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Hutan Indonesia Tak Bisa Menunggu
Sumber : Kompas 5 April 2011 Jakarta, Kompas – Seluas 275.000 hektar hutan Indonesia diperkirakan rusak selama tiga bulan penundaan jeda tebang hutan, yang sedianya diberlakukan pada Januari 2011. Penundaan ini dinilai karena adanya lobi kepentingan bisnis dan politik. ”Hutan kita tidak bisa lagi menunggu. Setiap menit 5 hektar hutan alam hilang akibat pembalakan… Continue reading
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Two-Year Moratorium Signed in Oslo Not Enough, Green Groups Complain
By Fidelis E Satriastanti Source : jakartaglobe 4 June 2010 Environment groups are complaining that the government’s approach to the moratorium planned for logging is too little and not clearly defined. (Antara Photo/Gema Setara) Although Indonesia’s recent commitment to a moratorium on forest concessions has been welcomed, green groups have criticized the government’s flip-flopping on… Continue reading
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Safeguard Issues Shadow Forests Rescue Plan
By Matthew O.Berger (Washington) source : Inter Press Service 3 November 2010 As national policies are developed to implement REDD, the U.N. effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, a key question has been how to ensure social and environmental standards are upheld in REDD projects, both at the national and… Continue reading
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REDDplus Perlu Fokus pada Sisi Keadilan
sumber : Kompas.com 28 Februari 2011 Proyek pengurangan emisi karbon dari deforestasi dan degradasi hutan (REDD+) di Indonesia perlu fokus pada isu perbaikan birokrasi pemerintah, keadilan, serta kemanusian. Tanpa itu, kemiskinan masyarakat sekitar hutanlah yang akan lestari. Manajer Program Hutan dan Iklim Yayasan Pengembangan Hukum Lingkungan Indonesia (Indonesian Center for Environ- mental Law/ICEL) Giorgio Budi… Continue reading
I believe we can’t keep fighting for collective action if we don’t start it ourselves. For me, fighting for a sustainable environment begins with something small: eating proportionately. I think about how, throughout human history, the stomach has often been the beginning of all greed. How can we truly talk about controlling global consumption if we can’t even control our own desire to eat everything?
That’s why I’m committing to practicing autophagy daily, limiting my consumption of imported foods, and prioritizing buying local food directly from farmers.
A Single Planet for All Humanity 