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15.163 Hektare Hutan NTT Rusak
sumber : antaranews.com 28 Juni 2011 Kupang (ANTARA News) – Kepala Badan Lingkungan Hidup Daerah Nusa Tenggara Timur, Alex Oematan, mengatakan, sebanyak 15.163,65 Hektare kawasan hutan di provinsi kepulauan itu rusak akibat penebangan liar dan bencana alam. Laju kerusakan hutan tersebut, katanya, di Kupang, Selasa, dikhawatirkan akan terus meluas, karena kelemahan pengawasan aparat terhadap aktivitas… Continue reading
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Indonesia dan Amerika Kerjasama Perlindungan Lingkungan
Senin, 27 Juni 2011 17:34 WIB | 450 Views Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup RI dan Badan Perlindungan Lingkungan (EPA) Amerika Serikat menandatangani kerja sama pertukaran pengetahuan dan pengalaman di bidang lingkungan hidup. “Kami yakin kolaborasi ini akan memperkuat upaya kami meminimalkan dampak kerusakan lingkungan di negara ini,” kata Menteri LH Gusti Muhammad… Continue reading
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Gunungkidul kesulitan kontrol hutan negara
Harianjogja.com, Senin, 27 Juni 2011 09:41:56 GUNUNGKIDUL–Pemerintah Kabupaten Gunungkidul mengaku kesulitan mengontrol hutan negara. Pasalnya mereka tidak memiliki hak dalam mengelola hutan negara meski di sejumlah kecamatan terdapat hutan jenis ini. Pemkab melalui Dinas Kehutanan dan Perkebunan (Dishutbun) hanya berhak mengelola hutan rakyat. Kepala Bidang Kehutanan, Dishutbun Gunungkidul, Beny Silalahi kepada Harian Jogja, di ruang kerjanya… Continue reading
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The evolution of human and animal rights
Jakarta Post, Al Makin, Yogyakarta | Wed, 06/22/2011 7:00 AM Ethics and norms, by which individuals have lived with others in society and by which culture and civilization have progressed, have changed over time. Driyarkara, an Indonesian religious leader and philosopher whose contribution to the nation’s struggle and development cannot be doubted, explained this in… 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.
