper, other than trees, but since it's used to make drugs, the american government frowns upon the idea of making paper from hemp? and have u ever wondered why we chop down trees, and then bleach them with digusting chemicals, just so that we can make toilet paper to wiep our butts with n then throw away just like that? somet things are kind of stupid.. and indonesia could probably disappear one day with the ocean levels rising every year due to global awrming.. i mean.. hundreds of islands are already sinking per year..

ooh and oil... itsl ike 3 bux a gallon now.. did u know that we're at ou rpeak production of oil-- meaning from here on, the oil supplies will dwindle to the point where it will become completely unaffordable, in just 15 years..

illegal logging is horrible and they should do something about it..

Haiti is the worst case example of what deforestation does to a country. Tropical storms that wouldn't phase most places kill tens, hundreds, or thousands of people there. There are constantly landslides, river flooding, etc.

thats disgusting..

really bad news

they did not think about the environment damage

Just like in Singapore they did not have much natural resources yet they take good care of it

While Indo has so much natural Sources they just chop here and there

thats disgusting..
Yep, the island of Hispanola is split between two countries: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. One side is 90% deforested (Haiti), the other side isn't. A tropical storm hit island last year. It killed 3,006 people in Haiti but only 18 in the Dominican Republic. Indonesia has to be wary of this because it has an intense rainy season.

No cool change in sight for Jakarta, warn experts
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta

Jakarta is likely to continue experiencing scorching heat unless the city administration and residents get their act together to reduce air pollution and increase the number of green areas in the metropolis, environmentalists say.

"We are facing a serious problem, but we can still resolve it if there are serious efforts from all sides. For that, we need a leader who has a strong commitment to addressing the problem," said secretary-general of the Clean Emissions Partnership (MEB), Ahmad Safrudin, on Sunday.

Ahmad said the city's temperature -- which rises to 34 degrees Celsius in the day time -- is higher than the room temperature in tropical regions of around 26 degrees Celsius.

According to Ahmad, the searing temperatures were caused by various factors, including a high level of air pollution and a lack of green areas.

Environmentalists believe that transportation contributes up to 70 percent of air pollutants in urban areas, including Jakarta.

Ahmad urged the city administration to continue the efforts to clean up the city's air by improving public transportation and encouraging motorists to use natural gas.

A lack of green spaces in the city is another serious problem that sparks rising temperatures. The existing green areas in Jakarta only cover around 7 percent of the city's area of some 650 square kilometers, far below the ideal of 30 percent.

"We still hope the city will be able to reach 13.94 percent by 2010. Unfortunately, in the last five years, the area of green spaces has actually decreased from 9 percent to only around 7 percent," he said.

Marco Kusumawijaya, an architect and urban planer, shared Ahmad's views, adding that the increasing temperatures in Jakarta were in line with the growing number of high-rise buildings equipped with air-conditioners.

"If we lower the temperatures in some rooms, this means we will increase air temperatures outside the rooms. Therefore, the more air-conditioned buildings that are constructed, the hotter the air outside the buildings will be," he explained.

According to Ahmad, many Jakarta residents set the temperature of their air conditioners at 18 degrees Celsius although 25 degrees Celsius would be quite comfortable.

"Ironically, after setting the temperature at 18 degrees Celsius, they then cover themselves with blankets while sleeping," he added.

Marco said there were two ways to make a building cooler -- through the active approach and the passive approach. The active approach included equipping a building with air-conditioners.

Meanwhile, the passive approach included creating good air circulation in the building and planting trees outside. "But most people prefer to use the active approach by equipping their buildings with air-conditioners," said Marco.

Marco stressed that increasing the extent of green spaces in the city and encouraging people to use public transportation and leave their cars at home would be the most effective ways of cooling down Jakarta.

"But I do not see any signs that the city administration is serious about addressing the city's soaring temperatures. The latest example is the so-called Menteng Park, which is going to have a parking lot for at least 200 vehicles. This is clearly not in line with the city's ostensible efforts to encourage people to use public transportation," he added.

I'm wondering does Indo have/conduct 3r program (recycle,reuse,reduce)??

i think so :|

yep. but as usual, gede di awal, kempes di belakang...

^^ yeah always :D

glad to hear Indo has the 3r program :D

Hey fellow Indonesians, just visiting here from the Philippines forum, hehehe, i saw this article from Yahoo. Is Borneo like an autonomous part of Indonesia? What measures have the government taken to protect the precious forests and resources of Borneo? I really want to go there one day.

JAKARTA (AFP) - Researchers from the WWF conservation group may have made the extremely rare discovery of a new species of mammal in the dense forests of central Borneo, the organisation said.

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The carnivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat with dark red fur and a long bushy tail, was photographed twice by an automated camera at night in 2003 on the Indonesian side of the island, the WWF said Tuesday.

Neither Bornean wildlife experts nor locals well acquainted with the area recognised the animal, the group said.

The animal, which has very small ears and large hind legs, was spotted in the Kayan Mentarang national park in the mountainous jungles of Kalimantan, where vast tracts of rainforest still remain.

"Most were convinced it was a new species of carnivore," WWF said, adding that researchers were hoping to set traps to catch a live specimen.

WWF ecologist Stephan Wulffraat told AFP that a live capture of the animal was required to confirm it was a new species.

The animal appeared to be a cross "between a cat and a fox" and may live in trees during the day, coming down at night, he said.

The group said it was extremely rare these days to discover a new mammal species of this size, particularly a carnivore.

If confirmed, it would be the first time in more than a century that a new carnivore has been discovered on the island, which lies between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

WWF warned that plans to create the world's largest palm oil plantation in Kalimantan, along the border with Malaysia's Sarawak and Sabah states, threaten further new discoveries.

The scheme, funded by the China Development Bank, is expected to cover an area of 1.8 million hectares (4.4 million acres).

Environmental watchdogs have criticized the plan, arguing that the jungle soil in the area was infertile and that the elevation was unsuitable for palm oil.

Indonesia is losing at least 2.8 million hectares of its forests every year to illegal logging alone.

The forestry ministry's director for protected areas, Banjar Laban, told AFP that the potential discovery of a new mammal emphasised the urgent need to protect the biodiversity of Borneo's forests.

"If it turns out to be truly a new mammalian species, this should really become a national pride, something that the entire nation should be proud of and work to preserve," he said.

In the protected Kayan Mentarang forest, 361 new species -- plants, insects, fish and other animals -- were discovered between 1994 and 2004, he said.

Rapid deforestation has had devastating environmental consequences for both Indonesia and the Southeast Asian region, causing floods and landslides and shrouding nearby countries with haze from illegal fires set to clear land.

This isn't a man-made disaster but I can't find another appropriate thread.

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Death Toll From Indonesia Floods Hits 51

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers searching through mud and debris left by flash floods in central Indonesia found more 17 bodies on Tuesday, bringing to 51 the number of people killed in the disaster.

Several villages were inundated when heavy weekend rains triggered a landslide on a hill in Panti, a subdistrict of East Java province, and forced a river to break its banks early Monday.

"We have collected 51 bodies so far and rescuers are still searching for more," said Burhanudin, a top official in Panti.

Hundreds of houses and boarding schools were destroyed or washed away, said Burhanudin, who goes by only one name. Many people were sheltering in mosques and boarding schools.

Heavy tropical downpours cause dozens of landslides and flash floods each year in Indonesia.

Panti is about 540 miles east of Jakarta.

Java village buried by landslide

At least 160 people are feared dead and more than 100 homes have been swept away by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Indonesia.

Police in central Java province said most of the houses in Cijeruk were completely buried, and it is feared the death toll could rise further.

Rescue workers are also searching for survivors after floods and landslides killed 57 people in East Java.

A number of people in the area are still reported missing.

Thousands of people near Jember, 800km (500 miles) east of Jakarta, are thought to have been made homeless after heavy rains over the weekend.

Continued flooding has been hampering rescue efforts, emergency crews say.

Weather delays

The latest landslide in central Java happened at about 0500 (2200 GMT) in the village of Cijeruk, about 350km east of the capital.

A local government official told the Associated Press news agency that 12 people from the village and been rescued and only one body had been recovered.

"We have not been able to determine how many people are buried but many of the residents were getting ready to go to the mosque when the landslide occurred," a local police chief told the AFP news agency.

The incident happened as police, soldiers, villagers and volunteers continued to pull bodies from the sludge and wreckage in Jember.

The deluge hit when a river burst its banks after days of heavy rain, triggering landslides that buried hundreds of houses.

Officials say that more than 2,500 buildings have been destroyed, and they expect to find more bodies as the debris is cleared.

Environmentalists say that much of the forest cover in the area - which would normally absorb some of the rain and prevent the hillsides from slipping - has been cut down in recent years, contributing to the disaster.

Flash flooding and landslides are common in Indonesia, especially during the rainy season between November and March.

:(

Yeah, i shares your sympathy towards this disaster but what making me more frustated is the fact that the local government and forest department (perhutani) were not doing something to prevent this. They can only talk about it right now, after everything happened and too late...


cheers

January 22nd 2006 ; 11:47:23 AM
Jakarta Provincial Government Will Conduct Emission Test to Suppress Pollution in Jakarta

BeritaJakarta.com
The plan to check emission at vehicles in Jakarta is aimed to decrease air pollution. “Vehicles contribute 80 percent of air pollution in Jakarta. The emission check will be done not for interest of certain people, but for the health of people who live in Jakarta,” Governor Sutiyoso said at City Hall on Friday (20/1).

Responding to critics from society that emission check is not in accordance with Bylaws No 14/1992 on traffic and transportation, where one of the articles said emission check is only aimed for heavy vehicles, Sutiyoso said the biggest contributor to air pollution was private vehicles and public transportation.

As reported earlier, Head of Regional Environment Management Board, Kosasih Wirahadikusumah said that he had appointed 115 workshops in Jakarta to be use for emission check. The test is aimed to check the amount of polluted substance that released from vehicles, cars, motorcycles, whether its private or public transportation.

Operasi Larangan Merokokhttp://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/verschiedene/a018.gif


Jakarta,
http://www.kompas.co.id/koleksifoto/0602//big6020601.jpg
Seorang petugas Tramtib mengingatkan seorang pengendara mobil yang melintas untuk tidak merokok di Jalan MH Thamrin.
http://www.kompas.co.id/koleksifoto/0602//big6020602.jpg
Petugas Tramtib juga melakukan operasi di dalam angkutan umum. Sepanjang Jalan Sudirman, Thamrin, dan sekitar Monumen Nasional akan menjadi kawasan uji coba pelaksanaan larangan merokok itu.
http://www.kompas.co.id/koleksifoto/0602//big6020603.jpg
Setiap orang yang terbukti merokok di kawasan terlarang dapat dikenai sanksi hukuman kurungan selama-lamanya enam bulan atau denda maksimal Rp 50 juta.


Beberapa Satgas Ketenteraman, Ketertiban, dan Perlindungan Masyarakat (Tramtib dan Linmas) DKI melakukan sosialisasi larangan merokok di Jalan MH Thamrin, Jakarta Pusat, Minggu (5/2). Hal ini berkaitan dengan peraturan Gubernur DKI Nomor 75 Tahun 2005 sebagai penjabaran dari Peraturan Daerah Nomor 2 Tahun 2005 tentang Pengendalian Pencemaran Udara juga menetapkan tempat ibadah dan angkutan umum menjadi kawasan larangan untuk merokok.

sumber berita :
klik disini (http://www.kompas.co.id/utama/news/0602/05/170337.htm)

masa ngrokok dijalanan atau dimobil sendiri dilarang??? yg bener aja! jgn over-acting dong.
kalo peraturannya keterlaluan kayak gini mah bakal gagal. Gue support larangan ngrokok didalam gedung, kendaraan umum dll tapi kalo dijalanan mah gak apaapa dong...

actually I support it cuz Driving and Smoking is as bad as Drink Driving. and the car is like a Plane. Once you Smoke then it'll nyebar cuz of AC

masa ngrokok dijalanan atau dimobil sendiri dilarang??? yg bener aja! jgn over-acting dong.
kalo peraturannya keterlaluan kayak gini mah bakal gagal. Gue support larangan ngrokok didalam gedung, kendaraan umum dll tapi kalo dijalanan mah gak apaapa dong...
I agree with you
Yang gue denger seh undang2nya melarang merokok ditempat2 umum seperti bus, bus stop, kantor, toilet umum dll

Tapi kayaknya Pemerintah mau bikin Jakarta bebas rokok seluruhnya mulai dr mobil sendiri jangan2 besok rumah ke rumah malah di geledah juga :bash:

Gotta agree with Bluesky and tata.

There should be a segregation between public and private space.

masalahnya lagi, spt gw bilang, mereka sering overacting tapi abis itu sebulan dua bulan... menghilang...

mendingan realistis aja nerapin praturannya....

masa ngrokok dijalanan atau dimobil sendiri dilarang??? yg bener aja! jgn over-acting dong.
kalo peraturannya keterlaluan kayak gini mah bakal gagal. Gue support larangan ngrokok didalam gedung, kendaraan umum dll tapi kalo dijalanan mah gak apaapa dong...


I agree it is over reacting :) but Singapore also like that

I think in ur own private place u can but inside mall/airport/public places u cant!

Population density. This map is 11 years old. I bet by now the Jakarta megalopolis has expanded some.

http://ncgia.ucsb.edu/~uwe/pop/gif/seasiac.gif

Now, it'd be nice if the actual markets for Indonesia's illegal logging would sign a similar agreement with Indonesia.

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U.S. to Start Logging Talks With Indonesia
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON - The United States and Indonesia agreed on Tuesday to begin negotiations on a trade agreement to combat illegal logging of forests in Indonesia.

The negotiations were announced following two days of meetings between U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman (news, bio, voting record) and Indonesian Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu.

"This is a unique opportunity to strengthen our cooperation with Indonesia to better protect Indonesia's parks, forests and sensitive habitats from illegal logging," Portman said in a statement.

Portman's office said in a fact sheet that the new agreement on logging would seek to support existing efforts Indonesia is making in this area while making sure that Indonesia's legally produced timber and wood products continue to have access to the U.S. market.

Environmental groups contend that consumers in America, Europe and Japan are snapping up furniture built in China unaware that much of the timber is being imported from countries where illegal logging is rampant.

Imports of wood products from China bound for the United States and the
European Union have increased almost 900 percent since 1998, according to a report from the U.S.-based Forest Trends and the Center for International Forestry Research.

The report said that China has become the world's leading importer of wood from tropical, developing countries such as Indonesia.

Antisipasi Merapi: Semua Kabupaten di Jateng Siapkan Posko

Semarang, Senin

Gubernur Jawa Tengah (Jateng) H. Mardiyanto menyatakan, jajarannya siap mengantisipasi bila Gunung Merapi yang berada di perbatasan Jawa Tengah dan D.I.Yogyakarta meletus. "Setelah status Merapi siaga I, masing-masing Kabupaten yang berada di wilayah gunung itu sudah menyiapkan posko secara baik," katanya, di Semarang.

Gubernur mengatakan, pelatihan-pelatihan evakuasi dan komunikasi juga sudah dilaksanakan, sehingga sewaktu-waktu merapi meletus, semua sudah siap. "Saya selalu berkomuniasi dengan Bupati yang wilayahnya berada di Gunung Merapi untuk bisa memberikan peringatan khususnya kepada petugas yang berada di pedesaan agar dapat memberikan penjelasan tentang akan adanya bencana," tambahnya.

Menurut Gubernur, sejak status merapi dinaikkan Siaga Merapi, kini di pedesaan yang dekat dengan gunung itu juga dilakukan ronda selama 24 jam penuh. Gubernur yang Minggu sore berada di Kabupaten Magelang mendapat laporan dari Bupati Singgih Sanyoto tentang desa-desa yang harus diungsikan jika sewaktu-waktu merapi sudah menunjukkan bahaya.

"Pemkab Magelang sudah memberikan gambaran tentang penduduk mana yang harus diungsikan terlebnih dahlu dan seterusnya," kata Mardiyanto seraya menambahkan Depsos Provinsi juga sudah siap untuk mendrop cadangan beras dan lauk pauk ke lokasi bencana.

Dia menegaskan, yang lebih penting adalah jajaran terkait selalu memonitor kepada dinas vulkanologi. Karena itu apa yang disampaikan Vulkanologi masyarakat harus mematuhi. "Ini tidak main-main, karena kalau terjadi bencana sangat besar sekali akibatnya. Saya titip betul agar semua pihak bekerjasama dengan vulkanologi," tambahnya.

^^
??? Zoro sending news in Indonesian? hehehe

^^ the news in English

Indonesia prepares for possible volcanic eruption

www.chinaview.cn 2006-04-16 19:45:39

JAKARTA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked all related institutions handling the Mount Merapi in Central Java to make a well-prepared plan to evacuate people living around the mountain in anticipation of a volcanic eruption.

The president made the remarks on Mount Merapi which sits astride the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, during his visit to Seribu Island on Sunday, Antara news agency reported.

Mount Merapi has been placed under an alert status on indications that it may erupt soon, head of Yogyakarta's Volcanology Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTK) Ratdomopurbo said last Thursday.

"What I need is not only information saying that Mount Merapi is still active and may erupt soon, but also about the evacuation plan if something happens. We do not expect the life or material losses to happen," the president said.

Yudhoyono also asked the community living around the Mount Merapi not to be panicked, however, they should have alertness if the eruption happens immediately.

Measures taken by the Ministry or Energy and Mineral Resources, provincial administrations of Central Java and Yogyakarta to monitor the volcanic mountain condition should continue, said Yudhoyono, adding that the officials working to monitor the Mount Merapi activities must conduct their round-the-clock work everyday.

The president also called on the local press to update their report about the activities of the Mount Merapi in a bid to inform the latest development of the volcanic mountain to help save the people. Enditem

^^
??? Zoro sending news in Indonesian? hehehe
I'm finally to the point I can understand the articles. :)

I'm finally to the point I can understand the articles. :)

you're taking course on Bahasa Indonesia?

you're taking course on Bahasa Indonesia?
No, but I've stayed in Indonesia for a month twice and I want to be fluent in the language before I move there (next summer).

PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH "INDONESIA MENANAM" REGREENING PROGRAM


Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to launch "Indonesia Menanam" regreening program in Kemayoran here on Saturday, according to a dispatch of the Forestry Ministry here on Thursday.

The "Indonesia Menanam" campaign is an activitiy designed to increase people`s awareness and participation in preserving natural resources and in improving the quality of the environment by planting trees and increaseing open and green spaces in urban areas.

The program will be launched coinciding with the International Earth Day where the President and the people will conduct mass plantation of 2,000 young trees.

On the occasion, a concert will also be held to enliven the regreening program where noted musician and singer Iwan Fals will present a number of songs.

The regreening campaign is inspired by the fact that Indonesia`s environmental condition is increasingly damaged.

Indonesia`s tropical forests which cover an area of 120.3 million hectares have also caused for concern. In addition, Indonesia`s critical forest and land have also reached 59,5 million hectares.

In order to make the program a success, governors, mayors and district heads will be asked to encourage their people to plant trees.

Besides, local and religious leaders as well as non-governmental organizations are also called on to take active participation in the regreening program, it said. (*)

taken from suarasurabaya.net

Experts are saying that they're almost certain Merapi will erupt. Fortunately they're also quite prepared for the worst. Here's a picture of an underground shelter in case of eruption, also taken from suarasurabaya.net

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Belajar Dari Pengalaman
BPPTK Yakin Merapi Meletus

ssnet| Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kegunungapian (BPPTK) Yogyakarta yakin Gunung Merapi akan meletus. Hal tersebut dikatakan Ir. DEWI SRI Staf Ahli Geologi BPPTK pada Suara Surabaya, Jumat (28/04).

"Belajar dari pengalaman pada tahun-tahun sebelumnya, setelah dinaikkan status siaga biasanya Merapi diikuti letusan," ungkap DEWI SRI.

DEWI SRI mengatakan, saat ini para pengamat di pos bisa mengamati terjadinya guguran batuan-batuan lama di kubah Merapi yang masuk ke arah hulu kali Lamat yang terletak di lereng sebelah barat, masuk Kabupaten Magelang, dengan jarak luncur sekitar 1500 m. Hal ini merupakan kemajuan, ungkap DEWI SRI.

"Kita berharap guguran terus berlangsung dengan lebih intensif lagi sehingga kita bisa memprediksi dan mengantisipasi daerah mana yang dilewati awan panas," kata DEWI SRI.

Berdasarkan data kegempaan dari BPPTK pada Kamis (27/04) kemarin terjadi 1 kali gempa vuklanik dangkal, 125 kali gempa fase banyak, 20 kali gempa guguran dan 4 kali gempa low frekwensi. Sedangkan pada Jumat (28/04) hingga pukul 06.00 WIB tercatat terjadi 38 kali gempa fase banyak, 5 kali gempa guguran dan 3 kali gempa low frekwensi.

Mengenai kualitas kegempaan tersebut DEWI SRI mengatakan, menurunnya gempa fase banyak pada Jumat (28/04) ini, jangan disamakan dengan menurunnya aktifitas Merapi.

"Menurunnya gempa fase banyak akan diikuti dengan naiknya guguran, munculnya gempa low frekwensi dan kegempaanya masih berfluktuasi pada jumlah yang tinggi. Karena itu secara status, Merapi masih siaga," tutur DEWI SRI.

DEWI SRI menambahkan, apabila terdapat peningkatan dan hal-hal baru, akan dibuat laporan khusus untuk Satlak PB dan Satkorlak PB dan pihak-pihak terkait agar dapat segera melakukan langkah antisipasi.

I wonder how it looks on the Inside? I bet its really Dark :( (almost like a Prison Cell)
Do they Have AC?

Forests in Southeast Asia Fall to Prosperity's Ax
By JANE PERLEZ; Muktita Suhartono contributed reporting for this article.
1598 words
29 April 2006
The New York Times
Late Edition - Final
1
English
Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved.
LONG ALONGO, Indonesia -- For as long as anyone can remember, Anyie Apoui and his people have lived among the majestic trees and churning rivers in an untouched corner of Borneo, catching fish and wild game, cultivating rice and making do without roads. But all that is about to change.

The Indonesian government has signed a deal with China that will level much of the remaining tropical forests in an area so vital it is sometimes called the lungs of Southeast Asia.

For China, the deal is a double bounty: the wood from the forest will provide flooring and furniture for its ever-expanding middle class, and in its place will grow vast plantations for palm oil, an increasingly popular ingredient in detergents, soaps and lipstick.

The forest-to-palm-oil deal, one of an array of projects that China said it would develop in Indonesia as part of a $7 billion investment spree last year, illustrates the increasingly symbiotic relationship between China's need for a wide variety of raw materials, and its Asian neighbors' readiness to provide them, often at enormous environmental cost.

For Mr. Anyie and his clan, the deal will bring jobs and the opportunity for a modern life. ''We love our forest, but I want to build the road for my people -- I owe it to them,'' said Mr. Anyie, 63, an astute elder of the Dayak people. ''We've had enough of this kind of living.''

From Indonesia to Malaysia to Myanmar, many of the once plentiful forests of Southeast Asia are already gone, stripped legally or illegally, including in the low-lying lands here in Kalimantan, on the Indonesian side of Borneo. Only about half of Borneo's original forests remain.

Those forests that do remain, like the magnificent stands here in Mr. Anyie's part of the highlands, are ever pressed, ever prized and ever more valuable, particularly as China's economy continues its surge.

Over all, Indonesia says it expects China to invest $30 billion in the next decade, a big infusion of capital that contrasts with the declining investment by American companies here and in the region.

Much of that Chinese investment is aimed at the extractive industries and infrastructure like refineries, railroads and toll roads to help speed the flow of Indonesia's plentiful coal, oil, gas, timber and palm oil to China's ports.

In one of the latest deals, on April 19, Indonesia announced that China had placed a $1 billion rush order for a million cubic yards of a prized reddish-brown hardwood, called merbau, to be used in construction of its sports facilities for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Merbau wood, mostly prevalent in Papua's virgin forests, has been illegally logged and shipped to China since the late 1990's, stripping large swathes of forest in the Indonesian province on the western side of the island of New Guinea.

The decision to award a $1 billion concession to China will ''increase the deforestation of Papua,'' a place of extraordinary biodiversity, said Elfian Effendy, executive director of Greenomics, an Indonesian environmental watchdog. ''It's not sustainable.''

The plan for palm oil plantations on Borneo was signed during a visit by the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to Beijing last July.

Under pressure from environmental groups, the Indonesian environment and forestry ministries have come out against the plan. The coordinating minister for economic affairs, who goes by the single name Boediono, said in April that he was still weighing the pros and cons of executing the entire plan.

The commander of the Indonesian military, Gen. Djoko Suyanto, whose forces are heavily involved in Indonesia's illegal forestry businesses, strongly backed the plan during a visit to the border region in March.

Certainly, there are profits to be made. Major consumer companies like Procter & Gamble say they are using more palm oil in their products instead of crude oil; palm oil is favored for cooking by the swelling Chinese middle class, and it is being explored as an alternative fuel.

Indonesia's environmentalists, and some economists, say chopping down as much as 4.4 million acres of the last straight-stemmed, slow-growing towering dipterocarp trees on Borneo would gravely threaten this region's rare ecosystem for plants, animals and people.

Maps for the project have aroused fears that it would encroach into the forest in Kayan Mentarang National Park, where the intoxicating mix of high altitude and equatorial humidity breeds an exceptional diversity of species, second only to Papua's, biologists say.

The area is the source of 14 of the 20 major rivers on Borneo, and the destruction of the forests would threaten water supplies to coastal towns, said Stuart Chapman, a director at the World Wildlife Fund in Indonesia.

For years, Mr. Anyie, the Dayak elder, said he had resisted offers from commercial contractors to cut down the forest around his village, next to the park.

He worked hard, too, to keep the old ways of life, which until 40 years ago included forays into headhunting, he said, showing visitors the skull of a Malaysian soldier stowed in his attic, a souvenir from the 1965 border war with Malaysia.

But now it is time for change, he said. ''People have told me, 'Wood is gold, you're still too honest,' '' said Mr. Anyie, a diminutive man with brush-cut black hair.

His own grown children have deserted the village for big towns, and the villagers left behind are tired of traveling everywhere by foot (three days to neighboring Malaysia where jobs in palm oil plantations are plentiful) or by traditional long boats powered by anemic 10-horsepower engines.

For those seeking to visit, the journey is just as arduous. The area can be reached only by light plane, a pummeling voyage over rapids in a wooden canoe and then a trek through tangles of trees and creepers.

A three-day stay at a research station deep inside the forest told what is at stake for the ecosystem, first documented by Charles Darwin's colleague, Alfred Russel Wallace, in an account in the late 1850's called ''The Malay Archipelago.''

Wild mango trees, tropical oaks, pale-trunked myrtles, sago palms, rattan trees and pandanas with shiny leaves like long prongs crowded the hills that rise almost vertically above the river.

Exceedingly tall and elegant dipterocarps towered over all, their green canopies filtering shards of occasional sunlight. Underfoot, tiny dew-encrusted green mosses, still damp in the afternoon, clung to rocks, and miniature versions of African violets poked their mauve flowers just above the ground.

Wildlife abounds, said Stephan Wulffraat, 39, a Dutch conservation biologist and the director of the research station run by the World Wildlife Fund. The forest is home to seven species of leaf monkeys, he said, and at high noon, a crashing sound high in the trees announced a group's arrival. A red-coated deer made a fleeting appearance and dashed off.

On the gloomy forest floor, Mr. Wulffraat, who fends off leeches by tucking his pant legs into knee-length football socks, has set more than a dozen camera traps to photograph wild creatures too shy to appear.

Three years ago, an animal the size of a large cat with a bushy tail with a reddish fur sauntered by the camera. Mr. Wulffraat, a seven-year veteran of the forest, said that the animal resembled a civet, but he added that he and other experts believed that it was an entirely new species.

The discovery of a species of mammal like a civet is unusual, but dozens of new species of trees, mosses and herbs, butterflies, frogs, fresh water prawns and snakes have all been found since the station opened in 1991, he said. ''This field station has more frogs and snake species around than in all of Europe,'' Mr. Wulffraat said.

Until now, the forests at these higher elevations have been protected by their sheer inaccessibility. To get back to the coast from the research station, for instance, takes a 15-hour journey along a 350-mile stretch of the Bahau and Kayan Rivers in a wooden longboat powered by three outboard motors.

In contrast, the forests in lowland Kalimantan, where roads have been hacked into the land already, are so ravaged by logging that they will have disappeared by 2010, the World Bank says.

As the roads start penetrating the area of Mr. Anyie's clan, the upland forests will begin to disappear here, too. The solution is to adopt sustainable management plans, Mr. Wulffraat said.

Such plans allow logging only in specially certified areas, he said. But so far, he said, they have proved a losing proposition.

''In about 30 years,'' Mr. Anyie said, ''the forest will be gone.''

New lava dome grows on top of Indonesia's rumbling Mount Merapi

JAKARTA (AFP) - A new lava dome has formed at the peak of Indonesia's rumbling Mount Merapi volcano, reinforcing indications that it may soon erupt, scientists said.

The dome has been expanding since last Wednesday behind another dome that was formed in 1997, said Dewi Sri from the vulcanology office in the ancient cultural city of Yogyakarta, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the volcano.

"It continues to grow and its volume has now reached into the hundreds of cubic meters... It is a sign that the magma pressure is increasing," she told AFP.

She said the mountain has significantly increased its activity, with a higher frequency of multi-phased earthquakes as well as those caused by lava fallout.

"All this indicates that magma pressure is building up and an eruption could follow," Sri said.

The alert status of the 2,914-meter (9,560-foot) volcano remained on "standby" however, as it has for more than two weeks, one level below that which would require a mandatory evacuation for more than 29,000 people.

Ratdomo Purbo, who heads the Vulcanology Research and Technology Development Office in Yogyakarta, was quoted by the Koran Tempo newspaper as saying that the dome had now grown some 10 meters (33 feet) high.

Purbo, who could not be reached for comment on Tuesday, was also quoted as saying that should the dome break or burst, it would spew lava accompanied by pyroclastic flows, or heat clouds.

In its last large eruption in 1994, heat clouds known locally as "shaggy goats" reached 600 degrees Celsius and speeds of over 100 kilometers per hour. They killed 66 people on the southern slope of the mountain.

Hundreds of residents have already been relocated to temporary shelters but many living on the volcano's slopes have refused to leave.

Merapi, which has been rumbling intermittently over the past four years, looms above a plain in the south of Central Java province.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" noted for its volcanic and seismic activity. The country has more than 100 active volcanoes.

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Indonesian volcano spews more lava trails

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) - More lava trails spewed from the peak of Indonesia's simmering Mount Merapi in a further sign of an impending eruption.

"Today there have been four trails of lava, compared to one yesterday (Thursday)," said Triyani, from the vulcanology office in Yogyakarta, the Central Java city closest to the volcano.

"It's a sign that Merapi is going to erupt," she said, adding that the burning molten rock had covered a valley near the peak of the mountain.

Officials said Thursday that more than 5,000 people had fled their homes around the volcano, which has been on stand-by alert for three weeks though some are returning to their villages during the day to work.

Triyani said the status of the volcano remained unchanged, at one level below that which would require mandatory evacuation of thousands more living around its fertile slopes.

The road near the volcano is currently being widened to ease the evacuation.

Despite warnings, many villagers have refused to relocate yet, fearing they may lose their property and cattle.

A new lava dome has been forming at the peak of Merapi over the past week, signalling that the eruption will involve an outflow of lava and deadly heat clouds rather than a massive explosion, scientists have said.

In its last large eruption in 1994, heat clouds known locally as "shaggy goats" careened down the volcano at more than 100 kilometres (60 miles) per hour, reaching temperatures of 600 degrees Celsius (1,100 degrees Fahrenheit).

The clouds killed some 66 people.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" noted for its volcanic and seismic activity. The country has more than 100 active volcanoes.

is that rain? i looks like its Blizzard

Taken from www.tempointeraktif.com

Mbah Maridjan Tetap Menolak Mengungsi
Jum'at, 05 Mei 2006 | 21:11 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Yogyakarta: Juru kunci Merapi Mbah Maridan tetap menolak mengungsi walau pemerintah daerah Kabupaten Sleman telah memberi imbauan. Hingga Jumat sore Mbah Maridjan tetap memilih bertahan di rumahnya di Dusun Kinahrejo, Kelurahan Kepuhharjo, Kecamatan Cangkringan. “Lebih baik saya ditembak daripada mengungsi,” kata Mbah Maridjan.

Ia menegaskan tetap bertahan karena belum menerima
perintah dari Sultan Hamengku Buwono X untuk mengungsi. Sebab, yang mengangkat ia sebagai juru kunci Merapi adalah Raja Keraton Yogyakarta itu. Ia mengaku terus berdoa agar jika terjadi bencana Merapi tidak ada yang menjadi korban.

Mbah Maridjan mengisyaratkan Merapi memang akan meletus. Letusan akan mengarah ke tenggara, yakni ke kawasan hulu Kali Woro, Klaten, Jawa Tengah. Ia tidak bisa memastikan kapan itu terjadi. Dalam mimpinya ia didatangi ayahnya, Suraksohargo.

Ketika Merapi meletus pada November 1994, Mbah
Maridjan juga bermimpi ditemui almarhum ayahnya itu.
Berkait dengan kedatangan sejumlah warga di daerah Kinahrejo untuk menyaksikan luncuran lava pijar Merapi, Mbah Maridjan berpesan jangan berisik dan berteriak-teriak saar lava pijar meluncur. “Lebih baik mengucapkan Assalammualaikum atau Allahuakbar," katanya.

Sementara itu, Ketua Umum Palang Merah Indonesia, Mar’ie Muhammad, saat mengunjungi pengungsi mengatakan evakuasi ini penting untuk menjaga keselamatan warga dari bencana yang mungkin terjadi. PMI menyiagakan 400 personel setiap hari untuk membantu aktivitas di pengungsian.

1.5km lava flows? This looks like it's going to be a pretty big eruption if it does blow.

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Villagers to go as Indonesian volcano alert raised

JAKARTA (AFP) - The alert status of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has been upgraded to its highest level, an official said, meaning some 34,000 people living in its danger zone face mandatory evacuation.

"As of 8:30 am (0130 GMT) Merapi's alert status has been upgraded to the highest level of alert," Jilal from the volcanology office in Yogyakarta, a university town 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the volcano told AFP.

"The increasing volcanic activity has led us to make this decision."

Jilal said Merapi had begun spewing hot volcanic ash but still in relatively small amounts and was shooting thick white smoke up to 400 metres (yards) into the air from its crater.

On Friday, he said 30 blazing-hot lava flows were observed streaming towards the Krasak and Boyong rivers along the southwestern slopes of the mountain, reaching a distance of 1.5 kilometres from the volcano's peak.

Indonesia's Vice President Yusuf Kalla on Thursday ordered authorities to begin evacuating about 17,000 people from around Merapi's slopes, half the number living in the danger zone.

A new lava dome has been rapidly forming at the peak of Mount Merapi, growing 75 metres in two weeks.

Scientists have said that its collapse will send lava as well as deadly nuees ardentes, a geological term for clouds of volcanic gases, ash, and dust reaching temperatures up to 500 degrees Celsius (930 degrees Fahrenheit).

Merapi's most deadly eruption occurred in 1930, when 1,369 people were killed.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" noted for its volcanic and seismic activity. The country has the highest concentration of volcanoes in the world and more than 100 active ones.

Some pictures of Merapi. Truly a beautiful sight. Too bad it means destruction.

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is it true that borobudur is in danger?

is it true that borobudur is in danger?
in danger of what?

^^ I think Ryo is refering to the Mount merapi blows or People vandalised Boroburur

@ Zoro nice picture :okay:

I hope it does not explode like mt Krakatao in 1883 :D

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live from google earth

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btw si blue kemana ya?

On the plus side, the stuff that perhaps makes Java the most productive rice producing region in the world per hectare:

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^^ what is that stuff ?

Volcanic ash from yesterday's eruptions.

ohh my :(

Shoppers' thirst for palm oil threatens to wipe out orangutan
By Martin Hickman Consumer Affairs Correspondent
640 words
23 May 2006
The Independent
10
English
(c) 2006 Independent Newspapers (UK) Limited . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, distributed or exploited in any way.
The demand for a cheap ingredient found in thousands of products, from shampoo to biscuits, is contributing to the extinction of the orangutan, warn conservationists. One in 10 mass-produced foods on Britain's shelves is estimated to contain palm oil, a bulking agent and preservative, but supermarkets and food manufacturers have been accused of doing too little to ensure their supplies are not threatening forests that are vital to the survival of Asia's only great ape.

An estimated 5,000 orangutans are killed each year in Malaysia and Indonesia by the burning of vast tracts of virgin forest to supply the world's growing demand for palm oil. Building roads to the plantations has made the situation worse, by opening up the jungle for poachers, who kill orangutan mothers and sell their babies as pets to Asian families.

WWF, formerly the World Wildlife Fund, estimates that 80 per cent of orangutan habitat has been lost in the past 20 years. Experts warn that at current rates of deforestation, the orangutan will be extinct in the wild in just 12 years. Its disappearance would set a dismal precedent for the survival of other endangered animals such as the polar bear and the tiger.

"The orangutan is one of the monkeys closest to us. We still have a lot to learn about them," said Mark Attwater of the Orangutan Foundation.

Dr Willie Smits, of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, said the loss of the orangutan had hastened in the last three years, "and palm oil plantations take the brunt of the blame".

Conservationists say Britain, the second biggest importer of palm oil in the EU, could do more. They want the Government to make companies responsible for the environmental impact of their activities in the Company Law Reform Bill. Five major food retailers - Sainsbury, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, the Coop and Asda - have joined a not-for-profit organisation aiming to clean up the palm oil industry. But Britain's biggest retailer Tesco and the major store chains Morrisons and Iceland, have refused to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

Membership of the Roundtable, which has agreed what constitutes sustainable palm oil and hopes to certify ethically produced supplies of the ingredient within two years, costs £1,300 a year.

According to Friends of the Earth there are now fewer than 60,000 orangutans left and the United Nations lists the Bornean orangutan as "endangered" and the Sumatran orangutan as "critically endangered".

The threat facing the orangutan is outlined in a report, The Oil for Ape Scandal, by five wildlife groups - Friends of the Earth, the Ape Alliance, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the Orangutan Foundation and the Sumatran Orangutan Society.

The report says that year after year satellite pictures have shown vast fires raging through their habitat, clearing land to meet the global demand for hardwood and palm oil.

Demand is growing quickly for palm oil because of its cheapness and versatility. Friends of the Earth is not calling for a consumer boycott because the prevalence of palm oil would make such a call almost unworkable: it is often listed as "vegetable oil" on labels. But it wants retailers such as Tesco to do more.

Tesco said it was working with its three big suppliers of palm oil to secure sustainable sources. A spokeswoman said the grocer was also seeking to iden-tify the sourcing of the "small amounts" of palm oil which did not come from its three major suppliers.

Ed Matthew, corporate responsibility campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said: "How on earth can Britain's biggest retailer not take this seriously?

"If we can't save the orangutan what hope do we have of saving the natural environment?"

Indonesian flood toll passes 200

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Four days of heavy rains in Indonesia have triggered deadly floods and landslides, killing 200 people while another 130 are still missing.

Most of those killed -- 184 -- were in the Sinjai district of the southern province of Sulawesi, the disaster task force in Sulawesi said Thursday.

More than 100 homes have been destroyed or severely damaged in the central Indonesian province.

In some areas, the floodwaters are more than six feet (1.8 meters) deep, the Social Affairs Ministry said Wednesday.

The ministry has sent medicine, blankets and other relief supplies to the area, and local officials have organized search-and-rescue teams to find the missing.

While heavy rains and landslides are common in the tropical country, one Indonesian official has said deforestation has made it easier for hillsides to saturate with rain and collapse.

"There were very heavy rains, and the forest has been depleted so the waters rose rapidly," said Bachtiar Chamsyah of Indonesia's Interior Ministry, according to a translation from the Associated Press.

Monsoon rains typically peak in January, but heavy rainfall has kept on falling in Indonesia, killing at least 23 people in East Java in April.

It is the latest natural disaster to hit Indonesia this year. In May a massive earthquake hit central Java, killing 6,200 people.

That same region is now threatened by Mount Merapi, an erupting volcano that has forced the evacuation of 11,000 people.

Shoppers' thirst for palm oil threatens to wipe out orangutan
By Martin Hickman Consumer Affairs Correspondent
640 words
23 May 2006
The Independent
10
English
(c) 2006 Independent Newspapers (UK) Limited . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, distributed or exploited in any way.
The demand for a cheap ingredient found in thousands of products, from shampoo to biscuits, is contributing to the extinction of the orangutan, warn conservationists. One in 10 mass-produced foods on Britain's shelves is estimated to contain palm oil, a bulking agent and preservative, but supermarkets and food manufacturers have been accused of doing too little to ensure their supplies are not threatening forests that are vital to the survival of Asia's only great ape.

An estimated 5,000 orangutans are killed each year in Malaysia and Indonesia by the burning of vast tracts of virgin forest to supply the world's growing demand for palm oil. Building roads to the plantations has made the situation worse, by opening up the jungle for poachers, who kill orangutan mothers and sell their babies as pets to Asian families.

WWF, formerly the World Wildlife Fund, estimates that 80 per cent of orangutan habitat has been lost in the past 20 years. Experts warn that at current rates of deforestation, the orangutan will be extinct in the wild in just 12 years. Its disappearance would set a dismal precedent for the survival of other endangered animals such as the polar bear and the tiger.

"The orangutan is one of the monkeys closest to us. We still have a lot to learn about them," said Mark Attwater of the Orangutan Foundation.

Dr Willie Smits, of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, said the loss of the orangutan had hastened in the last three years, "and palm oil plantations take the brunt of the blame".

Conservationists say Britain, the second biggest importer of palm oil in the EU, could do more. They want the Government to make companies responsible for the environmental impact of their activities in the Company Law Reform Bill. Five major food retailers - Sainsbury, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, the Coop and Asda - have joined a not-for-profit organisation aiming to clean up the palm oil industry. But Britain's biggest retailer Tesco and the major store chains Morrisons and Iceland, have refused to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

Membership of the Roundtable, which has agreed what constitutes sustainable palm oil and hopes to certify ethically produced supplies of the ingredient within two years, costs £1,300 a year.

According to Friends of the Earth there are now fewer than 60,000 orangutans left and the United Nations lists the Bornean orangutan as "endangered" and the Sumatran orangutan as "critically endangered".

The threat facing the orangutan is outlined in a report, The Oil for Ape Scandal, by five wildlife groups - Friends of the Earth, the Ape Alliance, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the Orangutan Foundation and the Sumatran Orangutan Society.

The report says that year after year satellite pictures have shown vast fires raging through their habitat, clearing land to meet the global demand for hardwood and palm oil.

Demand is growing quickly for palm oil because of its cheapness and versatility. Friends of the Earth is not calling for a consumer boycott because the prevalence of palm oil would make such a call almost unworkable: it is often listed as "vegetable oil" on labels. But it wants retailers such as Tesco to do more.

Tesco said it was working with its three big suppliers of palm oil to secure sustainable sources. A spokeswoman said the grocer was also seeking to iden-tify the sourcing of the "small amounts" of palm oil which did not come from its three major suppliers.

Ed Matthew, corporate responsibility campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said: "How on earth can Britain's biggest retailer not take this seriously?

"If we can't save the orangutan what hope do we have of saving the natural environment?"

oh no :(

http://www.thejakartapost.com/caption/P8A.jpg
POWER OF BELIEF: Several supernaturalists use their "powers" Saturday evening to try and stem the flow of hot, toxic mud in Sidoarjo, East Java. Experts armed with technology also are working to stop the mudflow, which has covered about 110 hectares of land with over one million cubic meters of mud.

:) :colgate: :D

http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=16104

hmm intresting article

Eh gua bingung deh sama si menteri lingkungan hidup. bukannya pusing ngurusin efek dari lumpur porong ke lingkuhangan hidup - malah sibuk ngurusin bikin batu bata buat dijual. emang menteri perdagangan..

Haze PROBLEM that occured every Year :(

Sunday October 8, 10:17 AM

Haze worsens in Singapore, PSI hits new high for the year
SINGAPORE : Singapore's haze situation worsened on Saturday, moving into the "unhealthy" range for the first time this year.

The 3-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) at 10am was 130.

At 9pm, it moved up to a new high for the year at 150 but later eased to 136 at 12 midnight on Saturday.

The highest 3-hour average PSI reading recorded was in September 1997 when it hit 226.

Singaporeans woke up to haze-filled skies on Saturday with PSI levels at the highest so far this year.

On the government level, Singapore has expressed its concerns about the situation to Indonesia, stressing the urgency to suppress the forest fires which are causing the haze.

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061008/5/singapore234369.html

we must stop this !!

Truly an embarrassment.

^^ very embarrasement

hope the govt do Something ..

Suffering Malaysians unhappy with Indonesia
10 Oct 2006


PUTRAJAYA: The haze has caused much resentment and hardship among Malaysians.

Health Minister Datuk Sri Dr Chua Soi Lek said it also had implications for tourism and economic activities, such as hawking, night markets and outdoor activities.

"The Indonesian government is fully aware of the problem created in Asia, especially in Singapore and Malaysia, its immediate neighbours. We hope Jakarta will be more proactive in solving the problem which has become an annual affair."

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Tuesday/National/suffering1.JPG


He advised that outdoor activities be minimised and those in the high-risk group, such as the elderly, asthmatic patients, heart patients and those who suffer from chronic bronchitis, to exercise care and seek medical advice should they encounter breathing difficulties.

He said in Sibu, Sarawak, there were 13 cases of respiratory illnesses linked to the haze.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said all Asean countries must work together in pooling their expertise and resources to stop the haze from recurring.

"Malaysia wants agreements that have been signed pertaining to action to overcome the problem to be translated into some form of action.

"There is no way one single country can overcome this problem. The burning must stop," he said.

"Even if Indonesia ratified the transboundary agreement on haze, if the burning does not stop or we do not work together to prevent it, it is not going to solve the matter."

The Department of Environment’s statistics revealed 14 areas in peninsular Malaysia that were reported to be "unhealthy" according to the Air Pollutants Index (API).

The worst hit area was Nilai, Negri Sembilan, with a reading of 194, followed by Sri Manjung, Perak, (183) and Seremban, Negri Sembilan (181).

Six areas in Selangor with high API readings are Kuala Selangor (181), Country Heights Kajang (158), Shah Alam (145), Petaling Jaya (139), Port Klang (131) and Gombak (127).

Other areas include two in Malacca — Bukit Rambai (131) and Malacca (110), and SK Jalan Pegoh, Ipoh (113).


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The API in Kuala Lumpur rose from 80 on Sunday to 159 yesterday, while in Putrajaya, the reading was 171 (98).

The situation in Sarawak had improved with the API below 100 in 10 areas.

Visibility in the Petaling Jaya area and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang fell below 1km — to 0.8km and 0.5km respectively — at 10am yesterday, while in Subang and Mersing, Johor, it was between 1km and 2km.

No commercial flights were interrupted at major airports in the country, but those involving small aeroplanes and helicopters experienced delays or cancellations due to poor visibility.

Department of Civil Aviation director-general Datuk Kok Soo Chon said yesterday all flights departed and arrived as scheduled, including at the KLIA.

"Air traffic controllers, however, are on the alert. Should visibility for runways falls below 300 metres, air traffic controllers can stop the flights from landing and taking off."

^^ when will you guys help take you shit back home?

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3443/150pxnoordinmohammedtopgl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ why Indonesian don't care about haze... :| I think you know the story ;)

Guys I dont know what to comment
I'm really speechless :(:(

www.xiaxue.blogspot.com/2006/10/bloody-stupid-tree-burning-indonesians.html

Some really pain in the a** comment to me

fukers bastards....WE ARE FUKING BREATHING THEIR BURNT TREES ..WHY ? BECAUSE THEY'RE FUKING DUMB LAZZY ASSES LAH CAN CUT THE BLOODY TREES DONT WANT MUST BURN...idiots ! omg we are soo jepordising our health over such irresponsible acts... bloody indonesians GOSH CANT EVEN SEE THE BLOODY MOON NOW

i wonder how long the Forest in Sumatra Will last if this happen every year :(

I'm sorry, but there's really no defense. The fact that Indonesia has to deal with this every year makes it an embarrassment. It's not only a problem that affects Malaysians and Singaporeans and originates from Sumatra. Look at Java. Visibility is never more than 3-4km on the island. I'm not saying there is any solution. I just hope things will gradually get better as the years progress.

Laut identik dengan wisata pantai nan romantis. Mendayung perahu, berenang, dan sekadar bersantai menikmati angin laut. Juga ikan-ikan yang gurih dan bergizi. Tapi jangan harap semua itu bisa didapati di perairan Teluk Jakarta, keadaannya jungkir balik 180 derajat. Teluk yang membentang dari Pantai Kamal di ujung barat Jakarta hingga Marunda di sebelah timur ini sangat kumuh. Air lautnya tak lagi biru jernih, yang ada hijau keruh, bahkan nyaris hitam dengan bau menyengat. Penuh sampah pula.

Ternyata, data resmi Badan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup Jakarta menyebutkan perairan Teluk Jakarta sebenarnya sudah tak layak lagi untuk wisata bahari dan kehidupan biota laut. Alasannya, Teluk Jakarta tercemar; kandungan nitrat, amoniak, dan phosfat sudah melebihi ambang batas. Bahkan pencemaran sudah mencapai Kepulauan Seribu.

Sejauh mana sebenarnya pencemaran yang terjadi di Teluk Jakarta? Sangat Serius. Tim Sigi SCTV mendapat informasi setidaknya tiga kali dalam setahun terjadi kematian massal ikan dan berbagai jenis kerang akibat konsentrat limbah yang melebihi ambang batas. Yang terhebat terjadi pada 2004, ratusan ribu bahkan mungkin jutaan ikan mati.

Penyebabnya, Laut Jakarta telah menjadi tong sampah raksasa bagi limbah organik dan logam beracun. Sedikitnya 1,3 juta meter kubik limbah cair baik rumah tangga maupun industri setiap hari digelontorkan ke laut. Itu belum termasuk beban 500 ribu ton sampah per tahun yang menjadi polutan beracun perairan Teluk Jakarta. Tak heran jika kandungan timah hitamnya mencapai 8,43 ppm atau jauh lebih tinggi dari standar aman yakni 0,4 ppm. Begitu juga kadar logam berat macam cadmium.

Lantas dari mana datangnya limbah? Usut punya usut, 13 sungai besar yang bermuara ke Teluk Jakarta mulai dari Sungai Kamal hingga Cakung memiliki andil. Sepanjang pengamatan Tim Sigi, sungai-sungai itu sangat memprihatinkan. Mereka menjadi saluran limbah gratis bagi sekitar 20 juta warga Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, dan Bekasi. Ditambah pula sekitar 1.600 perusahaan yang juga menggelontorkan limbah cairnya ke sungai.

Tengok saja cairan yang keluar dari sebuah hotel mewah di kawasan Senayan yang tampak berbusa. Demikian pula limbah cair dari sentra pabrik jins dan loundry di Kampung Sukabumi Selatan, Jakarta Barat yang menjadi sorotan pemerintah Jakarta saat ini. Limbah-limbah seperti inilah yang akhirnya masuk ke sungai besar dan bermuara di Teluk Jakarta.

Kondisi Sungai Cideng juga sangat memprihatinkan. Sungai yang membelah perkampungan padat penduduk ini berwarna hitam pekat dengan bau yang tidak sedap. Ahli pengolah limbah menyebutnya mendekati unaerobik yang artinya kondisi oksigen kurang dan tercemar berbagai limbah organik dalam konsentrasi yang sangat tinggi.

Sejauhmana sebenarnya sungai-sungai Jakarta tercemar limbah? Tim Sigi menelusurinya dengan beberapa metode. Pertama, dilakukan penelitian langsung bersama tiga peneliti lingkungan dan ahli limbah dari Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT). Hasilnya, kandungan oksigen sangat rendah. Sungai Cakung yang menjadi aliran limbah industri di sekitar Pulogadung misalnya, kandungan oksigennya mendekati nol. Padahal, standar minimal mencapai enam miligram per liter.

Metode kedua adalah dengan mengamati buih dan fisik air. Di stasiun pompa air waduk Pluit yang bermuara ke Teluk Jakarta misalnya, airnya terlihat hitam pekat dan muncul banyak buih saat pompa air dinyalakan. Menurut Nusa Idaman, ahli limbah BPPT, busa-busa ini menandakan banyaknya polutan yang terlarut dalam air. Kandungan itu bisa berupa detergen dari rumah tangga maupun polutan limbah kimia lain.

Kepala BPLH DKI Jakarta Kosasih Wirahadikusumah membenarkan pencemaran air sungai di Jakarta terus meningkat dari tahun ke tahun. Hanya tersisa lima persen sungai yang tercemar ringan. Peraturan yang melarang membuang limbah ke sungai sebenarnya sudah cukup. Sepanjang 2005, setidaknya 500 perusahaan ditegur karena membuang limbah ke sungai. Tujuhbelas lainnya diproses secara hukum karena membuang limbahnya secara ngawur.

Tak hanya biota laut yang terimbas pencemaran. Para nelayan dan peternak kerang hijau ikut meradang. Daeng Ismail, satu dari 22 ribu peternak kerang hijau di Teluk Jakarta misalnya, kini menjerit akibat kondisi perairan yang terus memburuk. Pria asal Bugis terus menambah modal usaha karena terpaksa memindahkan bagan ternaknya ke tengah laut. Namun, hasil yang didapat tetap tak memuaskan. Hasil panen terus menukik dari tahun ke tahun. Para nelayan yang dijumpai pun punya jeritan hati serupa dengan Ismail. Ikan-ikan susah didapat.

Pengamatan Tim Sigi sepanjang dua pekan terakhir memang mendapati air di Teluk Jakarta sangat mengkhawatirkan. Bahkan saat tak turun hujan, air laut menjadi hijau kehitam-hitaman hingga pada jarak sekitar lima kilometer dari bibir pantai. Kondisi yang tak lagi sehat untuk budi daya kerang dan ikan.

Dari sini timbul pertanyaan. Masih amankah hasil laut Teluk Jakarta dikonsumsi?. Inilah yang masih diperdebatkan. Pakar Ekologi Kelautan Institut Pertanian Bogor Ario Damar menyebut kerang dari Teluk Jakarta sebaiknya tak dikonsumsi. Sebagian lainnya menyebut hasil laut Teluk Jakarta masih layak.

Untuk membuktikan hal itu, Tim Sigi mengambil sampel kerang dari Teluk Jakarta dan mengujikannya ke Laboratorium Uji Mutu Departeman Perikanan dan Kelautan DKI Jakarta. Hasilnya, memang ditemukan logam berat macam merkuri, cadmium, dan plumbum atau timah hitam. Namun kadarnya masih dalam batas aman untuk dikonsumsi manusia.

Kondisi itu jelas bertolak belakang dengan hasil uji di laboratorium yang sama pada 2005. Saat itu, sejumlah ikan dan kerang-kerangan ditemukan mengandung logam berat yang melebihi batas aman. Kerang hijau misalnya, ditemukan mengandung timah hitam 8,43 ppm jauh di atas batas aman yakni 0,4 ppm. Begitu pula kadar cadmiumnya yang mencapai lebih dari 10 kali lipat batas aman.

[b]Yang paling mengagetkan adalah jenis ikan cukang karena didapati mengandung timah hitam sebanyak 23 ppm pada insang, merkuri sebesar 6,72 ppm, dan Crom sebanyak 33 ppm. Sekadar perbandingan, tragedi Minamata di Jepang terjadi karena kadar merkuri pada ikan mencapai 10 ppm.[b]

Tak hanya itu, BPLH Jakarta menyebut mutu perairan Teluk Jakarta terutama di perairan Ancol dan sekitarnya juga mengandung senyawa kimia seperti nitrat, amonik, dan phosfat dalam jumlah yang tinggi. Jika sudah begini, masalah kembali terpulang kepada ketegasan pemerintah dan kesadaran warga. Jika sikap tak berubah sudah tentu Teluk Jakarta akan kian tercemar hingga suatu saat tak ada lagi wisata laut atau lezatnya ikan. Teluk Jakarta bukanlah tong sampah raksasa.

And Ancol planning to open a water salination factory in this area??? YIKES!!!

November 16th 2006 ; 2:46:07 PM
4 dump managements with ITF method will be built in 2007

To handle the dump crisis in Jakarta, the government will build dump management with Intermediate Treatment Facility (ITF) method in Marunda, Pulogebang, Duri KOsambi, and Ragunan in 2007. Sutiyoso stated the statement on Thursday (16/11). Sutiyoso said that the current management was implemented since 1987 and done last year. In the future, the dump management will be done using incinerator.

The Head of Jakarta Dept. of City Cleansing, Rama Boedi, said that ITF method will categorize the dump problem in Jakarta into 4 land zones service and 1 sea zone service. “Each zone will be facilitated with temporary dump site (Tempat Pembuangan Sementara/TPS), temporary station, and ITF,” explained Boedi.

Boedi said that ITF method is a burning installation that can produce electricity or compost with the dump destruction capacity of 1,000-1,500 tons per day. From 2005-2006, the dump management in Jakarta has been focused in the current management. As for the dump management in Bantargebang, the Jakarta government will form Badan Usaha Bersama with the Bekasi government to run the Bantargebang final dump site (Tempat Pembuangan Akhir/TPA). For 2007-2010, a new dump management will be built. It will be a Waste to Energy (WTE) installation, a dump burning installation to produce electricity. While for the long term (2011-2015), Jakarta Dept. of City Cleansing will develop 3R’s concept (reduce, reuse, and recycle) and also environment friendly high-tech dump management just like in other big cities in the world.

“We must be encouraged to implement modern dump management system. If it works, Jakarta will be a model for other cities in Indonesia in dump management system,” finished Boedi.




mila
Source : wawan

November 15th 2006 ; 2:05:01 PM
700 shield trees will be planted in main streets in North Jakarta

In order to green the environment, North Jakarta Dept. of City Park will plant 700 shield trees in several main streets. Those streets cover Jalan Yos Sudarso, around Artha Gading, Kelapa Gading Mall, and Jalan Boulevard. The local Head of Section for Road Green Belt, Hermanto, said that the program is a means for North Jakarta to win Adipura award in 2007.

“Those trees will be planted in between the pedestrian path and hopefully it will be finished by the end of this year,” said Hermanto to beritajakarta.com on Wednesday (15/11).

This program cost for Rp 300 million. “It will be done in stages. Moreover, the governor is having a green program called Jakarta Ijo Royo-Royo” added Hermanto.

Those trees will consist of oil-palm trees, bougainvillea trees, and banyan trees. In the future, this kind of program will involve all personnel in the sub-district. Meanwhile, the local Head of Public Relation and Protocol, Asep Rohyani, said that so far the local mayor has instructed all the personnel to do the same program. “North Jakarta is located near the beach. Therefore, we’ll keep doing the same act in the future,” finished Rohyani.




mila
Source : folman

i noticed an article on the bbc website about the Indonesian mud flow in surabaya. american news says nothing about anything other then what is happening in iran/iraq. can some one give me a run down about what happened and why it happened im a bit confused about it all.

^ Check out the Sidoarjo thread.

oooo! sorry i did not know what that was. thank you!

Floods, landslides kill at least 80 in northern Indonesia

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh and North Sumatra provinces have killed at least 80 people and forced tens of thousands to flee to higher ground, authorities in the region said on Monday.

Aceh, still feeling the devastating effects of the 2004 tsunami, was hardest hit. Ridwan Sulaiman, head of social affairs in the province, said the death toll was now 42, although the figure could go higher as rescuers reach more remote villages.

Authorities said an estimated 42,000 residents had been driven from their homes by the floodwaters. Most of the damage was in Aceh's Tamiang district, on the northern tip of Sumatra island.

Floods killed 17 people, with almost 50,000 made homeless, in neighboring North Sumatra province, officials said.

Landslides triggered by the rains killed another 21 in the province's Muarasipongi district, Hashim Nasution, deputy mayor of Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, told Elshinta radio.

Nasution said local residents had just returned to their homes after fleeing last week's earthquake. "We are still trying to locate more people. We received a report that at least four people are still missing in the area," he said.

Authorities have blamed heavy rains as well as the effects of deforestation for the destruction. Lack of adequate forest cover leaves the ground less able to absorb excess water.

Sulaiman said some of the waters in Aceh had begun to recede, leaving behind thick mud that complicated rescue and aid efforts. The Bener Meriah regency was cut off and authorities were awaiting a helicopter to survey the damage, he said.

He said the government and aid organizations had sufficient supplies of food, tents and medicine but transport capable of reaching remote areas remained a problem.

Almost exactly two years ago, on December 26, 2004, Aceh was hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami, which left some 170,000 dead or missing in the province.

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An aerial view shows houses submerged in floodwater in the district of Aceh Tamiang, Aceh province, December 24, 2006.

US-born rhino heads home to Indonesia to help save species

JAKARTA (AFP) - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his way "home" to Indonesia to help save the species from extinction.

Andalas is expected to arrive Tuesday from the Los Angeles Zoo and will then be transported by road to a rhino sanctuary in the Way Kambas National Park on Sumatra island, the manager of the site, Marcellus Adi, told AFP Monday.

"We will drive Andalas directly to the Way Kambas National Park shortly after his arrival in Jakarta. It will take around 12 hours' journey by road," Adi said.

Andalas is the first Sumatran rhino born in captivity to return to its homeland, and the first born in captivity since 1889, when a live birth was recorded at the Calcutta Zoo in India, according to the Los Angeles Zoo.

Born on September 13, 2001 in Cincinnati Zoo and later transferred to Los Angeles, Andalas is heading to Sumatra as part of an international breeding programme to try to save the species.

Two young female rhinos, Rosa and Ratu, are awaiting his arrival.

Small and hairy, the Sumatran rhinoceros is the most endangered rhino species in the world, with only about 300 remaining in the wild.

The rhino population is ravaged by hunting and poaching for their horns -- which are used in some traditional Asian medicines -- with an estimated 70 percent of their numbers lost in the past two decades.

"Andalas' journey to Indonesia is vital to the future of Sumatran rhinos," Los Angeles Zoo director John Lewis said in a statement.

"This breeding programme is just one example of the extent zoos will go to in order to save a species from extinction."

Andalas' parents were captured in a national park in Sumatra in 1990 and 1991 under a programme aimed at saving the Sumatran rhino, and later sent to Cincinnati Zoo.

Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States are collaborating on a captive breeding programme to help save the species.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/pms-200m-plan-to-save-forests/2007/03/29/1174761622136.html

OMG.. what a useless plan. The money will be gone to corruption. Sign the kyoto protocol instead.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/pms-200m-plan-to-save-forests/2007/03/29/1174761622136.html

OMG.. what a useless plan. The money will be gone to corruption. Sign the kyoto protocol instead.

OHw the Aussie way is follow the US whether is it in a war, in the air, on the sea, on the ground. Follow the leader.

And ofcourse Indonesia is again the problem.:mad:
Australia is sometimes so childish.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6505693.stm

'It's a stunning piece of hypocrisy'
Senator Bob Brown

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSJAK21510620070503?feedType=RSS

By Ahmad Pathoni

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia had the fastest pace of deforestation in the world between 2000-2005, with an area of forest equivalent to 300 soccer pitches destroyed every hour, Greenpeace said on Thursday.

"The next generation of Indonesians will not see any forest if no action is taken by the government to deal with the problem," Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Bustar Maitar told a news conference.

The Guinness World Records had approved a proposal by Greenpeace that Indonesia's forest destruction be included in its 2008 record book to be published in September this year, said Greenpeace Southeast Asia campaigner Hapsoro.

Displaying a replica of the certificate from the global authority of records, he said the citation from the publication would read: "Of the 44 countries which collectively account for 90 percent of the world's forests, the country which pursues the highest annual rate of deforestation is Indonesia with 1.8 million hectares (4.4 million acres) of forest destroyed each year between 2000-2005."

Indonesia has lost 72 percent of its intact ancient forests and half of what remains is threatened by commercial logging, forest fires and clearances for palm oil plantations, Greenpeace said.

The group urged the Indonesian government to impose a temporary ban on commercial logging in natural forests nationwide, accusing authorities of failing to control lawlessness and corruption in the forestry sector.

Thanks to our government, our people and timber company from neighbor

:ohno:

SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY
Menhut: Greenpeace Hanya Ingin Cari Sensasi

MS Kaban

[JAKARTA] Departemen Kehutanan membantah data yang dilansir Greenpeace, yang mengacu pada data FAO, bahwa Indonesia merupakan negara penghancur hutan tercepat di dunia. Menteri Kehutanan (Menhut) MS Kaban, secara tegas mengatakan data yang digunakan Greenpeace adalah data yang sudah basi dan tidak valid.

"Yang dilakukan Greenpeace itu hanya iseng. Hanya mencari sensasi. Data yang mereka pakai bahkan sudah basi, jadi terlambat kalau baru diumumkan sekarang. Bagi kita, yang paling penting saat ini bagaimana merehabilitasi sesuatu yang rusak, karena sudah dirasakan dampaknya. Bukan terus menerus hanya membahas kehancuran hutan," kata Menhut seusai salat Jumat di Jakarta.

Menhut juga menyesalkan, dalam publikasinya Greenpeace tidak adil. Sebab hanya menuding Indonesia sebagai penghancur hutan tanpa menyinggung negara-negara konsumen yang turut menikmati kayu-kayu yang ditebang dari hutan Indonesia baik secara legal maupun ilegal.

"Greenpeace juga tidak menghargai apa yang sudah dilakukan Indonesia dalam mempertahankan hutan. Kita sudah menerapkan soft landing (penurunan jatah tebangan, Red). Bayangkan, dari 27 juta meter kubik per tahun ketika itu, saat ini menjadi hanya 8-9 juta meter kubik per tahun. Lalu, upaya-upaya penanaman melalui HTI, Gerhan, atau hutan tanaman rakyat sama sekali tidak mereka pedulikan. Semestinya mereka menggunakan data yang lebih lengkap dan terbaru," ujar Menhut.

Salah Tafsir

Kepala Pusat Informasi Dephut Ahmad Fauzi Mashud menambahkan, Greenpeace seharusnya menjelaskan secara rinci data yang digunakan sebagai acuan. Sebab, laju deforestasi yang disebut Greenpeace masih pada angka 1,8 juta hektare (ha) per tahun. Padahal, data resmi Dephut yang diperoleh melalui pantauan satelit di Belanda, memperlihatkan saat ini laju deforestasi atau hilangnya kawasan yang semula hutan menjadi bukan hutan berkisar 0,9 juta ha per tahun.

"Ini adalah data terbaru. Kami juga mempertanyakan data apa saja yang digunakan Greenpeace. Seharusnya data yang dipublikasikan itu disepakati dulu secara bersama, agar menjadi data yang valid," kata dia.

Dikatakan, pernyataan Greenpeace yang tidak ditoleransi adalah mengenai hilangnya hutan alam Indonesia. "Itu sama sekali tidak benar. Kita masih memiliki hutan tropis yang masih perawan, yang cukup luas dan itu tidak bakalan kita biarkan hilang. Apalagi, kita sudah menetapkan kawasan hutan konservasi, taman nasional, cagar alam, dan hutan lindung. Kenapa upaya kita dalam menjaga kawasan hutan tersebut tidak mereka perhitungkan?" tambah dia.

Disesalkan juga, data yang disampaikan Greenpeace akan menimbulkan salah tafsir karena tidak ada penjelasan perbedaan antara deforestasi dan degradasi. Padahal keduanya memiliki arti berbeda.

Juru Kampanye Penyelamatan Hutan Greenpeace Asia Tenggara Hapsoro di Jakarta, Kamis (3/5) mengatakan dari 44 negara di dunia yang masih memiliki kawasan hutan, Indonesia tercatat sebagai negara dengan laju deforestasi paling cepat.

Indonesia akan mendapatkan sertifikat Guinness World Record sebagai penghancur hutan tercepat di dunia. [H-13]

Last modified: 5/5/07

A republican state cannot effectively control and steer the country with a size of Indonesia.

All the government institutions are all centralized in one province on Java. How further away the provinces from Jakarta are situated. How weaker the control and the policies work. Every province need it's specific policy.

The destroyed forrests are all far away from Jakarta. So they the politicians can't see it, can't smell it, so they don't care. they only care when their feet is getting wet during a banjir. But when talking about illegal logging, fishing or mining, it's not in their backgarden so don't see the need of environmental reform.

Whe need more provincial power. Every province should have it's own Kementerian Lingkunan Hidup and it's own menteri which is should be affected with judging wether certain business operations like: logging, mining, fishing might harm the local environment.

You can coordinate from Jakarta but you can't see and experience it.

It's a shame 150 hectares a day.

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSJAK21510620070503?feedType=RSS

By Ahmad Pathoni

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia had the fastest pace of deforestation in the world between 2000-2005, with an area of forest equivalent to 300 soccer pitches destroyed every hour, Greenpeace said on Thursday.

"The next generation of Indonesians will not see any forest if no action is taken by the government to deal with the problem," Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Bustar Maitar told a news conference.

The Guinness World Records had approved a proposal by Greenpeace that Indonesia's forest destruction be included in its 2008 record book to be published in September this year, said Greenpeace Southeast Asia campaigner Hapsoro.

Displaying a replica of the certificate from the global authority of records, he said the citation from the publication would read: "Of the 44 countries which collectively account for 90 percent of the world's forests, the country which pursues the highest annual rate of deforestation is Indonesia with 1.8 million hectares (4.4 million acres) of forest destroyed each year between 2000-2005."

Indonesia has lost 72 percent of its intact ancient forests and half of what remains is threatened by commercial logging, forest fires and clearances for palm oil plantations, Greenpeace said.

The group urged the Indonesian government to impose a temporary ban on commercial logging in natural forests nationwide, accusing authorities of failing to control lawlessness and corruption in the forestry sector.

Maybe the Menteri Kehutanan should move his office to Kalimantan than he can experience by himself and will he be closer to the fire.

SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY
Menhut: Greenpeace Hanya Ingin Cari Sensasi

MS Kaban

[JAKARTA] Departemen Kehutanan membantah data yang dilansir Greenpeace, yang mengacu pada data FAO, bahwa Indonesia merupakan negara penghancur hutan tercepat di dunia. Menteri Kehutanan (Menhut) MS Kaban, secara tegas mengatakan data yang digunakan Greenpeace adalah data yang sudah basi dan tidak valid.

"Yang dilakukan Greenpeace itu hanya iseng. Hanya mencari sensasi. Data yang mereka pakai bahkan sudah basi, jadi terlambat kalau baru diumumkan sekarang. Bagi kita, yang paling penting saat ini bagaimana merehabilitasi sesuatu yang rusak, karena sudah dirasakan dampaknya. Bukan terus menerus hanya membahas kehancuran hutan," kata Menhut seusai salat Jumat di Jakarta.

Menhut juga menyesalkan, dalam publikasinya Greenpeace tidak adil. Sebab hanya menuding Indonesia sebagai penghancur hutan tanpa menyinggung negara-negara konsumen yang turut menikmati kayu-kayu yang ditebang dari hutan Indonesia baik secara legal maupun ilegal.

"Greenpeace juga tidak menghargai apa yang sudah dilakukan Indonesia dalam mempertahankan hutan. Kita sudah menerapkan soft landing (penurunan jatah tebangan, Red). Bayangkan, dari 27 juta meter kubik per tahun ketika itu, saat ini menjadi hanya 8-9 juta meter kubik per tahun. Lalu, upaya-upaya penanaman melalui HTI, Gerhan, atau hutan tanaman rakyat sama sekali tidak mereka pedulikan. Semestinya mereka menggunakan data yang lebih lengkap dan terbaru," ujar Menhut.

Salah Tafsir

Kepala Pusat Informasi Dephut Ahmad Fauzi Mashud menambahkan, Greenpeace seharusnya menjelaskan secara rinci data yang digunakan sebagai acuan. Sebab, laju deforestasi yang disebut Greenpeace masih pada angka 1,8 juta hektare (ha) per tahun. Padahal, data resmi Dephut yang diperoleh melalui pantauan satelit di Belanda, memperlihatkan saat ini laju deforestasi atau hilangnya kawasan yang semula hutan menjadi bukan hutan berkisar 0,9 juta ha per tahun.

"Ini adalah data terbaru. Kami juga mempertanyakan data apa saja yang digunakan Greenpeace. Seharusnya data yang dipublikasikan itu disepakati dulu secara bersama, agar menjadi data yang valid," kata dia.

Dikatakan, pernyataan Greenpeace yang tidak ditoleransi adalah mengenai hilangnya hutan alam Indonesia. "Itu sama sekali tidak benar. Kita masih memiliki hutan tropis yang masih perawan, yang cukup luas dan itu tidak bakalan kita biarkan hilang. Apalagi, kita sudah menetapkan kawasan hutan konservasi, taman nasional, cagar alam, dan hutan lindung. Kenapa upaya kita dalam menjaga kawasan hutan tersebut tidak mereka perhitungkan?" tambah dia.

Disesalkan juga, data yang disampaikan Greenpeace akan menimbulkan salah tafsir karena tidak ada penjelasan perbedaan antara deforestasi dan degradasi. Padahal keduanya memiliki arti berbeda.

Juru Kampanye Penyelamatan Hutan Greenpeace Asia Tenggara Hapsoro di Jakarta, Kamis (3/5) mengatakan dari 44 negara di dunia yang masih memiliki kawasan hutan, Indonesia tercatat sebagai negara dengan laju deforestasi paling cepat.

Indonesia akan mendapatkan sertifikat Guinness World Record sebagai penghancur hutan tercepat di dunia. [H-13]

Last modified: 5/5/07

if you guys really care about environment, perhaps this is the organization you should join in: http://www.jakartagreenmonster.com/

double post

Thanks for the offer......:lol:

if you guys really care about environment, perhaps this is the organization you should join in: http://www.jakartagreenmonster.com/

02/04/07 18:53

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Menteri Kehutanan (Menhut), MS Ka`ban, mengatakan bahwa dibutuhkan waktu sekitar 25 hingga 26 tahun untuk mereboisasi 55 juta hektare (ha) hutan yang rusak di Indonesia dengan dana sekitar Rp440 triliun.

"Dengan demikian dibutuhkan rentang waktu sekitar 25 hingga 26 tahun untuk mereboisasi hutan yang rusak di tanah air," ujarnya didampingi Menteri Lingkungan Hidup (Men LH), Rahmat Witoelar, di Kantor Kepresidenan, usai mengikuti Sidang Kabinet Paripurna, dipimpin Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, di Jakarta, Senin.

Menurut dia, selama tahun 2003-2007, pemerintah telah melakukan penanaman hutan kembali yang gundul sekitar 4 juta ha, dan pada 2008 akan melakukan program penanaman hutan sebanyak dua juta ha dengan menyiapkan sekitar dua miliar batang bibit pohon.

"Konsentrasi reboisasi lahan rusak diutamakan seperti di kawasan hutan lindung, hutan konservasi, dan hutan produksi," ujarnya.

Rebosiasi hutan gundul akan difokuskan di Pulau Jawa, karena tingkat tutupan hutan di wilayah ini hanya mencapai 19 persen. Ini harus ditingkatkan hingga 30 persen.

Untuk mencapai program itu, menurut Ka`ban, pemerintah akan meminta partisipasi pemerintah daerah seperti Gubernur dan Bupati terutama di kawasan yang daerahnya memiliki lahan yang rusak.

"Kita akan melibatkan mitra swasta dan partisipasi masyarakat untuk pengadaan . Yang penting kita menyediakan bibit pohon dalam jumlah sebanyak-banyaknya," ujarnya.

Khusus kawasan hutan produksi, dan hutan tanaman rakyat dan program intensifikasi, rebosiasinya diserahkan kepada pemegang Hak Pengusahaan Hutan (HPH).

Ka`ban juga mengatakan, dengan diserahkannya tanggungjawab mengelola dan memperbaiki hutan produksi itu, maka akan terjadi keseimbangan antara pengelola HPH dengan pemerintah sebagai pemilik lahan.

"Dengan demikian, tidak ada lagi istilah tebang pilih, karena semua memiliki kewajiban yang sama. Jadi kawasan produksi yang mengalami degradasi termasuk daerah hulu dan aliran sungai sungai itu "reforestrasi" dengan anggaran yang disiapkan setiap tahunnya," ujarnya.

Ka`ban menyoroti, akibat penggundulan hutan dengan cara perambahan tidak terencana, pencurian dan perubahan kawasan hutan tanpa izin itu, mengakibatkan jumlah jatah tebangan pemerintah dari tahun ke tahun semakin menurun.

"Saat ini jatah tebangan hutan hanya sekitar 8 juta kubik per tahun, merosot dibanding ketika jumlah tebangan pernah mencapai puncak sekitar 27 juta kubik per tahun," demikian Ka'ban. (*)


Copyright © 2007 ANTARA

Hundreds flee high waves in Indonesia

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21755019-1702,00.html

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Just Now when I saw the news at RCTI that Truck Carrying Biscuits Kecebur ke laut in Pelabuhan Merak because of this high waves... I saw it and Laughed because the Biscuits were like ngambang and everyone was not helping out but taking the Biscuiits :lol: :lol: :lol:

^ that's sad but funny at the same time...

I hope it's not a sign of another tsunami

^^ yep I was thinking the same too but when you see the video and all its more to funny than sad...:D

No its not a Tsunami meteorologist say that it was Strong Winds

:banana: :banana: :banana:

www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=460077&in_page_id=1811

:bash: :bash: :bash:

Wow..very scary ? is sure that new foto ? or old foto's ? unbelievable how can be the govt nothing to do:ohno:

^^ they should take up all the boi-degrable plastics and recycle it

I have a question...

In Indonesia, isn't there some kind of an organization where they can gather volunteers to hlp clean up the cities?

Sekarang d KAWASAN JABOTABEK (jakarta-bogor-tangerang-bekasi) ....anda sudah tidak akan lagi menemui bahan bakar SOLAR pada sebagian besar SPBU-SPBU milik PERTAMINA... sebagai gantinya inilah BIOSOLAR (campuran Solar dengan Kelapa Sawit) ;) .. good movement for our INDONESIA.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/IMG_1972.jpg
^^ pics by ILhamRJ

.... sayang belum ada BIOPREMIUM ... hahahaha :D

Ada beberapa jenis bahan bakar yang lazim d SPBU-SPBU d JKT :

1. Premium
2. PERTAMAX
3. SuperTT (pernah ada, tapi sekarang masih aga gak yach ???)
4. Biosolar

Sekarang d KAWASAN JABOTABEK (jakarta-bogor-tangerang-bekasi) ....anda sudah tidak akan lagi menemui bahan bakar SOLAR pada sebagian besar SPBU-SPBU milik PERTAMINA... sebagai gantinya inilah BIOSOLAR (campuran Solar dengan Kelapa Sawit) ;) .. good movement for our INDONESIA.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/IMG_1972.jpg
^^ pics by ILhamRJ

.... sayang belum ada BIOPREMIUM ... hahahaha :D

Ada beberapa jenis bahan bakar yang lazim d SPBU-SPBU d JKT :

1. Premium
2. PERTAMAX
3. SuperTT (pernah ada, tapi sekarang masih aga gak yach ???)
4. Biosolar

:banana: isnt that Solar the one use by many Bajaj Buses Motorcycles Mikrolet:nuts: (the one produce alot of smoke?)

^^ this is the bio one.. kalo gak salah lebih bersih ya?? ato bikinnya doang beda?

:banana: isnt that Solar the one use by many Bajaj Buses Motorcycles Mikrolet:nuts: (the one produce alot of smoke?)

Motorcycles uses premium ... bisa rusak motor kalo pake solar ... hehehehe.

Some Bajaj has been converted using BBG (Bahan Bakar Gas)...

Trust me, now some of public bus has used BBG, and even BUSWAY use BBG for all of its corridore except the first corridore..

Unfortunately, BBG is only still around in Jabotabek region, it is a lil bit risky, if u drive to another city ...

Btw, sebagian besar kendaraan d Indonesia bahan bakarnya tuh premium .. cuman untuk mobil2 tertentu bisa pake PERTAMAX atau SUperTT... Tapi walo gimanapun, kalo gak ada PERTAMAX teteup bisa digantikan dengan PREMIUM (belum semua SPBU d Indonesia pnya PERTAMAX apalafi SuperTT) ..... Dan mobil SOLAR gak bisa diisikan pake PREMIUM atau sebaliknya, terlalu berbahaya ... hehehe ;)

^^ this is the bio one.. kalo gak salah lebih bersih ya?? ato bikinnya doang beda?

I have no idea :D ... Waktu tanya ama penjaga pombensinnya cuman bilang .. ada campouran kelapa sawitnya .. mengenai kelebihan, yach lebih ramah lingkungan dan membantu mengurangi penggunaan minyak bumi sebagai bahan bakar ;) ...

^^ bukan emang bikinnya pke kelapa sawit ama boker (lol) sapi ya?? :D:D

ah salah.. yang pake e e sapi itu bio gas :lol::lol:

wow BIOSOLAR! that's good... more clean , better for the environmet

I have a question...

In Indonesia, isn't there some kind of an organization where they can gather volunteers to hlp clean up the cities?

PROKASIH (Program Kali Bersih) ;) didn't you study PPKn??
Langit Biru....cleaning carbon emision and to not use the cars to clean the air.... usually in Sundays tho
and the happy old "Gotong Royong"

what else?

talking about Jakarta Flooding Festival in Febuary, our neighbor are currently having flood festival now...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=13653557#post13653557

KLCC still stunning. But what happened to the capital of Malaysia.
10 years ago, these thing happened.
But now after 10 years, situation seem to be remained as same.

namanya juga Sister cities ;)

I got the pictures of last night flood
I will post it later in there and here

btw there is nothing to be proud from their flood

Yep nothing to be proud of... but remember when it was February and everyone was calling Jakarta the worst because we thought that its the only city that has floods... think again... thats why I keep saying every city has its goods and bads....

don't forget when we watch in the TVs shows where they show those Humongous floods in Texas and everyone was on trees being rescued in By helicopter... (was it "when Danger Attacks"?) that one's Incomparable....

Hawaii pact with Indonesia to bolster disaster readiness

By Mary Vorsino
Advertiser Staff Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia — After a brief meeting tomorrow with the Indonesia minister of defense, Gov. Linda Lingle will officially announce the kick-off of a historic pact between the Hawaii National Guard and the Indonesian military.

The partnership is meant to bolster disaster preparedness in Indonesia and Hawaii.

Lingle said Hawaii experts and Guard members are eager to share what they've learned in the past about planning for disasters. Meanwhile, the Indonesian military will be able to provide invaluable information on how it responded to the December 2004 tsunami, which killed 120,000 Indonesians in Aceh province and thousands more elsewhere.

In recent years, Indonesians have also sustained earthquakes and floods.

The state partnership program will bring the promise of annual federal funds, though officials have not yet released a dollar figure or indicated how often the militaries will collaborate as part of the agreement, which is only the fourth of its kind in the Pacific.

Hawaii and Guam also have a partnership with the Philippines, while Washington is partnered with Thailand and the Alaska National Guard has an agreement with Mongolia.

After the partnership announcement, Lingle will attend a roundtable discussion with members of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She will also meet with Theo Sambuaga, a member of the Indonesia parliament who recently toured the United States and is interested in talking about economic development opportunities.


http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jun/10/br/br5186023497.html

Indonesia is teaming up with my home state of Hawaii:cheers: Hawaii National Guard main based in the world infamous Pearl Harbor-Hickam AirForce base, the base packed with over twelve nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, destroyers, tons of air superiority jet fighters and other of the world's most advance military machines. Hawaii National Guard also works closely with NASA which should really help Indonesia out in preparing for the next disaster.

Yep nothing to be proud of... but remember when it was February and everyone was calling Jakarta the worst because we thought that its the only city that has floods... think again... thats why I keep saying every city has its goods and bads....

don't forget when we watch in the TVs shows where they show those Humongous floods in Texas and everyone was on trees being rescued in By helicopter... (was it "when Danger Attacks"?) that one's Incomparable....

Yup, the flood last night was big but only last for 3 - 4 hours not 3 - 4 days

^^ hmm it seems nowadays your a bit KL-ish

I just informing the truth, this is the main purpose we are here. To share information not bashing and curse the others. If I did gave false information just show me, I wouldn't hesitate to apologize

^^ :yes:

if i remember correctly, Singapore was also hit by flood last year (Dec) about knee height ;)

I just informing the truth, this is the main purpose we are here. To share information not bashing and curse the others. If I did gave false information just show me, I wouldn't hesitate to apologize

who's Bashing and Cursing? I'm not like "Rasain Lo semoga abis deh!" my basic tujuan of posting that is that our neighbors juga Manusia yg gak perlu agung2in bgt since sometimes we make some stupid comparisons between an Elephant with a Tiger

This is your comment on our neighbour Timor Leste


but East Timor is a ex-Portugese's Colony right? so why would they want to to speak a language of another colony? so they'll become developed or something?.... Silly.... I wish just for all the Birds that contain bird-flu Migrate there :goodbye:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=13111865&postcount=72

And today with purpose to humiliate KL, you posted link to the floods discussion in their forum. You bashed Thailand, Philippines, Timor Leste and now Malaysia

<<<<<<<<<

Lol are you trying to make be Banned? well I contribute this for the world to get to know Indonesia better...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=318843

If I were to be Banned, who would contribute as much as me in order for Indonesia to not ketinggalan jauh??

Making that is much better rather than going heavily off topic in almost every thread...

Humiliate KL? I swear I have no intentions and its the truth..... it was just to counter the Bilions of Comparisons of "Jakarta Ketinggalan jauh look at *Insert SEA city here*" that people posted including you!

as I said we don't need to agung2in our neighbors too much... we are all the same every city has its goods and bads

Hmm like they didn't humiliate us :| See who goes first :D

a very polluted city

Rate Jakarta Thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=26191&page=26

8.5/10
atleast nicer than Jakarta and Manila.
Jakarta has a worst skyline!!

Rate KL Thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=17347&page=29

what I did in those was counter :|

You bashed Thailand, Philippines, Timor Leste and now Malaysia

LMAO Give me one Example of Thailand and one example of the Philippines....
try to find one in my posts... Be my guest....:)

does me saying this in rate Bangkok count??

OMG 10/10 J/K

I posted did that to Timor Leste because I saw a flame post from a Melanesia Barat Forum.....

Well sorry buddy but me, I don't just stand while someone Ijekin your country first....

BTW and please do not this example too :D

Absolutely stupid article KL is the most boringest place ever no culture.... absolute propaganda.... every cities has their goods and bads....

because it was to counter this :|

FROM THE JAKARTA POST MONTHLY

“We have to watch out,” said a concerned Malaysian filmmaker during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Kuala Lumpur. “Malaysia suddenly has too many problems. If we are not careful, Kuala Lumpur could end up in 20 or 30 years like Jakarta!”

that was first posted

U know ... I never opened TIMOR LESTE thread .......... since last 1-2 months.... I'm a lil bit lazier to have chit-chat there... So many "pro dan kontra" that we simply dont need it ....

Ask MOD to close that thread .... It is not supposed to be under INDONESIA forum... It shud on its own forum or post it in ASIA FORUM ... Bangladesh juga diposting ke sana ... why not TIMOR LESTE ???

no... ricuh2 ... okay ... :D

Did I mention that I want you to be banned? You are doing a good copy paste job in Indonesian tourism thread while others send their pictures here. So I hope you can keep you good effort

If you are trying to say that Indonesia is not lack behind other SEA cities then do it in the world forum because there will be American or Italiano will read your post here. We are here in Indonesia already knew that Jakarta is not lack behind those neighbours. So your post was pointless

Btw, I'm sorry but I have something more important to do than searching your posts bashing others (and even ask them to masturbate in rate Jakarta skyline thread)

Btw if will still mad if ppl look down at my beloved country, but I will do it right in front their face and not just talk shit behind them.

udahhh oiiii
jangan berantem!!!
nanti di ban david n locked by alvin lho!!

^^ well I don't know what seems to be Humilitating Malaysians in Just posting that KL also has floods... any Malaysians looking at it would say so what..... its just silly....

I can't believe some people forgot what they posted but remember and recorded what i posted... it seems someone doesn't want me here....

Back to topic pls ..... :cheers:

Btw, I'm sorry but I have something more important to do than searching your posts bashing others (and even ask them to masturbate in rate Jakarta skyline thread)

Lol busy Businessman! you accused me that I was Bashing Thailand and Philippines SO I ask for you to look through my post and give proof but instead tell about another post? + so what if I tell them to ma**urbate? they bashed Jakarta First.....

jeng,jeng,jengggggg! :eat: hap! lalu di tangkap! :eat:

Indonesia’s forests threatened by logging and palm oil

JAKARTA: It’s one of the few countries that still has vast swathes of tropical rainforests left. But conservationists say maybe not for long.

Indonesia’s rainforests — especially those on Borneo island — are being stripped so rapidly because of illegal logging and palm oil plantations for bio-fuels, they could be wiped out altogether within the next 15 years, some environmentalists say.

“Sixty percent of the protected and conservation areas are already badly damaged due to illegal logging and palm oil plantations,” Rully Sumada, a forestry expert with Indonesian environmental group Walhi, told Reuters.

“The deforestation speed is 2.8 million hectares a year. At this rate, by 2012 the forests in Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi will be gone, only the forests in Papua will be left. And if cutting of trees carries on, no forest will be left by 2022.”

Indonesia has a total forest area of more than 225 million acres (91 million hectares), or about 10 percent of the world’s remaining tropical forest, according to Rainforestweb.org, a portal on rainforests.

But the tropical Southeast Asian country — whose forests are a treasure trove of plant and animal species including the endangered orangutans — has already lost an estimated 72 percent of its original frontier forest.

The biggest threat to the forests of Borneo, and also Aceh on the northernmost tip of Sumatra island, is from illegal logging.

A recent report by the Environmental Investigation Agency and Indonesia-based Telapak said that Malaysia and China were major recipients of stolen Indonesian timber and that shipping companies from Singapore carried such wood overseas.

China industry complicit: Greenpeace’s China office said China’s timber industry was complicit in the illegal felling of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea’s merbau trees, with logs then smuggled to China and processed and exported as floorboards and high-end furnishings to the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Merbau is a resilient red hardwood, one of the most valuable in Southeast Asia.

China’s Foreign Ministry brushed away accusations that the country’s demand for timber was hastening the destruction of Southeast Asian forests, saying it had a strict system of supervision and management of timber and timber product imports.”

“The effects of deforestation are crystal clear. Bio-diversity will be destroyed,” Masnellyarti Hilman, a deputy minister in Indonesia’s environment ministry, told Reuters. reuters

Back to topic pls ..... :cheers:

Yes I agree, no time to entertain masturbate boy
Coz I have real life not just internet world

:cheers:

^^ Your really funny you know! it is You that accused me of Humiliating people that I didn't and now Your the one that's Flaming! :lol: kasian banget confused ya.....

its shows incompetence + need English improvement.....emang yg salah dari awal juga gara2 salah ngebaca itu lu!... gw cuma posting kalo di KL jg ada banjir kyk kita tapi mereka 10 thn ama kita 5 thn makanya gw bilang sister city...gw juga bilang nowadays your a bit KL-ish is because your putting things about KL more...there's nothing wrong with that..you could say that its because you live there now......tau2nya lu ngatain orang masturbasi!.....udah happy now that you get more post counts :)?



UN Lauds Indonesia's Crackdown on Illegal Timber to Save Orangutans

The United Nations has welcomed efforts by the Indonesian Government to crack down on illegal logging which is both endangering orangutans - one of the world's few great apes - by destroying their habitat and increasing opportunities for them to be bought and sold illicitly.

Recently, Indonesian authorities have intensified their efforts to curb the illegal timber trade, seizing 30,000 cubic metres of processed wood in Nunukan in East Kalimantan province and arresting six people. More have been arrested in the same province n conjunction with an additional 40,000 cubic metres that officials have seized.

"We can only applaud the efforts of the Indonesia authorities to stamp out illegal logging and illegal timber trading," said Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in a statement released today. "It is this illegal trade and the networks of groups who indiscriminately exploit these nature-based assets that are putting forest ecosystems, local people's livelihoods, the orangutan and a whole host of other species in peril."

He added that the 70,000 cubic metres of confiscated wood is the equivalent of 3,000 truckloads of timber.

However, he said it is estimated that illegal logging is a $4 billion business annually in Indonesia, resulting in 2.1 million hectares of Indonesia's forests being cleared, which equates to several hundred thousands truckloads of timber and corresponds to an unbroken line of trucks from Paris to Bangkok.
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never liked this thread from the start because there's nothing I can do to help the environment since I'm in Sg :ohno: so buy2 with me from this thread :nocrook: :angel1: :goodbye:

stop mastur*ating things here.. damai2 aja yok.. :D:D

(btw how can you guys masturb**e in a skyscraper forum??) lol.. just kidding
:D

^ LOL @ PAW.....

lets stop the fight! :)

Thanks, I am a funny guy ;)
Me humiliating you? I just quoted your post, isn't that mean you humiliating yourself :lol:

^ LOL @ PAW.....

lets stop the fight! :)

Maybe you should start using Bahasa Indonesia because I've said enough as well but the kid start it again. Maybe he have some problem using English

^^ who's the kid??
gw ya??
:p

your are more mature paw

sometime I really wonder who is the youngest among us? looking by the age no doubt it will be you paw, but some ppl older than you have problem growing their mind and that such a pity

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http://www.eia-international.org/files/reports93-1.pdf

Some of you might have red this news already.
This report shows the downside of rapid economic expansion on the CHINA scale and the poor defense of the Indonesian Archipelago increasing massive illegal deforestation.


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08/16/07 15:05

BMG warns of 4.3 meters high waves in Bengkulu

Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) through the Climatological Station on Baai Island, Bengkulu, issued a warning on giant waves up to 4.3 meters high which may develop in the Indian Ocean, Southwest of Bengkulu.

An analyst at the Baai Island Climatological Station, Edi Warsudi, said here on Wednesday the giant waves may occur on Thursday (Aug 16) from 07:00 local time up to Friday (Aug 17) morning.

In the meantime, southwest of Enggano island the waves may reach up to 4.0 meters high..

As to the wind, he said the wind over the waters in Bengkulu will blow from the east to southwest at a speed of up to 25 knots per hour.

Earlier, Head of the Data and Informatiion section of the Geophysics Stations at the Yogyakarta Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG),Tiar Prasetya, said giant waves 2.5 meters to five meters high might hit several parts of Indonesia, and in the Indian Ocean south of Java island.

It was reported that giant waves had been hitting certain parts of the country since July 21, and predicted to continue raging until July 28, 2007.

He said the giant waves hit the waters west of Aceh, in the Indian Ocean west of Bengkulu and Lampung, in the Indian Ocean south of Java island, in the Java Sea, southern parts of Karimata strait, Masalembo waters, Southeast Sulawesi waters, South Sulawesi waters, Indian Ocean south of Bali and Nusa Tenggara.

The giant waves also hit the Bali Sea, Flores Sea, Sawu Sea, Rote strait, Fak Fak strait, Arafura and Merauke Seas.

Tiar also said that the wind was blowing from the east to southeast at a speed of 28-40 km per hour.

"Giant waves such as these are a real threat to all types of ships," he said.(*)

Copyright © 2007 ANTARA

^ yikes!!!! scary

Green group renews call for end to reclamation project

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Environmentalists on Wednesday renewed calls for the city administration to stop an ongoing land reclamation project that allegedly threatens the livelihoods of thousands of people.

Dozens of members of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) staged a rally in front of City Hall to protest the project.

"We use the momentum of Independence Day celebrations to remind the administration to stop the reclamation project.

"The next phase of the project involves evicting thousands of fishermen living on the North Jakarta coast," Slamet Daroyni, the executive director of Walhi's Jakarta chapter, said.

No city official met with the protesters.

Walhi, according to Slamet, had received complaints over the project from fishermen in Cilincing, Kamal Muara and Marunda areas.

The fishermen said reclamation works had killed fish in the area and their way of life.

"We hope the new governor of Jakarta will side with poor people like fishermen and stop the reclamation project," he said.

He said the project would also only worsen flooding in the capital and destroy fisheries, mangrove swamps and coral reefs.

Incumbent Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo will be the city's first directly elected governor after his installment in October.

The reclamation project involving three provinces -- Cilincing in Bekasi, West Java; Penjaringan in North Jakarta, and Dadap in Tangerang, Banten -- aims to modify a 32-kilometer stretch of the city's northern coastline.

The project is expected to add about 2,700 hectares to the city. The land has already been designated for industrial parks, hotels, office building and upscale accommodation for up to 1.19 million residents.

Walhi has protested the reclamation project since 2003 after the State Ministry for the Environment issued a decree rejecting it.

The ministry argued the environmental impact analysis for the project needed to be issued by the central government because the project would damage the environment in neighboring provinces.

However, companies involved in the reclamation project appealed the case to the State Administrative Court in 2004 and won.

Walhi and the ministry subsequently appealed the case to the Supreme Court.

Slamet said the administration should not continue with the reclamation work as the Supreme Court had yet to issue a verdict on the project.

Governor Sutiyoso, however, said reclamation was a common practice in coastal cities worldwide, adding that he would stop the project if it were proven to be harmful to the environment.

Six Javanese Lutungs released into the jungle

Malang (ANTARA News) - At least six Javanese lutung monkeys (Trachipithecus auratus) which had been treated for one to four years at the Animal Rescue Center (PPS) in Petungsewu, Malang, East Java, were released into the Hyang Wildlife Reserve Highland jungle.

Chairman of ProFauna Indonesia Rosek Nursahid said Tuesday that before the six monkeys led by a male called Rama were released, they had undergone a medical therapy, and trained in the PPS in Petungsewu in how to behave their natural habitat when they are back in the jungle.

"They monkeys had been confiscated by offcials of the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of the Ministry of Agriculture from merchants and individual persons of Probolinggo, Yogyakarta and Denpasar and sent to the PPS in Petungsewu," he said here.

He added that the release of the monkeys had the support of the Born Free Foundation, Humane Society International and Profauna Indonesia, Eiger, and artist Melanie Subono.

The Javanese lutungs are endangered animals and under Law no 5 of 1990 on Conservation of Biological Natural Resources and their Ecosystem, the rare animals cannot be traded, and violaters of this law are liable to a maximum of five years in jail and a fine of Rp 100 million.

Nevertheless, he added, these animals were still on sale in various bird markets in Central Java at Rp 150,000 to Rp 250,000 per head, and worse still, their meat were sold in several regions like Banyuwangi, East Java.

He said that the Hyang Wildlife Reserve Highland covers 14.145 hectares of land, is a convervation area most suitable as habitat of the lutungs, and safe from game hunters.

Previously for about one year, a team of the PPS in Petungsewu conducted a scientific survey of the suitability of the Hyang highland to release the rare monkeys.(*)

Copyright © 2007 ANTARA

National Geographic sept. 2007 edition "Raja Ampat"

ULTRA MARINE -- Page 94. In far eastern Indonesia lies a new biological frontier, the El Dorado of coral reefs. The topography and isolation of the Raja Ampat Islands and the ocean flow around them create a rich marine habitat, with hundreds of fish, mollusk and coral species, many newly discovered. With so many of the world's reefs being destroyed, efforts to safeguard this aquatic crown jewel, which boasts the greatest coral reef biodiversity for its size in the world, are in high gear. The Raja Ampat Islands are part of the 70,600-square-mile Bird's Head Seascape. Much of it is not yet legally protected, but the Indonesian government this year named seven new marine protected areas covering nearly 3,500 square miles in Raja Ampat. Renowned underwater photographer David Doubilet reveals some of the wondrous and elusive marine inhabitants of this remote world.

^ ill def buy it :drool:
eventhou it costs my allowance :cry:

^^ Majalah National Geographic Indo bukan ??? Jangan2 cuman yang di AS doank :) ...Btw, Keluar di NG Malaysia gak ???

Jadi pengen ngliat :drool:

Btw, memang mahal sihh :tongue2:

^^ NGM itu kan sama semua. :D:D
cuma beda bahasa

^^ ohh, I see ...:D

Green Building Semakin Menjadi Perhatian Jakarta (30 August 2007)

Abstract: Konsep "Green Building" kini semakin menarik perhatian Jakarta. Kalangan profesional properti dan arsitektur mengadakan pertemuan-pertemuan untuk membahas penerapan pembangunan berwawasan lingkungan untuk mengantisipasi pemanasan global, namun masih belum ada suara bulat. Sementara itu, untuk mengukur pemahaman para profesional, BCI Asia memulai survey "Green Building Market Survey 2007", melibatkan arsitek/engineer, pengembang, pemilik gedung dan kontraktor.

Apa yang dapat dilakukan dunia properti menghadapi pemanasan global?. Demikian salah satu tema dalam diskusi panel yang di selenggarakan Colliers Internasional, Ikatan Arsitek DKI Jakarta, Real Estat Indonesia DKI Jakarta, Asosiasi Manajemen Properti Indonesia dan Ikatan Ahli Fisika Bangunan Indonesia beberapa waktu lalu di kawasan Sudirman, Jakarta.

Mengurangi laju pemanasan global akhirnya memaksa semua pihak untuk memasukkannya dalam pertimbangan bisnis dalam dunia properti.

Isu ini memunculkan potensi hilangnya pemasukan bagi pengembang, arsitek, konsultan mekanikal-elektrikal, manajemen properti dan lainnya jika mereka tidak perduli dengan konsep "green building".

Dalam kesempatan diskusi ini, dikenalkan konsep acuan paling populer untuk penerapan "green building" keluaran US Green Building Council, yaitu Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

Tondy O. Lubis, Direktur Manajemen Fasilitas dan Properti Colliers Internasional mengatakan, "sebagai perusahaan yang langsung berhadapan dengan tren dunia di bidang properti, kami berinisiatif mengenalkan LEED, yang dipakai luas di seluruh dunia dan dapat menghilangkan kerancuan pengertian seperti bahwa green building itu mahal, sulit dan tidak layak secara bisnis. Di Indonesia belum ada proyek yang terintegrasi menggunakan konsep LEED".

Dalam diskusi satu hari ini, Meiko Handoyo dari REI DKI Jakarta menyampaikan bahwa, "kunci sukses penerapan LEED ini adalah sosialisasi yang baik kepada para pelaku properti. Di banyak negara telah memakai pendekatan ekologi dalam konsep pembangunan dan memperoleh tambahan nilai jual propertinya, namun untuk negara berkembang seperti Indonesia masih membutuhkan proses edukasi yang cukup panjang".

Green building juga menjadi tema utama pada seminar yang diselenggarakan dalam rangkaian kegiatan OZBuild Expo 2007 yang diselenggarakan oleh Australian Trade Commission (Austrade).

Seminar yang diselenggarakan selama dua hari ini antara lain mengangkat tema Future Green Building dengan pembicara, arsitek Budiman Hoolan Hendropurnomo, dan tema Future Green House yang disampaikan oleh arsitek Budi Pradono.

Seiring dengan diskusi sebelumnya, bagaimanapun juga, pertimbangan biaya masih menjadi bagian penting bagi pengembang dalam konteks penerapan konsep green building pada bangunan properti.

"Penerapan konsep green building akan sukses ketika dia merupakan 'good design is good business' bagi produk properti" ujar Budiman yang merupakan Direktur PT Duta Cermat Mandiri/Denton Corker MarshalI Indonesia kepada BCI Asia.

Sudah ada beberapa contoh di Indonesia, seperti salah satu hotel di Bali yang dibangun dengan konsep green, justru dengan biaya murah.

Budiman menjelaskan, "karena antara lain tidak menggunakan AC, sehingga menghemat penggunaan listrik. Bahkan kini semakin memberikan nilai lebih bagi pengembangnya dengan bisa meminimalisir penggunaan sumber daya air sehingga ramah lingkungan karena menerapkan konsep "water recycling", di mana air buangan dari kamar mandi diolah dan air hasil olahannya bisa digunakan untuk penyiraman taman. Dalam hal ini, konsep green merupakan good business".

Source: BCI

'Segera terapkan green building'
29/08/2007

JAKARTA: Pelaku bisnis properti harus segera mengimplementasikan konsep pembangunan green building di Indonesia guna mengantisipasi terhadap isu pemanasan global, serta bisa meningkatkan pemasukan dan nilai properti.

"Konsep ini [green building] sangat berdampak pada peningkatan property value dan pengurangan dampak pemanasan global," ujar Tondy O. Lubis, Facility & Property Management Director PT Colliers International Indonesia, di sela-sela diskusi panel Pemanasan Global: Apa yang Dilakukan Dunia Properti?, kemarin.

Namun, hingga saat ini kebanyakan pelaku bisnis properti di Indonesia masih enggan mengadopsi sistem tersebut karena dianggap mahal, sulit, dan tidak layak secara bisnis.

"Kendati biaya konstruksi awal bertambah sekitar 2% dari bangunan konvensional, namun return yang diperoleh properti itu dalam jangka waktu 20 tahun bisa mencapai sepuluh kali lipat atau sekitar 20% dari tambahan biaya yang dikeluarkan," katanya.

Pengembalian ini, tutur Tondy, diperoleh berkat biaya operasional yang dapat ditekan a.l. dengan penghematan biaya listrik 30% dan air hingga 50%.

Selain itu, implementasi konsep ini juga menunjukkan tindakan moral pelaku properti yang peduli terhadap isu pemanasan global di mana mereka tidak hanya memikirkan keuntungan semata, namun juga prihatin terhadap masalah global.�

Lebih lanjut, dia mengungkapkan salah satu cara mensosialisasikan konsep green building kepada dunia properti Tanah Air adalah dengan memperkenalkan LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) yakni kerangka berpikir sertifikasi yang dirumuskan US Green Buiding Council dan telah diadopsi beberapa negara a.l. India, China, Arab Saudi, dan Vietnam.

"LEED adalah acuan yang paling lengkap dan populer di dunia untuk green building. Kerangka acuan ini menghilangkan segala kerancuan pengertian yang salah mengenai konsep green building yang selama ini dianggap mahal, sulit, dan tidak feasible secara bisnis," lanjutnya.

Menurut dia, jika kalangan properti Indonesia tidak mengimplementasikan konsep ini segera mungkin, hal ini tak hanya berpotensi semakin buruknya kondisi alam akibat pemanasan global.

Namun, juga berpotensi terhadap berkurangnya pemasukan bagi pelaku bisnis properti dalam negeri. Pasalnya, dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir tender yang dilakukan perusahaan multinasional telah mencantumkan green building sebagai salah satu kriterianya.� (03)

Bisnis Indonesia

^^ glad to hear it ;)

:)
Uncle Sam have been developed it since 2002.
And it has been a major issue there.

so I think Jakarta is not too late :banana:

Many more info @ The U.S. Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/

^^ Majalah National Geographic Indo bukan ??? Jangan2 cuman yang di AS doank :) ...Btw, Keluar di NG Malaysia gak ???

Jadi pengen ngliat :drool:

Btw, memang mahal sihh :tongue2:

it's all the same. I saw it in my school library :)

Elephant population in Sumatra down 35%

Bandarlampung, Southern Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The population of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in 2007 is estimated to reach between 2,400 and 2,800 heads, or a decrease by 35 percent from the figure in 1992 when there were 5,000 heads, according to an NGO activist.

Some factors which caused the elephant population to drop included deforestation, poaching and human encroachment to the animal`s habitats, Elisabet Purastuti, coordinator of the Elephant Conservation Program of the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)-Indonesia, said here on Friday.

Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) were also on the brink of extinction on Sumatra Island, and its population was only around 400 heads currently.

Apart from the Sumatran tigers, Indonesia used to have two other subspecies of tigers, namely Java tiger and Bali tiger, but both have already been extinct, Hariyo T Wibisono, Tiger Program Coordinator of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said.

Both Purastuti and Wibisono said that the survival of the Sumatran elephants and tigers crucially depended on the protection of the remaining forests on the island.

An analysis of Citra Satellite`s data indicated that around eight million hectares of forest areas on Sumatra Island had gone over the period of 1990 to 2000.

The deforestation had caused losses of flora and fauna species and conflicts between animal and local villagers, they said.

Between 2000 to 2007, conflicts between people and elephants had killed a total of 42 people and 100 elephants on Sumatra Islands.

A national workshop on Sumatran tiger and elephant protection was held in Padang, West Sumatra, from August 29 to 31, 2007 to draw national plans of action and strategies. The workshop was attended by around 120 people representing the governments and NGOs from Indonesia and abroad. (*)

Copyright © 2007 ANTARA

:ohno:

it's all the same. I saw it in my school library :)

Okay, I'll find it in library here :okay:

I guess, they also got it here :)

Global warming threatens Indonesia's Borobudur temple
Thu Sep 6, 2007 9:31AM IST
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MAGELANG, Indonesia (Reuters Life!) - Like any historical monument, Indonesia's magnificent Borobudur temple in central Java has suffered the ravages of time.

But now conservationists fear the world's biggest Buddhist temple, topped with stupas and decorated with hundreds of reliefs depicting Buddhist thought and the life of Buddha, faces a new threat: climate change.

As global temperatures rise and rainfall patterns change, the dark stone temple, which dates from the 9th century, could deteriorate faster than normal, Marsis Sutopo, head of the Borobudur Heritage Conservation Institute, told Reuters.

"We are racing against the weather," Sutopo said.

"Changing climate will have an impact on temple conservation efforts. Warmer temperature could theoretically cause more fissures and cracks in the stones," he said, adding that acid rain has already eroded many of the reliefs.

Although no direct link has been found between climate change and the damage to Borobudur, Sutopo said a two-year study by Italian stone expert Costantino Meucci showed that higher precipitation is affecting the temple's volcanic stone.

"Humidity allows moss and algae to grow on the stones already more than 1,000 years old. The stones have been exposed to the heat and humidity for so long, they have reached a critical point where deterioration is going to happen faster," he said.

"We suspect changing climate will make it happen faster."
Borobudur, near Java's ancient royal capital Yogyakarta, dates back to around 800 AD, long before Islam became the dominant religion in the world's most populous Muslim nation.

It represents a Buddhist view of the universe, comprising a series of square and circular terraces that allow visitors to move upward from the everyday world to a large bell-shaped stupa representing nirvana.

Steep stairways lead to the wide-open terraces, where stone-lattice stupas contain statues of Buddha overlooking the tropical green plain and its distant volcanoes.

The monument was neglected and abandoned for almost a thousand years before it was rediscovered beneath volcanic ash and jungle in the 1800s when a survey team investigated talk of a great ruin in central Java.

Borobudur's conservation began during Dutch colonial times thanks to the efforts of a Dutch scientist, Van Erp, between 1907 and 1911.

But the most extensive and complex restoration work took place between the mid-1970s and early 1980s, and involved taking out each of the stones for cleaning and then reassembling them in the original layout. Waterproof layers and channels were also installed inside to protect the temple's reliefs from rainwater.

Conservationists say Borobudur is just one of many world heritage sites, including the Tibetan monasteries in the Himalayas and the cultural monuments of Greece, that are threatened by global warming, although it isn't necessarily endangered by the effects of climate change.
"One of the big problems is the deterioration of the stones, much exacerbated by early conservation efforts. Warming and humidity changes have added to the fungus," said Richard Engelhardt, a Bangkok-based regional adviser at UNESCO for culture in Asia and the Pacific.

Although Borobudur was not affected by the 2006 earthquake in Yogyakarta which killed over 5,000 people, conservationists say the increasing frequency of earthquakes is also a challenge.

"The stones on the reliefs have not been affixed to the basic structure, so in case of a quake they could fall apart," Sutopo said. "Indonesia is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. In the long run, quakes could destabilise the temple structure."

^^ oh no :ohno:

^ ahh crap.. :(

Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, New York

Indonesia wants more money from developed countries to reforest its lost tropical woodland under the Kyoto Protocol's carbon-trading scheme, despite skepticism the country can sustain green projects given its inability to deal with illegal logging.

Indonesia on Monday hosted on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Convention a meeting with 10 other tropical rainforest countries.

They issued a joint statement calling for the mobilization of new and additional financial resources to implement non-restrictive policies and positive incentives for forest management and conservation.

The group, which includes more than half of the world's tropical forest, also vowed to enhance sustainable forest management and conservation, and called for protected areas to be given special consideration by the international community.

Addressing the UN convention, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said tropical countries should push for a better price for each ton of carbon saved under the carbon-trading scheme, which calls for compensation from major greenhouse gas emitters in exchange for forest conservation.

"Because these tropical rain forests serve a critically strategic role as our planet's carbon sinks, the so-called 'lungs of the earth', these forestry initiatives deserve stronger support and more meaningful incentives," he said.

But Yudhoyono said the meeting did not discuss any specific formula. "I think that it is only fair if developing nations receive technological assistance and more incentives to make use of the resources that are given, so that we can fulfill our own obligations based on shared but differentiated responsibilities," he said.

A ton of reduced carbon dioxide is at present priced at between US$5 and $10. Prices in the European Union's carbon market, the world's largest, stand at between 20 and 25 euros.

The national commission on carbon trading has approved 24 projects, only nine of which have been registered with the UN. Green activists say Indonesia has not been aggressive in pursuing projects compared to other major greenhouse gas emitters, particularly China.

Indonesia is estimated to have the potential to supply 2 percent of the global carbon trading market equivalent of around 125 million tons of carbon dioxide.

On the other hand, reports show Indonesia rapidly losing 1.87 million hectares of forest per year to deforestation and fires.

Forests reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

The government continues to permit land concessions in forests, while more than a dozen mining companies are operating in protected forests.

Legal enforcement and prevention of illegal logging have been half-hearted and sparse, while post-mining reclamation work by mining companies has poorly enforced or monitored.

Indonesia risks some of the major impacts of global warming. Rising sea levels lead to submerged islands, while erratic seasons disrupt agricultural cycles, affecting the basic livelihood for the majority of Indonesians.

Monday's convention served as a starter before the Bali climate conference in December, which will seek to lay the groundwork for a new climate deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol that expires in 2012.

It conveniently followed an agreement reached by the signatories of the Montreal Protocol over the weekend to accelerate the freeze and phase-out of hydrochloroflurocarbons, the chemical compound used for air conditioners and refrigerators which damages the ozone layer and contributes to global warming.

Indonesia ratified the treaty in 1992.

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ohh my gattt

^ wahhhhhhhhhhh.............................

Indonesia to plant 79 million trees in single day

JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia, which is losing its forests faster than any other country, hopes to plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of a major U.N. climate change meeting later this year, a forestry ministry spokesman said Friday.

"We aim to get Indonesia greener as soon as we can and reduce forest degradation as much as possible," said Masyhud, who goes by a single name.

The trees, mostly eucalyptus and teak, will be planted across the world's fourth largest nation on Nov. 28, he said. The country's president will take part in the campaign, said Masyhud.

Masyhud said saplings would be distributed in advance to more than 70,000 villages across the country, where community elders, government officials and villagers would plant them.

Environmental group Greenpeace said in May that Indonesia was losing its forests faster than any other country, with the equivalent of about 300 soccer pitches destroyed every hour. The forestry ministry did not contest the statement.

Around 1.8 million hectares of forest were destroyed each year between 2000 and 2005, a rate of 2 percent annually or 51 square kilometers a day, the group said.

In addition to massive commercial logging for timber, Indonesian forests are also being decimated by fires and land clearing for palm oil plantations.

Masyhud said that since 2003 the government has launched several conservation initiatives, including signing agreements with Japan and the European Union banning the import of illegally logged products.

Indonesia will host a major U.N. climate change meeting in December on the resort island of Bali. Environment ministers from 80 countries will meet there to begin talks on what actions the world must take after the first commitment period of the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012. (**)

^^
I helped plant 10 tree last week... !!

^^ oh really :eek:

:applause: :applause: to u :D!!

^^
not lookin 4 appreciation :D
1 baby tree in jkt is only Rp. 5k
other cities in indo are about Rp.1k - Rp.3k
buy 10 .. !!:banana:

^^ one example u can help to save the earth :D!!

or simply decorate ur lawn

^^
not lookin 4 appreciation :D
1 baby tree in jkt is only Rp. 5k
other cities in indo are about Rp.1k - Rp.3k
buy 10 .. !!:banana:

eh mau nanya dong... gw lagi nyari pohon buat taman gw. Kira2 space yg gw sediain 1 x 1 m. Pengennya yang nanti tinggi menjulang dan rindang dalam waktu 5-8 tahun lah. Kira2 pohon apa yah? Ada usul?

eh mau nanya dong... gw lagi nyari pohon buat taman gw. Kira2 space yg gw sediain 1 x 1 m. Pengennya yang nanti tinggi menjulang dan rindang dalam waktu 5-8 tahun lah. Kira2 pohon apa yah? Ada usul?

kondisi-nya kudu lebih spesifik bro, kalo mo tinggi menjulang banyak pilihan.
how's the humidity can decide it. d u live in jkt? tanah-nya bener2 1x1 mtr? trus kena matahari apa ngga?

but my first suggestion for easy maintenance n user friendly (gampang tumbuh); tanam pohon buah yang sedeng n bentuk pohonnya ga serem trus bisa iconic: belimbing, or jambu. jangan langsung ke mangga ato alpuket yang ada special decease-nya (ulet or keputihan).

second kalo mo keren.. pilih yang sedikit exotis n jarang.. pohon kemiri ato buah lecci (ga perlu susah2 treatment tp msti kna matahari)
... ntu po'on bisa gede2 juga.

kalo mo nekat tanem po'on gedebgt pilih cari pohon asem or pohon kapuk..
naa... yang itu gmpang dicari di jkt.. di jalan banyak yang jual..
inget: makin gede po'on makin gede 'setan' nya...

trus kalo u benr suka n pengen miara po'on, trus u ada modal... coba2 tangkarin pohon duit (Anthorium or Aglaonema).. bisa pake pot.. bisa buat bisnis.. 1 lembar daunnya dihargain bisa sampe jutaan... mayan bro.
tips: kalo u bukan keturunan jepang, jangan miara bonsai, kesian u n po'on-nya.. ga jodo..

much-much easier .. n relaxing.. u tanem po'on bunga bro...

sekian...
feel free kalo ada pertanyaan

kondisi-nya kudu lebih spesifik bro, kalo mo tinggi menjulang banyak pilihan.
how's the humidity can decide it. d u live in jkt? tanah-nya bener2 1x1 mtr? trus kena matahari apa ngga?

but my first suggestion for easy maintenance n user friendly (gampang tumbuh); tanam pohon buah yang sedeng n bentuk pohonnya ga serem trus bisa iconic: belimbing, or jambu. jangan langsung ke mangga ato alpuket yang ada special decease-nya (ulet or keputihan).

second kalo mo keren.. pilih yang sedikit exotis n jarang.. pohon kemiri ato buah lecci (ga perlu susah2 treatment tp msti kna matahari)
... ntu po'on bisa gede2 juga.

kalo mo nekat tanem po'on gedebgt pilih cari pohon asem or pohon kapuk..
naa... yang itu gmpang dicari di jkt.. di jalan banyak yang jual..
inget: makin gede po'on makin gede 'setan' nya...

trus kalo u benr suka n pengen miara po'on, trus u ada modal... coba2 tangkarin pohon duit (Anthorium or Aglaonema).. bisa pake pot.. bisa buat bisnis.. 1 lembar daunnya dihargain bisa sampe jutaan... mayan bro.
tips: kalo u bukan keturunan jepang, jangan miara bonsai, kesian u n po'on-nya.. ga jodo..

much-much easier .. n relaxing.. u tanem po'on bunga bro...

sekian...
feel free kalo ada pertanyaan

FYI gw tinggal di Jakarta Timur....kalo siang...panasss abs.... Justru gw nyari pohon buat ngurangin intensitas sinar matahari ke halaman depan gw. Harapan gw tuh pohon tumbuh hingga 3-4 meter, baru daunnya nyebar....

Gw pernah tuh punya pohon duit, tapi udah gw kasih ke orang...

Gab, kalau boleh gw minta ilustrasinya dong... Rada gak kebayang tuh pohon2 yg elu sebutin bakalan kayak apa kalau dewasanya...buat referensi gw jg....

I appreciate it... thx ya

FYI gw tinggal di Jakarta Timur....kalo siang...panasss abs.... Justru gw nyari pohon buat ngurangin intensitas sinar matahari ke halaman depan gw. Harapan gw tuh pohon tumbuh hingga 3-4 meter, baru daunnya nyebar....

Gw pernah tuh punya pohon duit, tapi udah gw kasih ke orang...

Gab, kalau boleh gw minta ilustrasinya dong... Rada gak kebayang tuh pohon2 yg elu sebutin bakalan kayak apa kalau dewasanya...buat referensi gw jg....

I appreciate it... thx ya
Coba pohon felicium decipiens, dulu gw pake pohon itu utk mengurangi sinar matahari, batangnya nggak gede tapi daunnya lebat, cocok utk tanah terbatas.

1
http://zoneten.com/_borders/Filicium%20decipiens.JPG

2
http://bio.fiu.edu/trees/images/Filicium_decipiensHa.jpg

Coba pohon felicium decipiens, dulu gw pake pohon itu utk mengurangi sinar matahari, batangnya nggak gede tapi daunnya lebat, cocok utk tanah terbatas.

1
http://zoneten.com/_borders/Filicium%20decipiens.JPG

2
http://bio.fiu.edu/trees/images/Filicium_decipiensHa.jpg

Good choice babe...

filicium decipiens common use for limited area.,
to have the form in bozhart's pic it's quite easy.. only put a little treatment while it's a baby and no fatal decease.

my reference if you dont go to fruit tree:
(gampang di cari juga)
1. pohon angsana - yang kembangnya warna kuning (suka rontok)
ini top choice gw.. dlm 5 taon bakal rimbun banget
2. pohon tanjung - yang kembangnya kecil trus wangi
3. pohon acacia - banyak macem-nya, cari yang daon-nya panjang2, trus ada biji-nya seperti petai / pelanding.
ini top juga.. tumbuh-nya cepet, rimbun daon-nya smpe ke bawah...

happy hunting bro

1. pohon angsana - yang kembangnya warna kuning (suka rontok)
ini top choice gw.. dlm 5 taon bakal rimbun banget

Pohon angsana itu sering diserang ulat sampai daun habis termakan dlm waktu singkat tetapi daunnya juga cepat tumbuh kembali. Tiga foto di bawah ini diambil dari posisi sama. Foto no.2 dan no.3 hanya terpaut 7 hari :)

1. Sebelum diserang ulat
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z116/bozhart/54b68154.jpg

2. Mulai diserang pd bln Des 2002, habis dimakan dalam waktu sekitar 1 - 2 minggu
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z116/bozhart/9db38147.jpg

3. Kembali tumbuh dlm waktu 7 hari
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z116/bozhart/d7ed9a5e.jpg

Biasanya Penghijauan yang sering Kita lakukan di field adalah:
1. Mahoney
2. Mangga
3. Rambutan
4. Jeruk
5. Acacia
6. Palm, dan
7. Sawit

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z116/bozhart/9db38147.jpg


its greatness of God... :)

nice pic btw...
di perumahan kelapa gading ya boz?

whoa bozhart tau segalanya.. haha :D:D

^^ hehehe cuma kebetulan ada pohon itu di sekitar tempatku


its greatness of God... :)

nice pic btw...
di perumahan kelapa gading ya boz?
Yup di Kelapa Gading ;)

Indonesian women to plant 10 million trees

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Seven Indonesian women`s organizations are planning to plant 10 million trees across the country on December 1, 2007 in anticipation of global warming and climate change.

The activity will be preceded by a national conference of Indonesian women on November 26-28 in Jakarta to anticipate the impact of global warming and climate change, a spokesperson for the event`s organizers said.

Organizing Committee chairperson Dewi Motik made the statement after a meeting with First Lady Ani Yudhoyono at the State Palace on Thursday.

She said the seven Indonesian women`s organizations were United Indonesia Cabinet Wives` Solidarity (Sikib), Indonesian Women`s Congress (Kowani), Darma Pertiwi, Association of Civil Servants` Wives (Darma Wanita), Women Alliance for Sustainable Development, Family Welfare Movement (PKK) Team and Policemen`s Wives` Association and Mother`s Day Committee.

According to Dewi Motik, the idea to plant such a large number of trees across the country was related with the significant potentials, role and activities of Indonesian women in an effort to improve the environment.

"Indonesian women will hand-in-hand find the best possible way out of the global warming and climate change problems by planting trees all over Indonesia," she said.

Meanwhile, Erna Witoelar, the adviser for the tree planting activity, said the Indonesian Women`s Conference would be attended by 700 women to discuss the solution to climate change.

She said the tree planting activity would be conducted simultaneously across the country on December 1 at the same time (10 am Western Indonesia Time, 9 am Central Indonesia Time, and 8 am East Indonesia Time).

Erna added that at the meeting, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono asked Indonesian women to do the tree planting activity as well as possible with full awareness of the importance of the environment.

"The results of the program will be brought by the first lady to the congress and to state that Indonesian women also play an important role in protecting the environment," she said.

She said the tree planting program was expected to be the beginning of similar activities under the government`s reforestation program in Indonesia.(*)

Indonesian women to plant 10 million trees

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Seven Indonesian women`s organizations are planning to plant 10 million trees across the country on December 1, 2007 in anticipation of global warming and climate change.

The activity will be preceded by a national conference of Indonesian women on November 26-28 in Jakarta to anticipate the impact of global warming and climate change, a spokesperson for the event`s organizers said.

Organizing Committee chairperson Dewi Motik made the statement after a meeting with First Lady Ani Yudhoyono at the State Palace on Thursday.

She said the seven Indonesian women`s organizations were United Indonesia Cabinet Wives` Solidarity (Sikib), Indonesian Women`s Congress (Kowani), Darma Pertiwi, Association of Civil Servants` Wives (Darma Wanita), Women Alliance for Sustainable Development, Family Welfare Movement (PKK) Team and Policemen`s Wives` Association and Mother`s Day Committee.

According to Dewi Motik, the idea to plant such a large number of trees across the country was related with the significant potentials, role and activities of Indonesian women in an effort to improve the environment.

"Indonesian women will hand-in-hand find the best possible way out of the global warming and climate change problems by planting trees all over Indonesia," she said.

Meanwhile, Erna Witoelar, the adviser for the tree planting activity, said the Indonesian Women`s Conference would be attended by 700 women to discuss the solution to climate change.

She said the tree planting activity would be conducted simultaneously across the country on December 1 at the same time (10 am Western Indonesia Time, 9 am Central Indonesia Time, and 8 am East Indonesia Time).

Erna added that at the meeting, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono asked Indonesian women to do the tree planting activity as well as possible with full awareness of the importance of the environment.

"The results of the program will be brought by the first lady to the congress and to state that Indonesian women also play an important role in protecting the environment," she said.

She said the tree planting program was expected to be the beginning of similar activities under the government`s reforestation program in Indonesia.(*)

Monggo mas news agak telat^^

enggak ah gak telat. gw aja baru tau.

^^ :lol: :lol: :lol: Idem... :D

enggak ah gak telat. gw aja baru tau.

Gue baca di JKT pos hari sabtu lalu:bash: , terus di koran-koran belanda walau berita secuil hai jumat sekarang udah mau selasa:banana:

Gab and Bohz....thx berat buat gambarnya! :) really appreciate it...

Monggo mas news agak telat^^

Dari pada buat thread baru:lol: :lol: :lol:

enggak ah gak telat. gw aja baru tau.

Gue baca di JKT pos hari sabtu lalu:bash: , terus di koran-koran belanda walau berita secuil hai jumat sekarang udah mau selasa:banana:

Tuh, Paw saja belum tahu tuh:D
Jangan sampai saja double post di forum ini he he he....

14-10-2007
DKI Canangkan Gerakan Bersih Teluk Jakarta

Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta akan menggelar gerakan bersih Teluk Jakarta. Rencananya, kegiatan itu akan dilakukan pada akhir November 2007 ini. Sebab, pencemaran di perairan Teluk Jakarta sudah sangat memprihatinkan. Sampah di teluk tersebut saat ini telah membentang sepanjang 32 kilometer yaitu dari Marunda sampai Kamal. Jika tidak segera diatasi, pencemaran ini dikhawatirkan akan merusak biota laut dan terumbu karang yang berada di kawasan Kepulauan Seribu.

"Dalam waktu dekat ini saya akan melakukan gerakan bersih teluk Jakarta. Pada kegiatan ini kita juga akan bekerja sama dengan stakeholder yang ada untuk mengatasi masalah sampah di Teluk Jakarta," kata Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Fauzi Bowo, usai open house dengan masyarakat umum di Kediamannya Jl Taman Suropati No.7 Jakarta Pusat, Minggu (14/10).

Mantan Sekdaprov DKI itu mengatakan penanganan sampah di Teluk Jakarta ini harus dilakukan secara terintegrasi dengan penanganan sampah yang berada di pemukiman-pemukiman penduduk. Oleh karena itu, Pemprov DKI akan mengintensifkan kegiatan rutin silaturahmi minggu pagi (SMP) di tingkat RT-RT untuk mengurangi volume sampah di pemukinan penduduk. Antara lain dengan menggalakkan komposting dan imbauan tidak membuang sampah di sungai.

“Kenyataan yang kita hadapi ternyata pencemaran yang terjadi di Teluk Jakarta itu tidak sepenuhnya datang dari sampah-sampah yang mengalir melalui 13 sungai yang ada di Jakarta saja, tapi juga dari mana-mana," tuturnya.

Secara terpisah Wali Kota Jakarta Utara, Effendi Anas mengatakan, selama ini pihaknya mengaku kesulitan untuk melakukan kontrol terhadap lokasi-lokasi yang tidak menjadi wewenangnya. Misalnya, pelabuhan Tanjung Priok dan Pertamina. "Kita butuh regulasi yang fokus teradap pengendalian sampah, karena ada wilayah-wilayah yang memang tidak bisa saya jangkau seperti pelabuhan dan Pertamina. Karena sampah-sampah yang dibuang dari kapal itu tidak jelas siapa yang bertanggung jawab?" katanya.

Oleh karena itu, dia sangat berharap adanya sebuah badan khusus yang mengatur tentang regulasi penanganan sampah di Teluk Jakarta ini. "Memang ini tidak bisa kita selesaikan sendiri, tapi harus dilakukan secara lintas sektoral dengan melibatkan Dinas Kebersihan, Dinas Pekerjaan Umum, Bupati Kabupaten Administrastif Kepulauan Seribu, dan pemerintah pusat.

Sebelumnya, Bupati Kabupaten Administrastif Kepulauan Seribu, Djoko Ramadhan pernah mengungkapkan, saat ini kondisi pencemaran di Teluk Jakarta terus melebar. "Tahun 2004 itu usah sampai Pulau Bidadari, tahun 2005 sampai ke Pulau Untung Jawa, dan Tahun 2006 sampai Kepulauan Pari dan Pulau Pramuka, dan sekarang sudah sampai ke Pulau Air Resor," kata Djoko Ramadhan.

Menurut Djoko, sebagian besar sampah yang masuk melalui Teluk Jakarta adalah sampah plastik dan karet, sehingga sulit untuk hancur bersama arus laut. Diperkirakan volume sampahnya mencapai 300 ribu per hari.

Kondisi yang seperti ini, diakui Djoko, telah membuat resah penduduk di pulau pemukiman seperti penduduk Pulau Untung Jawa dan pulau Pramuka. Sebab, dengan adanya sampah di sekitar pantai mengakibatkan hasil tangkapan ikan berkurang.

Selama ini, sistem pengolahan sampah rumah tangga di setiap pulau pemukiman dilakukan dengan sistem incenerator. Sehingga untuk mengatasi sampah-sampah di sekitar pulau pemukiman tidak mencukupi. " Kalau sistem incenerator itu hanya untuk mengolah sampah dari rumah tangga saja, sangat tidak mencukupi kalau untuk mengatasi sampah yang ada di sekitar pantai," ujarnya.

Oleh karena itu, dia berharap Pemprov DKI Jakarta maupun pemerintah pusat untuk dapat menanggulangi potensi kerusakan alam ini. "Saya berharap adanya suatu gerakan terpadu untuk menangani ini baik dari pemerintah pusat maupun pemerintah pusat, kita tahu 13 sungai bermura di situ," pungkasnya.

Seperti diketahui, volume sampah di DKI Jakarta terus meningkat sejalan dengan meningkatnya jumlah penduduk dan jumlah produksi sampah per kapita. Berdasarkan data Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta volume sampah di ibu kota mencapai 6.000 ton atau 27.966 meter kubik per hari.

14-10-2007
Car Free Day Dilaksanakan Sebulan Sekali

Pemerintantah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta akan menerapkan hari bebas kendaraan bermotor atau “Car Free Day” setiap satu bulan sekali. Program ini dimaksudkan untuk mendorong perbaikan kualitas udara di Jakarta.

Pencanangan program tersebut merupakan salah satu upaya Pemprov DKI untuk menciptakan udara yang sehat bagi warga ibu kota. Sebab, polusi udara sudah sampai pada tingkat yang sangat memprihatinkan.

“Berdasarkan perhitungan yang dilakukan, sekitar 70 persen polusi udara di ibu kota disebabkan oleh kendaraan bermotor,” ujar Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo, Sabtu (13/10).

Buktinya pengakuan dari sejumlah warga, udara di ibu kota beberapa hari terakhir ini tergolong bersih. Hal ini disebabkan berkurangnya kendaraan bermotor karena pemiliknya tengah merayakan Idul Fitri di kampung halaman masing-masing. "Ini bukti sederhana, kalau mobil atau sepeda motor pada ke luar kota, udara di Jakarta lebih segar,” ungkapnya.

Selain program hari bebas tanpa kendaraan bermotor di Jakarta, ada upaya lain yang dapat mendorong agar
kualitas udara di Jakarta menjadi lebih baik. “Selain mengupayakan agar warga beralih menggunakan angkutan umum, juga mendorong warga agar mengikuti ketentuan uji emisi kendaraan yang dicanangkan Pemprov DKI," tukasnya.

Sebelumnya, Kepala Badan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup Daerah DKI Jakarta, Budirama Natakusumah mengatakan, rencananya bulan Oktober ini program “Car Free Day” akan digelar di Jakarta Timur dan Jakarta Barat. Program ini, kata Budirama, bertujuan agar masyarakat mengetahui Jakarta membutuhkan udara bersih.

Berdasarkan data hasil monitoring BPLHD DKI tahun 2005, jumlah hari warga Jakarta menikmati udara bersih adalah 28 hari. Sedangkan pada tahun 2006 meningkat menjadi 45 hari dan sampai Juli 2007 menjadi 54 hari. Peningkatan itu salah satunya dikarenakan penggunaan bahan bakar gas dan program busway.

'Roof Garden' Solusi Atasi Kekurangan RTH

JAKARTA-MEDIA: Kepala Suku Dinas (Kasudin) Pertamanan Jakarta Pusat, Gunawan Widoyoko, menyatakan, roof garden atau taman di atas gedung tinggi, menjadi solusi untuk mengatasi kekurangan ruang terbuka hijau (RTH) di Jakarta Pusat.

"Potensi pembuatan roof garden di Jakpus itu, tinggi mengingat banyaknya gedung tinggi, seperti, di kawasan Jalan Thamrin dan Jalan Sudirman," katanya, di sela-sela acara "Peduli Lingkungan Warnai 70 Tahun Titiek Puspa", di Jakarta, Minggu.

Gunawan Widoyoko mengatakan pola roof garden itu sendiri sudah mulai diterapkan di sejumlah gedung tinggi, termasuk pula di kantor wali kota Jakpus.

Menurut dia, pentingnya roof garden itu tidak terlepas dari luas RTH di Jakpus saat ini baru ada 7,9% dari keseluruhan luas wilayah 48,08 kilometer persegi.

"Padahal sesuai Peraturan Daerah (Perda) Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah DKI Jakarta, pemda diwajibkan memenuhi areal seluas 13,94%. Oleh karena itu, keberadaan roof garden dapat dijadikan solusi untuk mengatasi RTH," katanya.

Upaya lainnya yang dilakukan dalam mengatasi kekurangan RTH itu, pihaknya mengharapkan adanya peran masyarakat atau perusahaan dalam penanaman pohon, seperti, membuat taman sendiri.

"Hal itu sudah dilakukan oleh Toko Gunung Agung yang membuat taman di depan tempat usahanya (daerah Kwitang)," katanya.

Sudin Pertamanan Jakpus sendiri akan selalu mendukung semua upaya pembuatan taman oleh masyarakat, salah satunya dengan menyediakan bibit tanaman.

Di bagian lain, ia juga mengatakan target Pemko Jakpus untuk menciptakan 30% wilayahnya sebagai RTH, terhitung berat mengingat semakin berkurangnya areal penanaman.

"Jangankan untuk memenuhi 30%, untuk mencapai 13,94% saja sesuai perda sudah terasa berat," katanya. (Ant/OL-1)

^^
Roof Garden is nice.
if only there's propaganda for every residential... :|
here's a preview:

The Tangkuban Perahu House
By: Adi Purmono (Indonesian architect)

quote: The integration of the building and landscaped gardens maintains a comfortable indoor temperature, eliminating the need for air-conditioning.
roof
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/1803051110_9e41029562_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/1803034868_b1145804ef_o.jpg
roof door
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/1803037036_6ccc77af8f_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/1802196965_ead42dd906_o.jpg

quote: It also provides a green sun-shade and maintains the stability of the concrete wall’s surface temperature. The wall is modular to facilitate maintenance and replacement of the plants.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2172/1803041052_6753607311_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/1802201719_d91bbdcc38_o.jpg

quote: the building was designed in accordance with environmentally friendly principles.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/1802205417_a36ebd62f0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/1802207025_90942858e7_o.jpg

thanks for sharing :okay:!

trims bwt fotona...:cheers:
kl yg di gedung tinggi ada yg punya fotona ?? thx b4

trims bwt fotona...:cheers:
kl yg di gedung tinggi ada yg punya fotona ?? thx b4
same-same., :cheers:
dari artikel yg diatas-nya bilang baru di Gunung Agung Kwitang, trus sama mau dipasang di kantor walikota Jak pus.

kalo yg gw tau di gedung tinggi masi blom ada, paling ada kaya yang pake pot-pot permanen kaya di wisma dharmala

"Jangankan untuk memenuhi 30%, untuk mencapai 13,94% saja sesuai perda sudah terasa berat," katanya.
this statement sucks

same-same., :cheers:
dari artikel yg diatas-nya bilang baru di Gunung Agung Kwitang, trus sama mau dipasang di kantor walikota Jak pus.

kalo yg gw tau di gedung tinggi masi blom ada, paling ada kaya yang pake pot-pot permanen kaya di wisma dharmala


this statement sucks

^^ iya sih emang berat...krn masalah ini udah berlangsung bertahun2...coba kl dr dl ditangani dg benar n tegas, pasti ga akan seberat skrg, malah mgkn bs ringan ato bahkan melebihi target :ohno:

quote: the building was designed in accordance with environmentally friendly principles.

GOOD! :)

31-10-2007
Kendaraan Parkir di Jakpus Wajib Lulus Uji Emisi

Pemerintah Kota (Pemkot) Jakarta Pusat secara bertahap akan memperluas penerapan ketentuan pengendalian pencemaran udara dan kawasan dilarnag merokok. Untuk merealisasikannya, Pemkot Jakpus mewajibkan setiap gedung perkantoran untuk melarang kendaraan yang belum lulus uji emisi parkir di areal perkantorannya.

"Kami minta para pengelola gedung menolak kendaraan yang tidak lulus uji emisi parkir di lingkungan gedung masing-masing," ujar Sekretaris Kotamadya Jakarta Pusat, Bambang Sugiyono, di sela-sela acara Desiminasi Penerapan Kawasan Dilarang Merokok dan Emisi Bersih terhadap Pengelola Gedung, di kantor Walikotamadya Jakarta Pusat, Rabu (31/10).

Acara yang diikuti sekitar 75 pemilik dan pengelola gedung perkantoran yang terdapat di sepanjang Jl Thamrin-Sudirman ini bertujuan untuk menyamakan persepsi guna membantu program Pemprov DKI dalam pengendalian pencemaran udara di ibu kota.

Bambang mengungkapkan berdasarkan hasil pertemuan negara-negara dunia diketahui Indonesia sebagai salah satu penyumbang terbesar pencemaran udara. "Khusus bagi Jakarta, 70% penyebab pencemaran udara akibat emisi gas buang kendaraan bermotor," tegasnya.

Menanggapi kondisi tersebut, saat ini setiap perpanjangan Surat Tanda Nomor Kendaraan (STNK) harus disertai keterangan lulus uji emisi berupa stiker bebas emisi.

Nantinya stiker lulus uji emisi tersebut juga menjadi acuan setiap mobil yang akan parkir di gedung perkantoran tersebut. "Apabila tidak memiliki stiker uji emisi, maka pihak pengelola diharuskan menolak mereka untuk menggunakan jasa parkir," imbuhnya.

Sementara itu mengenai kawasan bebas merokok (KBM), pihak Pemkot Jakarta termasuk rutin melakukan operasi yustisi terhadap pelanggaran. Bagi pelanggar, akan diberikan sanksi berupa denda 50 juta.

Namun upaya ini sedikit tersendat karena belum semua gedung perkantoran dan pusat perbelanjaan yang menerapkan KBM tersebut. "Dari 60 gedung di kawasan Thamrin, baru 30% persen saja yang melaksanakan KDM," tutur Kepala BPLHD Jakarta Pusat, Abdul Malik.

Bali conference provides opportunity to show commitment to solving climate change issues

Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - Forestry Minister NS Ka`ban said the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to be held in Bali from December 3 to 14, 2007 would provide an opportunity for Indonesia to show its commitment to overcoming climate change issues.

"The event would also be an opportunity for Indonesia to show its leadership in facing climate change issues," he said in a written address read out by the Forestry Seedling Director of the Ministry of Forestry Sutaryo.S during an event of familiarizing the mass forestation drive throughout the country, and the women`s movement of forest planting and care in Bengkulu on Monday.

The Bali meeting would be a summit to discuss various agendas such as how to deal with climatic change, and reducing carbon emissions.

In addition, anticipative programs will be developed and international cooperation established in facing climat change.

He said climate change and global warming have become interesting topics and world interest. Indonesia is playing an important role in global climate change issues by providing environmental services like reducing carbon emissions from the existing forests.

"The forests in Indonesia, covering total of 120.3 million hectares of land, are believed to have the potential to reduce emissions significantly" Ka`ban said.

But, he added, that in the meantime, the forests in Indonesia had been subjected to deforestation and degradation, which are also sources of carbon emissions as they released C02 into the atmosphere. This would be one of the topics to be taken up at the Bali conference.

In the restoration of normal forest conditions in Indonesia, actually many measures had already been taken such as mass forestation drives, and the eradication of illegal logging.

To show that this country still cares about these things so much, a mass forestation and a women`s movement of forestation and plant care across the country would be launched dow to the remostest parts of the country.

The highlights of the event will be held in Jonggol, West Java, on November 28, 2007, and scheduled to be joined by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

During the mass forestation campaign, 79 million trees will be planted in 78,443 different locattions, including 10 million by women`s organizations.

According to the forest seedling planting director Sutaryo, for these activities, the central government will provide Rp 62 million to retencies/cities, Rp 75 million for provinces and Rp 100 million for other areas. (*)

^^ glad to hear that :D

woohoo i'm doing a research paper about global warming ;)

^^ Nice.. it's raining seasson in jkt these day.

The List: The World’s Worst Forest Fires

Posted October 2007

Fanned by climate change and systemic corruption, wildfires are becoming an increasingly dangerous phenomenon everywhere from Portugal to Siberia.

Australia

Fire season: December to January

Damage report: Summers in Australia are notable for two things: barbecues and bush fires. Australia is currently facing its worst drought in a century, which for the past few years has lead to more frequent and severe bush fires. In January 2003, a bush fire in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory blazed through a region almost the size of the U.S. state of Texas, destroying 500 homes and killing four people, to say nothing of the thousands of sheep and cattle caught in the conflagration. And from late 2006 to early 2007, firefighters in Australia’s southern state of Victoria battled some of the worst bush fires in Australia’s history for 50 rainless days in a row and had to call for backup from New Zealand and U.S. smoke jumpers. Meanwhile, humidity levels in Australia hit record lows of between 3 and 5 percent (20 percent humidity is considered a serious fire threat).

Future trends: Scary. Bush fire season began months earlier than usual last summer, and there’s been little respite from the drought. Australian government scientists warn that climate change will continue to produce more-frequent hot weather and less rainfall. During the next few decades, they predict, the frequency of days with very high fire danger will increase between 20 and 30 percent.
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Greece

Fire season: June to August

Damage report: In 2006, wildfires caused by lightning ravaged the Halkidiki peninsula in the north, a summer holiday destination especially popular with Britons. More than 1,000 tourists had to be evacuated. Then in 2007, Greece experienced its worst forest fires in recorded history when blazes raged from the north of the country to the south. More than 60 people died, and hundreds of homes and an area of forest about the size of Rhode Island were destroyed. Even the archaeological ruins in Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympics, were threatened. Greece’s prime minister, Costas Karamanlis, declared a state of emergency and said the country was facing “an unspeakable tragedy.” Government and forestry officials blamed arsonists for triggering many of the blazes, but a long, dry summer and an intense heat wave helped fan the flames as well.

Future trends: Possibly bleak. Not only are forest fires a seasonal hazard in Greece, typically destroying an area about the size of 227,000 football fields every summer, but arsonists have strong economic incentives to cause them. Greece’s construction industry is booming and demand for land is soaring. Although forested land cannot be developed, burned forest land can be reclassified as former farmland, making way for development.
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Indonesia

Fire season: Year-round, with heightened risk between February and September

Damage report: Ever since the massive wildfire in Indonesia between 1982 and 1983, one of the 20th century’s largest, forest fires have been a sadly familiar event in the country. The regions of Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo) and Sumatra are particularly afflicted. A severe wildfire season in 1986 drew complaints about air quality and economic damage from neighboring Malaysia and Singapore, but it wasn’t until fierce forest fires from September 1997 to April 1998—made dramatically worse by the El Niño effect, an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that causes drier conditions in this region—that Indonesia truly became a regional outcast. Countries as distant as Australia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka protested about the resulting gray “haze” and loss of air quality. In the worst-affected areas of Indonesia, simply breathing became equivalent to smoking 80 packs of cigarettes a day. Since fire is used as a cheap land-clearing tool to make way for cash crops, forest fires in Indonesia are almost invariably human-induced. But given that 10 million hectares of land burned in the 1997-1998 fires, it’s clear these controlled burns can quickly get out of control.

Future trends: Worrisome. Last year’s forest fires in Indonesia were the worst since 2006, but the fact that Indonesia’s fires are primarily caused by humans and not by environmental factors offers some hope. Indonesian law forbids forest burning; the only question is whether Indonesia’s leaders can summon the political will to take on the arsonists.
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Portugal

Fire season: July to August

Damage report: For the past five years, Portugal has faced some of the most deadly forest fires in Europe. In 2003, unusually hot, dry air and strong winds impacted almost 6 percent of the country’s forests, burned more than 350,000 hectares of land, and caused massive soil erosion that affected water supplies and agriculture. Fifteen people died, and the damage added up to an estimated 1 billion euros. Then in 2005, during a severe drought, five major fires swept across Portugal. The largest struck an area north of Lisbon and stretched for more than 13 miles. Again, more than 300,000 hectares of forest were burned and at least 18 people died, including a number of firefighters.

^^ we're famous for that :ohno:!

^ well california should be added to that list...we have fire every year too

A greener Indonesia is the only way, say activists

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Take your own bags to the supermarket, help reduce landfill sites and pressure big businesses to make small changes -- that's the latest message from environmentalists in Indonesia.

Indonesia's negotiation head for the forthcoming Bali climate change conference Emil Salim and WWF Indonesia's climate change coordinator Fitriansah said the public needed to take the lead in promoting a greener lifestyle.

"Taking your own bags to supermarkets is a small example of green style, but it will be powerful to pressure retailers to reduce plastic bags," Emil said.

He said most plastic packaging ended up in landfill sites, which later produced greenhouse methane gas, a contributor to global warming.

Much of Indonesia's business community continued to use plastic packaging for their products without thought for their environment, Emil said.

"The retailers, for example, can join campaigns to sell products using recycled packaging," he said.

Emil was the country's environmental minister for 15 years and criticized the current government for its lack of concern for climate change issues.

"If the government wants to create clean air for its citizens, why should they build more turnpike facilities in the country?" he said.

He said the new Jakarta-Bandung turnpike, for example, had upped air pollution levels by 100 percent in Bandung, West Java, although he did not elaborate or provide supporting data.

"If the government wants to prevent (further) risks of climate change from the transportation sectors, it must (make public transportation) a priority," Emil said.

Emil asked the public to commute by train or other public transportation and to push the government to change its environmental and public transport policies.

Fitriansah said, "The government needs to issue policies requiring consumer goods producers to use only recyclable packaging on their products".

"But, the retailers also need to give incentives for consumers who bring their own bags to supermarkets."

He said big business and supermarkets in developed countries had long been under pressure from green campaigners to reduce the use of plastic.

The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said emissions from fossil fuels and methane from waste were among the main contributors to the climate change.

Indonesia is set to host the next international climate change conference in Bali from December 3 to December 14.

The meeting would discuss future commitments around reducing carbon emissions post 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol expires.

Greenpeace campaigner Nur Hidayati said the Indonesian government needed to explain the Kyoto Protocol to the public to help raise general awareness on how to deal with climate change.

"Though Indonesia has ratified the protocol, no systematic effort has been made to introduce it to (the public)," Nur told Antara.

She said the public's understanding of the Kyoto Protocol was crucial because people needed to know how to avoid negative impacts of climate change.

Supporting Green Spaces

Throughout history wise leaders have protected green spaces for the health and sustainability of their communities. The indigenous Nyungar people in Australia’s southwest regarded certain zones within their tribal areas to be sacred and therefore off-limits; and within these zones sufficient flora and fauna would flourish to ensure the sustainability of surrounding hunting grounds.

Some areas were designated public places for people to meet to facilitate marriage or solve intertribal issues; other areas were declared off-limits seasonally to ensure the recovery of natural resources critical for the community’s survival. The Nyungar people believed the violation of sacred areas could anger the spirits and destroy the community.


The Nyungar elders and custodian traditions have been ravaged by invasion and modernism, but some of their wisdom is still being applied to sustain the multicultural community inhabiting the metropolis known today as Perth, in Western Australia.


In 1963 the Perth Metropolitan Region Scheme established the framework for protecting large open spaces for conservation and recreation. The first Regional Park within the scheme to have a formal management plan was the Canning River Regional Park. Just nine kilometres from Perth’s central business district, the park covers an area of 266 hectares extending six kilometres along both sides of the Canning River within a suburban area.


The park, which contains a wide diversity of habitats from salt water estuary to freshwater environment and woodlands on a flood plain, is an important refuge for birds and other wildlife. Despite its ecological value and stunning beauty, the park is beset by outbreaks of blue-green algae, fire, weeds, general degradation and vandalism.


Much of the damage has been repaired by management authorities and community groups guided by a 10-year plan articulating a clear vision for the park: “… where sustainable habitats and ecosystems are protected, where a wide range of appropriate recreational activities can take place, where degraded areas are restored and protected, where the community and management agencies share the stewardship and educational tasks for park users and the community.”


In suburban communities surrounding the park, residents have formed local groups to assist in planting, weeding, monitoring the park’s ecology, clearing rubbish and providing important public education programs. These community groups also lobby the municipal council for zoning, by-laws and facilities that preserve and improve the park. Local community groups, like the Wilsons Wetlands Action Group, are run by volunteers with a keen interest in studying and preserving the park’s heritage while healing its ecology.

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Indonesia blames western nations for deforestation, demands compensation

JAKARTA (AP): Western nations share some responsibility for the destruction of Indonesia's forests and must pay compensation to put the damage right, the vice president said Friday.

Indonesia's forests are being cut down faster than anywhere else in the world to meet global demand for cheap timber and to plant palm trees to make biofuels. The deforestation has made the nation the third-highest emitter of carbon dioxide behind China and the United States.

"Foreigners always go on about Indonesia's high emissions, but don't forget they are also behind this," Jusuf Kalla told reporters. "Who first cut down the trees in Kalimantan (provinces)? It was developed countries like America and Japan, they are enjoying the wood."

"Developed countries must pay to improve it all," he told reporters, an apparent reference to a demand by Indonesia and other nations to be paid by wealthy countries to preserve their forests to help combat climate change.

While foreign companies have undoubtedly cut down Indonesian forests or bought illegal timber, they have mostly done so in cooperation with local outfits and with the permission of regional governments.

Kalla acknowledged the government felled trees for palm oil plantations in the past, saying it was "an accident of history. We have all sinned."

Next month, Indonesia is hosting a major U.N. climate change conference when countries will try to start negotiations on a replacement to the Kyoto protocol.

At the conference, Indonesia and other nations with rain forests will attempt to secure a commitment to be paid for reducing carbon emissions by not cutting or burning down trees under a carbon trading scheme. (**)

Sori nih, mungkin gw agak kurang tau juga, tapi kita sebagai negara yg rajin melakukan penebangan liar dan nyebar asap2nya ke negara2 tetangga, kok bisa2nya kita bilang ini kelakuan orang2 asing?

Bukannya kita juga yg membolehkan Freeport masuk? Atau membiarkan para penebang liar berkeliaran gak tertangkap?

Gw gak ngerti logic nya dimana.

In the October Issue of National Geographic mag, they talk about Batam/palembang and riau if i'm not mistaken

In the October Issue of National Geographic mag, they talk about Batam/palembang and riau if i'm not mistaken

Mereka hanya cerita, bagaimana hutan-hutan alami di Riau menghilang dengan perbandingan:
Tahun 1982, luasnya 6,415,655 ha atau 75% dari luas Riau
Tahun 1988, luasnya 5,623,601 ha atau 68% dari luas Riau
Tahun 1996, luasnya 4,159,823 ha atau 50% dari luas Riau
Tahun 2000, luasnya 3,363,120 ha atau 41% dari luas Riau
Tahun 2004, luasnya 2,946,181 ha atau 36% dari luas Riau, dan
Tahun 2015, luasnya menjadi hanya 476,233 ha atau 6% dari luas Riau:(

Dan 5 besar Provinsi dengan jumlah titik panas tertinggi di Indonesia:
1. Kalimantan Tengah (160,000 titik)
2. Riau (86,000 titik)
3. Sumatera Selatan (70,000 titik)
4. Kalimantan Barat (68,000 titik)
5. Kalimantan Timur (58,000 titik)

^ yup... and they talked about how there's some prostitution going on too

= EDITED = At least some people online during last one hour have read it ;)

=- EDITED At least some people online during last one hour have read it ;)

Well, itu semua cuman OPINI Ekstrem dari saia,, jangan dianggapi serius ,,, hehehe :D

13-11-2007
Sampah di Jakarta Akan Ditangani Swasta

Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta terus melakukan berbagai terobosan untuk mengatasi sampah di ibu kota. Salah satu upaya itu yakni swastanisasi penanganan sampah yang sampai saat ini dinilai masih sangat efektif, mengingat volume sampah semakin hari terus bertambah. Sebaliknya, kendaraan truk pengangkut sampah yang ada, tidak sebanding dengan volume sampah.

Menurut Eko Bahruna, Kepala Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta, saat ini jumlah truk pengangkut sampah di DKI sekitar 700-an kendaraan, sedangkan volume sampah tiap harinya sekitar 4.500 ton sampah.

Jumlah itu dinilai belum optimal untuk mengangkut sampah di seluruh ibu kota. “Dengan demikian perlu ada penambahan jumlah truk pengangkut sampah dengan melibatkan pihak swasta” ujar Latief Lubis, juru bicara Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta, Senin (13/11).

Sejauh ini, program swastanisasi yang dimulai sejak tahun 1992 silam itu, melibatkan 22 perusahaan swasta. Mereka bekerja menangani sampah di 29 lokasi. Namun lokasi tersebut masih di wilayah / jalur protokol. “Belum memasuki ke wilayah kelurahan atau pinggiran kota. Semuanya masih di jalur protokol,” ujar Lubis.

Dalam program swastanisasi, saat ini hanya ada 100 kendaraan truk sampah yang difungsikan. Kemudian khusus
truk pengangkut sampah, jumlahnya sekitar 80-an, ehingga jika ditotal maka program swastanisasi penanganan sampah
di Jakarta menggunakan 180-an truk sampah.

Kemudian, mengingat masih minimnya armada truk sampah maka masing-masing wilayah memiliki armada truk yang berbeda jumlahnya. Demikian juga volume sampah yang diangkutnya selalu berbeda antara wilayah yang satu dengan lainnya.

Lebih lanjut Lubis memaparkan, mulanya program swastanisasi sampah itu dilakukan di kawasan Monas, Jakarta Pusat.

Mengingat prospek dan kinerjanya cukup bagus maka program tersebut dilanjutkan oleh Pemda DKI. Belakangan program tersebut telah menyebar kelima wilayah ibu kota dan Kabupaten Administrasi Kepulauan Seribu.

”Program swastanisasi, selain sebagai upaya Pemda DKI menangani masalah kebersihan ibu kota juga dimaksudkan untuk memberdayakan masyarakat. Program ini juga enciptakan lapangan kerja baru di Jakarta,” ujarnya.

Dan sejauh ini, kata dia, respon masyarakat cukup tinggi terhadap program lima tahunan tersebut. Sehingga ke depan program tersebut akan terus dilakukan Dinas Kebersihan. Apalagi sampai saat ini, armada yang dimiliki Dinas Kebersihan DKI masih terbilang minim, sehingga perlu menjalin kerja sama dengan swasta.

“Bahkan ke depannya, program penanganan sampah di Jakarta akan diserahkan penuh pada swasta. Ini sebagai salah satu wujud kepedulian Pemda DKI terhadap masyarakatnya dalam hal kebersihan lingkungan. Selain itu juga untuk membantu pihak swasta dalam membantu mengatasi masalah kebersihan,” imbuhnya.

Sementara, lanjut Lubis, melihat luas wilayah dan tingginya aktifitas warga ibu kota, yang berimbas pada penumpukkan volume sampah maka saat ini idealnya DKI Jakarta memiliki sekitar 1.400 truk pengangkut sampah.

“Saat ini, kita hanya memiliki 700 truk pengangkut sampah. Itupun sudah banyak kendaraan yang tidak laik pakai. Karenanya ke depan, kendaraan truk yang telah beroperasi lebih dari 15 tahun, akan dimusnahkan dan diganti dengan yang baru,” imbuhnya lagi.

Seingatnya, dana yang dianggarkan untuk program swastanisasi sampah pada tahun 2007 ini berjumlah sekitar RP 27,4 miliar. Sejumlah dana itu sudah meliputi untuk pembiayaan sewa truk, BBM, tenaga/kuli dan sebagainya.

Sementara, dalam catatan Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta, setiap orang di Ibu Kota kini rata-rata menghasilkan 2,97 liter sampah per hari. Dengan penduduk sekitar 12 juta jiwa—termasuk pelaju—timbulan sampah yang harus dibuang setiap hari dari lima wilayah kota ini mencapai 26.945 m3 atau sekitar 6.000 ton.

Pada tahun 2010, timbulan sampah per hari diperkirakan mencapai 6.337 ton, dan menjadi 6.678 ton pada tahun 2015.Timbulan sampah terbanyak berasal dari permukiman. Itu berarti "produsen" sampah terbesar adalah rumah tangga.

Angkanya per hari 15.628 m3, lebih dari separuh atau 58 persen sampah yang dihasilkan warga Jakarta. Lebih dari
separuh (55,37 persen) berupa sampah organik, yang volumenya mencapai 14.919 m3. Sisanya, 12.026 m3 (44,63
persen), adalah sampah anorganik seperti kertas, plastik, kayu, kain, dan karet.

Jakarta’s $200bn illicit logging bill

By John Aglionby in Jakarta
Published: November 7 2007 01:42 | Last updated: November 7 2007 01:42

Fourteen companies being investigated for illegal logging in the Indonesian province of Riau have caused the state losses of more than $200bn (£95.8bn), according to government-appointed researchers.

The team, from the country’s agricultural institute in Bogor (IPB) divided the losses into ecological damage, economic damage and the cost of rehabilitating the tens of thousands of hectares allegedly felled illegally.

Bambang Erosharjo, one of the team, said the calculations were based on environment ministry guidelines and research into land use, biodiversity and economic activity. “It is a huge number but the scale of the destruction is enormous,” he told the Financial Times. “And this is only the damage caused in these 14 areas. The destruction across the whole province is more than double this.”

The study is part of a ministerial level investigation ordered by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the president, into the practices of the pulp and paper industry in the province on Sumatra after police and the forestry ministry reached conflicting conclusions in parallel probes.

Mr Bambang said a value was put on everything, from each tiger lost and the effects of water drained from swamps to the economic opportunity lost by forest destruction and the cost of restoring damaged land. “It will take hundreds of years to restore the areas, and that’s if the peat and forests are not disturbed,” he said.

The 14 companies are subsidiaries or joint venture partners of two of the country’s largest pulp companies, Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper and Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, subsidiaries of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings (April) respectively.

Jouko Virta, head of global fibre supply at April, said he was amazed by the monetary figure cited, particularly since he believes the seven companies linked to April are clean: “I’m wondering how the police can accuse these companies of damaging the environment when they follow our environmental protection regulations and are monitored by the [World Wildlife Fund].”

Gandhi Sulistiyanto, a senior APP executive, declined to comment on the case.
Some 2m ha of forest are illegally cleared each year in Indonesia.

The ministerial investigation team has recommended legal proceedings be brought against any alleged lawbreakers as soon as possible.

Additional reporting by Taufan Hidayat

Heh... gilee... $200 billion. Cukup itu buat bayar hutang negara...

Di Australia, semua orang turun ke jalan untuk nentang pulp mill. Coba Indonesia juga begitu ya :(

23-11-2007
Kualitas Udara Bersih di Jakarta Meningkat

Program Car Free Day atau Hari Bebas Kendaraan Bermotor (HBKB) kembali digelar pada Minggu (25/11), di kawasan Kota Tua, Jakarta Barat. Pada acara ini, Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo akan menetapkan kawasan Sudirman-Thamrin dan Taman Fatahillah sebagai area tanpa kendaraan pribadi pada Minggu keempat setiap bulan. Rencananya, pelaksanaan HBKB akan dimulai Desember 2007.

Kepala Badan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup Daerah (BPLHD) DKI Jakarta Budirama Natakusumah menuturkan kegiatan Car Free Day yang akan dilaksanakan di Kawasan Kota Tua ini merupakan salah satu upaya untuk menyosialisasikan kepada masyarakat untuk lebih peduli terhadap kondisi udara di Ibu Kota.

"Selain dapat menekan polusi karena kendaraan tidak diperbolehkan melintasi kawasan Kota Tua, kegiatan ini diharapkan juga dapat menggugah kesadaran warga Ibu Kota akan pentingnya menekan tingkat polusi udara," ungkap Budirama, Jumat (23/11).

Program Car Free Day, kata Budirama, akan terus dilakukan "Mulai Desember, setiap Ahad keempat setiap bulan Hari Bebas Kebdaraan Bermotor akan dilaksanakan di kawasan Sudirman-Thamrin,” ungkapnya.

Pelaksanaan HBKB ini, lanjut Budirama, terbukti mampu meningkatkan kualitas udara bersih di Jakarta. Pada tahun 2005 lalu udara bersih di ibu kota tidak lebih dari 30 hari, pada tahun 2006 mengalami peningkatan menjadi 45 hari, sedangkan pada tahun 2007 ini kualitas udara bersih telah mencapai 54 hari lebih.

Kegiatan Car Free Day di Kawasan Kota Tua ini nantinya akan menutup beberapa ruas jalan, dimulai dari Pintu Besar Utara, Jl Cengkeh, dan Jalan Tongkol. "Ruas-ruas jalan tesebut nantinya akan ditutup mulai jam 06.00 hingga pukul 14.00 siang," terangnya.

Selain membebaskan ruas jalan tersebut dari kendaraan, dalam kegiatan Car Free Day ini juga akan dilakukan kegiatan lainnya yang melibatkan partisipasi masyarakat seperti kampanye Bike to Work, penyuluhan bahaya merokok, dan penyematan sabuk Satgas Antirokok.

Disamping itu, serangkaian acara Car Free Day tersebut juga akan dilakukan kegiatan penempelan stiker larangan merokok pada fasilitas publik, khususnya di kendaraan umum.

24-11-2007
Dinas Kebersihan Akan Bangun 20 TPS Indoor

Pola penanganan sampah di Ibu Kota terus digodok agar masalah sampah dapat segera diatasi. Rencananya, Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta tahun 2008 mendatang akan membangun 20 Tempat Pengolahan Sampah (TPS) indoor di lima wilayah kotamadya. Pembangunan 20 TPS itu diperkirakan menelan anggaran sekitar Rp 30 miliar.

Kasubdit BTO (Bina Tehknik Operasi) Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta, Wahyu Pujiastuti, mengatakan proyek pembuatan TPS indoor ini sebagai upaya Dinas Kebersihan untuk meningkatkan kinerjanya dalam mengatasi masalah sampah di Jakarta. "Jadi proyek ini sebagai peningkatan kualitas kerja dari dipo yang ada, sehingga bau sampah tidak bertebaran ke mana-mana," ujarnya kepada beritajakarta.com, Sabtu (24/11).

Pasalnya, kata Wahyu, saat ini dipo yang ada di Jakarta belum mencukupi, hanya berjumlah 1.000 lebih. Jumlah tersebut diyakini masih kurang mengingat volume sampah di Jakarta setiap harinya terus bertambah. Namun untuk penambahan dipo tersebut, pihaknya menemui kendala karena terbatasnya lahan yang ada.

“Sangat sulit mencari lahan kosong di Jakarta. Kalaupun ada harga yang ditawarkan sangat tinggi dan Pemprov DKI tak mampu untuk membebaskannya.

Ide pembuatan TPS indoor ini, ungkap Wahyu, mengikuti model pengolahan sampah di sejumlah negara Eropa dan Asia. Menurutnya, TPS di sejumlah negara maju juga berada di tengah kota, namun tidak menimbulkan bau dan mencemari lingkungan. “Seperti di Kanada, di sana sampah diolah menjadi kompos dan semua sayur serta buah-buahan yang dijual itu dipupuk menggunakan kompos,” jelasnya.

Dia menjelaskan bahwa banyak keuntungan yang didapat dari pembangunan TPS indoor tersebut. Selain ramah lingkungan, TPS indoor juga tidak menimbulkan bau tak sedap. Kemudian sampah yang akan dibawa ke TPA (Tempat Pembuangan Akhir) itu tidak mengandung lendir. Sebab dalam TPS indoor itu terdapat alat untuk menampung lendir sampah. "Jadi kalau dibawa ke TPA tidak ada lendir yang berceceran di jalan. Karena saat di TPS lendir sudah dipisahkan," katatnya.

Bahkan sampah dapat dipadatkan dalam TPS indoor. Sehingga ketika dibawa ke TPA pun muatannya lebih banyak karena memang padat. "Saking padatnya sehingga perbandingannya mencapai 1:3," lanjutnya.

Jika proyek TPS indoor ini tidak segera dilakukan, maka penanganan sampah di Jakarta tidak akan berubah seperti saat ini. Dimana bau menyengat yang tak sedap akan terus bertebaran di mana-mana. Lendir yang keluar dari sampah pun akan turut berserakan di jalan, ketika sebuah truk sampah melintas.

Kualitas Udara Bersih di Jakarta Meningkat

that's good! :)

^^ Yeah, I can feel that too ;) ... But still annual temperature keep increasing -_-"

^^ indeed JKT air getting more cleaner u can see the skyline clearly :eek:!

i will post some photos of JKT skylines seen from far :eek:

glad, it really happened. :)

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More good news :

Gelora Bung Karno Dihijaukan

TANAH ABANG, WARTA KOTA - Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Senayan akan bertambah hijau pada Minggu (11/11). Pasalnya, pusat olahraga itu akan ditanami 457 pohon yang akan disebar di berbagai ruang terbuka hijau. Penanaman pohon itu digelar dalam rangka "Aksi Hijau Senayan 2007" yang dilakukan harian Kompas.

"Di Gelora Senayan habitat burung paling banyak, apalagi waktu flu burung merebak, banyak orang yang melepas burung peliharaannya di sana. Nanti, bila semakin banyak pohon biji-bijian yang ditanam di sini akan semakin banyak burung yang akan datang," kata Staf Humas Kompas Gramedia, Jimmy Rambing, Jumat (9/11).

Selain itu, dengan bertambahnya pohon, GBK yang juga kawasan publik akan memberikan keteduhan dan kesegaran kepada pengunjungnya. Jimmy menjelaskan, jenis pohon yang ditanam adalah kepel (burahol), palem sadeng, trembesi, sawo kecik, cemara angin, beringin, dan tanjung. Ketinggian rata-rata pohon sekitar 2 meter yang didatangkan dari berbagai tempat di Jawa, antara lain Blitar, Jepara, Cilacap, dan Semarang.

Rangkaian acara "Aksi Hijau Senayan 2007" itu dimulai dari kantor harian Kompas di Jalan Palmerah Selatan pukul 07.00, berupa pelepasan peserta funbike yang diikuti sekitar 1.500-2.000 orang, sebagai penanda dibukanya program penghijauan itu. Para pesepeda itu akan menuju GBK melalui Slipi, Gedung Manggala Wanabhakti- gedung DPR-TVRI-Ratu Plaza, dan berakhir di Plaza Utara Gelora Bung Karno Senayan.

Setelah rombongan funbike tiba di Plaza Utara, penanaman pohon dimulai. Titik-titik penanaman pohon ditentukan oleh pihak GBK. Kegiatan itu dilakukan berbagai kelompok masyarakat, antara lain yang tergabung dalam komunitas sepeda, komunitas sepeda motor, dan anggota klub atlet sepakbola berusia di bawah 16 tahun. "Sebelum pembukaan, kami juga masih menerima pendaftaran langsung, tapi pesertanya dibatasi maksimal jumlah seluruh peserta 3.000 orang," ujar Jimmy.

"Aksi Hijau Senayan 2007" juga menggelar bazar lingkungan yang diikuti antara oleh tabloid Rumah, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup, Universitas Pancasila yang memamerkan alat pengolah sampah, dan demo pembuatan kompos. "Ada doorprize juga, satu fullbike, harganya sekitar tujuh juta rupiah," ucap Jimmy.

Jakarta panasnya tambah gak ketolongan nih... mulai saingan sama Singapura dan Kuala Lumpur :(

iya nih! kalo gak panas banget pasti hujan gede :P

^ yikes!

is the increasing temp in JKT is part of Global Warming?

it getting more and more hot ! i cant stand it!!!

lets Stop Global Warming!

winter started late here in Cali, due to global warming IMO :ohno:

^^ i agree :D

wat have u done to save the earth ?

Stop cutting trees , save Indonesian forest/jungles.

there's a campaign abt planting 10 million tress throughout Indonesia this Sat

yes! plant plant plant!!! :)

plant..plant..plant... could be interpreted as building more PLANT ( Factory ) loh.... :D:D:D:D :jk:

28-11-2007
2010, Pemprov DKI Targetkan RTH 13,94 Persen

DKI Jakarta saat ini terasa makin sesak seiring dengan maskin pesatnya pertumbuhan penduduk, ekspansi infrastruktur, bisnis, dan sentra perkantoran. Ruang terbuka hijau (RTH) yang kini hanya mencapai 10 persen hendak terus diupayakan memenuhi standar menimal 13 persen. Bahkan jika RTH dapat mencapai 18 persen, maka kota dengan luas 650 kolometer persegi ini dapat menjadi kota sangat ideal dari aspek penghijaukan mendekati kota-kota besar dunia lainnya seperti Washington DC, Amerika Serikat.

Pemprov DKI menyadari bahwa RTH yang ada saat ini masih sangat kurang. Karena itu, pemprov terus berupaya melakukan perbaikan lingkungan untuk menambah jumlah RTH. Pemprov DKI menargetkan penambah RTH setiap tahunnya sebanyak 10 hektar. Dengan demikian, tahun 2010 mendatang RTH di Jakarta mencapai 13,94 persen.

Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Prijanto, mengatakan saat ini pemprov tengah memprioritaskan penyelamatan lingkungan di Jakarta. "Upaya ini tidak akan berhasil jika masyarakat tidak terlibat," katanya dalam sambutan aksi penanaman serentak Indonesia dalam pekan pemeliharaan pohon menyongsong pertemuan internasional tentang perubahan iklim di Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta Utara, Rabu (28/11).

Dalam penyelamatan lingkungan, kata Prijanto, salah satu yang dilakukan pemprov adalah dengan perluasan lingkungan hijau karena langkah ini sangat strategis untuk meningkatkan taraf lingkungan hidup yang sehat dan hijau. "Untuk mencapai tujuan itu, pemprov menargetkan RTH di Jakarta mencapai 13,94 persen sampai tahun 2010," tegasnya.

Untuk mendukung pemenuhan ruang RTH yang layak tersebut, pemprov tengah merevisi dan menyempurnakan sejumlah Perarutan Daerah (Perda) yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan. "Ada beberapa perda yang direvisi untuk disempurnakan," pungkasnya.

Kepala Dinas Pertamanan DKI Jakarta, Sarwo Handayani, mengatakan, saat ini RTH di Jakarta mencapai 6.500 hektar atau sekitar 10 persen dari luas Jakarta. "Pertambahan RTH baru sekitar 10 hektar per tahun," tegasnya ketika dihubungi beritajakarta.com, Rabu (28/11) siang.

Biar begitu, lanjutnya, pihaknya yakin bisa mencapai target yang ditentukan pemprov untuk menambah luas RTH hingga 13,94 persen sampai tahun 2010. "Kami terus mengupayakan penambahan RTH," tegasnya.

Beberapa langkah yang diambil Dinas Pertamanan adalah, dengan membeli lahan milik warga. "Untuk lahan yang dimiliki masyarakat, kami akan membelinya secara tunai," ungkapnya.

Langkah lainnya yang akan dilakukan merefungsi lahan-lahan atau jalur hijau yang dikuasai pedagang kaki lima (PKL), menagih janji pengembang, dan mengimbau masyarakat untuk tidak menutup seluruh lahan yang dimilikinya dengan semen.
"Kami juga mengharapkan masyarakat ikut berpartisipasi dengan menyisakan sedikit lahannya untuk dijadikan taman atau ditanami pepohonan, jadi tidak seluruhnya dipelur semen, sehingga ada resapan air hujan," pungkasnya.

^^ hope it will be reality :D

JAKARTA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Greenpeace vowed on Saturday to keep up a blockade on a key palm oil port in Indonesia's Sumatra as part of protest against forest destruction, as a tanker it had been trying to block for three days managed to leave the port.

The group's Rainbow Warrior ship dropped anchor next to the MT Westama in Dumai port in Sumatra island on Thursday in a bid to prevent the ship from leaving for India.

The owner of the tanker, which has a capacity of 33,000 tonnes of crude palm oil, said the ship had not been blocked, but Greenpeace said tugs had pushed the Rainbow Warrior aside.

"We were pushed by two big tug boats close to the MT Westama, at a distance of about 30 metres (100 ft). We tried to blockade the Westama for about an hour, but finally the ship escaped," Bustar Maitar, Greenpeace Indonesia Forest Campaigner, said.

Maitar, speaking from the ship by telephone, said the Rainbow Warrior would remain to try and prevent palm oil loading by other tankers.

The head of the Jakarta office of Permata Hijau Sawit Group, the ship's owner, said that the ship had departed at 8 a.m. after being delayed from its scheduled departure the night before.

"There was no blockade at all by Greenpeace, when the ship departed after completing its loading the Greenpeace ship moved by itself," said Hendra G., the official, who blamed the late departure on tidal conditions.

The protest came ahead of an industry meeting on sustainable palm oil in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur next week and less than three weeks before a U.N. climate change meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Environmental groups have blamed palm oil companies for driving the destruction of Indonesia's forests and peatlands, boostin the emission of greenhouse gases.
Sue Connor, Greenpeace international forest campaigner, said that the Rainbow Warrior would hold its position for the moment and the group was assessing its next move.

"We've certainly raised the issue of the problem with palm oil being the leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia," she said by telephone from the ship.

The group has asked Indonesia, which is set to become the world's top palm oil producer this year, to issue a moratorium on conversion of forests and peatlands into palm oil plantations.

(Reporting by Telly Nathalia and Yayat Supriatna; Writing by by Ed Davies; Editing by David Fox)

^^ bingung dah...

28-11-2007
Teens Go Greens Club, Aksi Pelajar Cegah Pemanasan Global

Ancaman pemanasan global atau Global Warming dan perubahan iklim (Climate Change) yang mulai nyata dengan naiknya permukaan air laut mulai disikapi warga Ibu Kota.

Salah satunya dengan pembentukan Teens Go Green Club yang anggotanya berasal pelajar dari 80 sekolah yang ada di DKI Jakarta. Kegiatan tersebut bertujuan untuk meningkatkan militansi para pelajar untuk mencintai lingkungan hidup.

Direktur Utama PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol, Budi Karya Sumadi, menuturkan Teens Go Green Club ini nantinya beranggotakan 240 pelajar yang disaring dari 2.400 pelajar dari 80 SMA/SMK se-DKI.

"Nantinya para siswa tersebut akan dibekali pengetahuan tentang lingkungan, sehingga diharapkan para pelajar tersebut dapat menjadi duta lingkungan hidup di sekolah masing-masing," ujar Budi Karya saat konfrensi pers program Edutainment Teens Go Greens Club di Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Rabu (28/11).

Ia mengungkapkan dengan pembekalan pengetahuan tentang lingkungan hidup, para pelajar tersebut akan lebih mengenal potensi lingkungan dan pada akhirnya mereka menghargai lingkungan hidup itu sendiri.

Untuk memperkuat program tersebut, nantinya pihak Ancol akan membangun Laboratorium Lingkungan Hidup yang berfungsi sebagai media untuk mendalami pengetahuan tentang lingkungan hidup.

"Laboratorium itu nantinya juga berfungsi sebagai tempat para pelajar untuk melakukan kegiatan rehabilitasi lingkungan, khususnya di kawasan Ancol," ungkap Budi.

Budi menuturkan masing-masing anggota Teens Go Greens Club ini nantinya akan diberikan fasilitas kartu bebas masuk semua wahana Ancol, sehingga para anggota Teens Go Green Club tersebut dapat tiap saat datang ke kawasan wisata kota tersebut.

Tidak hanya itu, untuk meningkatkan kepedulian para pelajar terhadap lingkungan, pihaknya bersama Dinas Pendidikan Tinggi (Dikmenti) DKI juga mendorong program tersebut menjadi salah satu bagian kegiatan pelajar di sekolah. "Hal ini untuk menjaga kesinambungan program di masa yang akan datang," terang Budi.

Di tempat yang sama, Rektor Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) Sardono W Kusomo menuturkan, kegiatan pembekalan pengetahuan lingkungan yang disinergiskan dengan entertainment seperti kegiatan belajar sambil berwisata cenderung akan lebih menarik perhatian para pelajar.

"Aspek entertainment dapat lebih mudah menyampaikan pesan edukasi mengenai lingkungan ketingkat para pelajar," tutur Sardono.

Ia mengungkapkan untuk meningkatkan kepedulian masyarakat terhadap lingkungan dapat terwujud dengan membentuk budaya yang peduli terhadap lingkungan di tengah masyarakat.

Sardono mencontohkan budaya masyarakat adat Dayak yang memiliki aturan yang sangat berpihak pada lingkungan telah menjadikan kawasan hutan mereka dapat bertahan.

Aturan yang berpihak terhadap kelestarian lingkungan masyarakat Dayak ini salah satunya adanya aturan adat yang mengatur pohon apa yang bisa ditebang, apa yang tidak boleh ditebang. Selain itu masyarakat adat Dayak juga mempunyai Hutan Adat yang sama sekali tidak boleh diganggu gugat keberadaannya.

28-11-2007
Pemkot Jakbar Tanam 13.150 Pohon

Untuk mengurangi dampak akibat pemanasan global, Pemerintah Kota (Pemkot) Jakarta Barat menanam sebanyak 13.150 pohon pelindung dan produktif dalam aksi penanaman serentak dan pekan pemeliharaan pohon di seluruh Indonesia.

"Seluruh RT se-Jakarta Barat akan menanam sedikitnya lima pohon, dan para pegawai juga saya instruksikan untuk menanam minimal satu pohon di lahan kosong," kata Wali Kota Jakarta Barat, Fadjar Panjaitan, pada acara aksi penanaman serentak Indonesia dan pekan pemeliharaan pohon di seluruh Indonesia, di RW 04 Perumahan Kedoya Elok, Kelurahan Kedoya Selatan, Kecamatan Kebonjeruk, Rabu (28/11).

Aksi penanaman pohon serentak di seluruh Indonesia yang dicanangkan Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono di Desa Cibadak, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Rabu (28/11), merupakan sumbangsih bangsa Indonesia dalam rangka memperbaki kualitas lingkungan, dan juga untuk menanggulangi pemanasan gobal yang dipersembahkan bagi umat manusia di dunia.

Wali Kota ketika membacakan sambutan Menteri Kehutanan H. MS Kaban, mengatakan, tantangan yang paling berat yang akan dialami oleh umat manusia di muka bumi ini kedepan adalah terjadinya pemanasan global dan perubahan iklim.

Terjadinya pemanasan global yang terlampau ekstrim ini diakibatkan dari pembakaran bahan bakar fosil terutama batu bara, minyak bumi, dan, gas alam yang berlebihan. Pembakaran tersebut, kata dia, melepaskan gas-gas berbahaya ke atmosfir bumi diantaranya adalah karbon dioksida (CO2) dan gas lain yang disebut gas rumah kaca (GRC).

Salah satu upaya untuk mengurangi efek rumah kaca tersebut adalah dengan memperbanyak penyerapan emisi karbon yakni dengan memperbanyak pohon dan tanaman. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan upaya untuk mempertahankan keutuhan ekosistem hutan, dan melakukan penghijauan secara besar-besaran.

Kepala Suku Dinas Pertanian dan Kehutanan Jakarta Barat, Bambang Wisanggeni, mengatakan, sepanjang tahun ini pihaknya menanam sebanyak 2.600 pohon pelindung dan 2.950 pohon produktif, ditambah bantuan pohon dari Departemen Pertanian dan Kehutanan sebanyak 7.600 pohon.

Pohon pelindung jenis mahoni, tanjung, dan kenari akan ditanaman di daerah aliran sungai. Sedangkan pohon produktif jenis mangga dan durian akan dibagikan kepada masyarakat untuk ditanam di pekarangan rumah dan di ruang terbuka hijau. "Penanaman pohon ini merupakan program Sudin Pertanian dan Kehutanan Jakarta Barat tahun 2007," katanya. "Untuk mendapatkan hasil yang lebih baik, penanaman dilakukan setelah musim hujan," jelasnya.

Kegiatan penanaman pohon di Jakarta Barat dilanjutkan acara gerakan perempuan menanam dan memelihara sejuta pohon yang akan dilaksanakan di Kampung Sawah, Kelurahan Kemanggisan, Kecamatan Palmerah, pada tanggal 1 Desember 2007 mendatang.

^^ hope it will be reality :D

Hope so too. :)

Teens Go Greens Club, Aksi Pelajar Cegah Pemanasan Global



this is good to hear :)

Yes, it is. :)

Sampah Jakarta Diangkut dengan KA

BANDUNG, KOMPAS – PT Kereta Api menandatangani kesepakatan kerja sama dengan PT ACME Cipta Tama Sarana untuk mengatasi permasalahan sampah di Jakarta. Harapannya, selain mengurangi penumpukan sampah, pengangkutan sampah dengan gerbong kereta diharapkan mampu mengurangi beban transportasi dan kemacetan yang terjadi di Jakarta.

Kerja sama saling menguntungkan itu ditandatangani di Bandung, oleh Direktur PT KA Ronny Wahyudi dan Direktur Utama PT ACME Cipta Tama Sarana, Eddi Tandean, Kamis (29/11).

Menurut Ronny, PT KA dalam hal ini menyediakan gerbong khusus yang mengangkut sampah-sampah yang diproduksi warga Jakarta, menuju industri pengolahan sampah yang dikelola PT ACME.

Sampah-sampah itu diangkut dari tempat pengolahan sementara (TPS) Sunter, Jakarta Utara, menuju pabrik pengolahan sampah milik PT ACME di Desa Nameng, Kabupaten Lebak, Banten. ”Gerbong khusus yang digunakan adalah yang tidak menimbulkan bau tidak sedap. Pengangkutan sampah lewat jalur kereta ini tentunya akan mengurangi kemacetan yang terjadi di Jakarta. Sebab, saat ini kemacetan adalah masalah utama Jakarta,” kata Ronny.

Lahan industri pengolahan sampah yang tersedia di Lebak, Banten itu luasnya 200 hektar, dengan nilai investasi sebesar Rp 250 miliar. Setidaknya, industri yang mengolah buangan masyarakat Jakarta yang per harinya mencapai 6.700 ton mampu menyerap tenaga kerja sebanyak 1.000 orang, ditambah tenaga outsourcing sebanyak 3.000 orang. Pengolahan sampah itu juga bekerja sama dengan PT LAPI ITB, dan yang bertindak sebagai konsultan adalah PT Pindad.

Di tempat yang sama, Direktur PT ACME, Rasyid Maricar mengatakan, masalah sampah di Jakarta mau tidak mau harus diatasi dengan segera. Sebab, dampak yang ditimbulkan sangat banyak, seperti banjir dan kemacetan, yang mengganggu kelancaran aktivitas masyarakat Jakarta.

Sampai saat ini, belum ditentukan berapa besar pembagian keuntungan yang bisa diperoleh masing-masing pihak, sebab masih dikaji dan dihitung. ”Rencananya, sebulan ini pengkajian dan perencanaan akan kami dilakukan. Setelah kajian selesai, proyek bisa segera dimulai,” kata Rasyid.

Pengolahan sampah di Lebak akan dilakukan dengan dua cara, yaitu jangka pendek serta jangka panjang. Pengolahan jangka pendek menggunakan konsep control sanitary landfill, yang tetap memperhatikan langit biru, tanah hijau, dan air bersih. Sedangkan untuk pengolahan jangka panjang, sampah akan dimanfaatkan untuk menghasilkan energi dengan konsep pembangkit listrik tenaga sampah (PLTS).

Targetnya, pada tahap pertama yang bisa dimulai awal tahun 2008, sebanyak 1.000-2.000 ton sampah per hari dari Jakarta bisa diangkut ke industri pengolahan sampah di Lebak dengan menggunakan gerbong kereta. Satu gerbong daya tampungya sebesar 25 ton sampah, sedangkan satu rangkaian kereta jumlah gerbongnya bisa sebanyak 20 gerbong. Itu berarti, satu rangkaian kereta sampah mampu mengangkut 500 ton per rit.

yaah, that's a good idea!

yea !

good idea :okay:

they should take that opportunity to make useful of the 3R program as well :D

anw, anyone has the official website or Info abt the

UN CLIMATE CHANGE meeting in BALI ? it concern abt Global Warming

* updated Banjir thread link in the 1st page!

Mass tree-planting in Indonesia
Indonesia is trying to plant nearly 80 million trees in a single day, in an attempt to set a new world record and deflect criticism about deforestation.
Police, soldiers and local officials joined President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the nationwide project.

The plan is part of a campaign launched at UN climate change talks last year.

A World Bank report puts Indonesia as the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter - owing to deforestation, land clearing and forest fires.

President Yudhoyono took part in the planting of more than 1,000 native trees in Bogor, west Java.

Mr Yudhoyono declared the trees a gift to the world, and said the event showed Indonesia was serious about protecting the environment.

"We have been negligent in the past, now we have to get our act together," he was quoted as saying by state news agency Antara.

But he stressed that the country would need financial support from developed nations in order to protect its remaining forests.

The goal is to have 79 million native trees planted by the end of the day, and officials are hoping to set a world record.

But according to Greenpeace, Indonesia holds another less flattering record - the world's fastest deforestation rate.

Masih ttg menanam pohon :

Organisasi Perempuan Tanam 1.000 Pohon

GRESIK, KOMPAS- Beberapa Organisasi Wanita di Gresik mencanangkan Gerakan Perempuan Tanam dan Pelihara Pohon Kabupaten Gresik 2007. Pada Jumat (30/11), ditanam 1.000 pohon di Desa Suci, Kecamatan Manyar, sebagai bentuk ikut ambil bagian program Nasional penanaman 10 juta pohon.

Gerakan perempuan tanam dan peliharan pohon di Gresik merupakan bentuk rasa peduli kaum ibu terhadap kelestarian lingkungan. Ketua Dharma Wanita Persatuan Kabupaten Gresik Kustianah Khuluq berhasil mengkoordinir elemen pemerintah, pengusaha yang tergabung dalam Forum Komunikasi masyarakat Industri Kecamatan Manyar (Formula), Tim Penggerak PKK Kabupaten Gresik, Dharma Wanita Persatuan Gresik, Dharma Pertiwi Gresik, Bhayangkari, Persit Kartika Candra Kirana, Ikatan Isteri Dokter (IID) Gresik dan masyarakat.

Sebanyak 1.000 pohon yang ditanam di areal waduk terdiri dari pohon tanjung, angsana, glodokan dan dadap merah. Pohon tersebut berasal dari Formula sebanyak 500 pohon, Dinas Pertanian 300 dan Dinas Pekerjaan Umum 200 pohon,” jelas Kustianah.

Bupati Gresik, Robbach Ma’sum, sangat menghargai kegiatan yang diprakarsai oleh para ibu, sehingga terjalin kerjasama antara Pemerintah, Pengusaha, Organisasi Wanita dan Masyarakat. Penanaman pohon sekaligus ikut serta mensukseskan konferensi Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa pada 3 sampai 14 Desember 2007 di Bali.

plant plant plant!!! more green!! :)

^^ gutjob, gutjob... rancak bana'~!!!

01-12-2007
Gubernur Resmikan Teens Go Green

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Untuk mendukung program penghijauan di Ibukota, Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta meresmikan club pelajar pecinta lingkungan yang bernama Teens Go Green.

Fauzi mengatakan, upaya penyadaran akan pentingnya memelihara lingkungan harus dimulai sejak usia dini.

"Remaja memiliki potensi besar agar dapat menjadi agent of change dalam membangun keharmonisan antara manusia dengan alam," kata Fauzi di Panggung Maksima Dunia Fantasi Ancol, Jakarta Utara, Sabtu (1/12) siang.

Dan guna mendukung program ini, kata Fauzi, pemprov akan menyiapkan 400 ribu batang pohon yang akan ditanam seluruh siswa Sekolah Lanjutan Atas.

Saat ini jumlah siswa SMA/SMK di Jakarta ada 400 ribu siswa, ditargetkan sampai tahun 2008 setiap siswa menanam satu pohon. "Kami targetkan, setiap siswa harus menanam satu pohon," tegasnya.

Di hadapan 2.400 siswa SMA/SMK se-Jakarta, Fauzi mencanangkan program ini dengan menanam pohon di lingkungan Dufan, Ancol. Diharapkan, langkah ini dapat membangkitkan minat pelajar untuk mencintai lingkungan, baik di rumah, sekolah, maupun di lingkungan bermainnya.

Sedangkan pihak Ancol yang ikut mendukung program ini, berjanji akan melibatkan sejumlah pelajar dalam melakukan penghijauan di sekitar Pantai Ancol.

"Dalam rehabilitasi ekosistim pantai yang ada di sekitar pantai Ancol, pada tahap pertama, 80 sekolah SMA/SMK di Jakarta akan dilibatkan," kata Budi Karya, Direktur Utama PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Tbk.

Ia menyatakan, pihaknya sangat mendukung program yang melibatkan seluruh pelajar di Jakarta ini. Bahkan, PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol telah menyiapkan program untuk tahun pertama. Seperti rehabilitasi Pantai Ancol, pemahaman lingkungan untuk siswa di sekolah-sekolah, dan peduli lingkungan sekolah.

"Semoga, Teens Go Green bisa menjadi motor penggerak untuk cinta lingkungan bagi siswa-siswa lainnya," harapnya.

01-12-2007
Fauzi Targetkan Penurunan Polusi Udara Hingga 30 Persen

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Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta akan terus berupaya meningkatkan kualitas udara di Ibukota. Bahkan Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo menargetkan tingkat penurunan polusi udara di Ibukota hingga 30 persen dalam lima tahun ke depan.

Beberapa langkah yang diambil adalah dengan penggunaan energi alternatif berupa gas untuk angkutan umum.

"Untuk kurangi polusi udara di Jakarta, kami tengah menyiapkan langkah-langkah strategis berupa penggunaan energi alternatif," kata Fauzi Bowo di Ancol Jakarta Utara, Sabtu (1/12) siang.

Nantinya, kata Fauzi, semua angkutan umum diharapkan akan mengganti penggunaan bahan bakarnya dari bahan bakar fosil (premium) menjadi gas. "Polutan yang dihasilkan gas lebih ramah daripada bahan bakar fosil," katanya.

Sekadar mengingatkan, kendaraan bermotor menjadi penyumbang terbesar atau 70 persen polusi udara di Jakarta keluar dari knalpot kendaraan, sisanya atau 30 persen berasal dari pencemaran industri.

Selama ini, pemprov telah mempunyai program Car Free Day atau Hari Bebas Kendaraan Bermotor (HBKB) yang mampu meningkatkan kualitas udara bersih di Jakarta.

Seperti diberitakan sebelumnya, pemprov telah mencanangkan program HBKB beberapa waktu lalu. Dalam program tersebut, pemprov menetapkan kawasan Sudirman-Thamrin dan Taman Fatahillah sebagai area tanpa kendaraan pribadi pada Minggu keempat setiap bulan.

Pelaksanaan HBKB ini, terbukti mampu meningkatkan kualitas udara bersih di Jakarta. Pada tahun 2005 lalu udara bersih di ibu kota tidak lebih dari 30 hari, pada tahun 2006 mengalami peningkatan menjadi 45 hari, sedangkan pada tahun 2007 ini kualitas udara bersih telah mencapai 54 hari lebih.

Upaya membersihkan Jakarta dari pencemaran juga dilakukan dengan menempatkan alat pengukur gas polutan di kawasan Gambir, Jakarta Pusat.

Selain itu, dilakukan pula pengujian emisi gas buang bagi kendaraan umum dan beberapa mobil keluaran baru harus menjalani tes emisi dalam tenggat waktu tertentu.