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Emiten sawit belum terimbas moratorium
sumber : kontan 6 Juni 2011 Raka Mahesa W JAKARTA. Perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit mengaku tidak akan terpengaruh dengan kebijakan Penundaan Pemberian Izin Baru dan Penyempurnaan Tata Kelola Hutan Alam Primer dan Lahan Gambut. Sekadar informasi, Presiden menandatangani moratorium ini 19 Mei 2011 lalu. Aturan jeda penebangan tersebut akan berlaku selama dua tahun. Sebelumnya Gabungan… Continue reading
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INDONESIA: Mixed response to forest moratorium
source : http://www.irinnews.org 30 Mei 2011 JAKARTA, 30 May 2011 (IRIN) – A long-awaited moratorium by the Indonesian government on new forest concessions, aimed at curbing deforestation, has been welcomed by palm oil farmers but activists believe it does not go far enough. “We support the government’s decree on the moratorium,” Maruli Sitorus, a palm… Continue reading
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Selama moratorium, pemerintah daerah dilarang terbitkan izin pengelolaan hutan
sumber : Kontan 7 Juni 2011 Hans Hendricus JAKARTA. Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono melarang pemerintah daerah (Pemda) menerbitkan izin baru pengelolaan hutan alam primer dan lahan gambut. Kebijakan ini seiring terbitnya Instruksi Presiden (Inpres) Nomor 10 Tahun 2011 tentang Penundaan Pemberian Izin Baru dan Penyempurnaan Tata Kelola Hutan Alam Primer. SBY menegaskan para kepala daerah… Continue reading
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Alone Facing the Changing Climate: Petition of the People’s Chamber of the National Forestry Council (DKN) on the Policies for the Mitigation and Adaptation of the Management of Climate Change
Introduction This Position Paper was prepared by the People’s Chamber of DKN in order to give response to various political debates and formulation of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies considered detrimental to the customary law communities and the people dwelling and making their life within or in the surrounding areas of forest. Outcomes of… 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.
