UN Secretary-General Declares an “Ocean Emergency”

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the world had too long taken the ocean for granted and is now facing an "Ocean Emergency". In his speech to the UN Oceans Conference (28/6/22), which opened in Lisbon, Portugal, today, he said it was time to act. "We must turn the t...

Many Dead Fish Found in Pleret River Due to Toxic Foam

Residents of Tulas Village, Karangdowo District, Klaten are worried about the toxic foam in the Pleret River which is followed by many dead fish found. The BBSWBS officer suspected that the phenomenon was triggered by the wastewater from used drums. "The height is over the loning wall (talut) o...

Papua Expanded, Indonesia Now Officially Has 37 Provinces

Starting June 30, 2022, Indonesia officially has 37 provinces. This number has increased by three from the original 34 provinces in the country.These are the Provinces of South Papua (Papua Selatan), Central Papua (Papua Tengah), and Papua Mountains (Papua Pegunungan) due to the division of the Papu...

Floods Inundate Sungai Serut Residential Areas in Bengkulu

Floods inundated residential areas in Sungai Serut Subdistrict, Bengkulu City, Bengkulu Province, following heavy rains on Wednesday (29/6/22). Sub-district of Sungai Serut Abriadi said floods hit almost the entire area of Sungai Serut District. According to him, flooding occurred in Kampung Kelawi ...

World Oceans Day: The Threats and The Opportunities for Our Ocean

What is World Oceans Day? In 1992, Oceans Day was first declared following the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to to commemorate how important oceans are for the Earth and raise awareness to conserve our ocean. Then, in 2008, 8 June was officially designated as World Oceans Day, with a different t...

Pertamina investigates oil spill in Donan River

Date: June, 28 2022  Cilacap, Central Java (ANTARA) - State oil company PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional's (KPI's) Refinery Unit (RU) IV Cilacap is investigating a crude oil spill in Donan River, Cilacap district, Central Java, which was detected on Monday.While issuing a press statement in Ci...

Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding in Cisarua Bogor

Heavy rain overwhelm Bogor every year. The rainfall have a lot of advantages for people in the city but it also have a lot of disadvantages because it may causing hydrometeorological disasters including flash flood. It is a complex hydrometeorological disaster that is hard to predict. Cisarua Villag...

PDAM in Cisadane Stops the Water Treatment Plant (WTP), BSD and Surrounding Areas are Facing A Water Crisis

PDAM customers in the Bumi Serpong Damai, Sumarecon, and several housing estates around the Cisadane River will experience a clean water crisis starting today.The reason? PDAM stopped the production process of the clean water treatment plant (WTP).Why? Because the level of turbidity of the Cisedane ...

Maritime Ministry Committed to End Marine Debris Problems

The government through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries confirm its commitment in mitigating coastal and marine environment issues in Indonesia, particularly dealing with marine debris. Through the Global Dialogue on Ocean Plastic Pollution with the theme "Ending Ocean Plastic Pollutio...

School Children Commit to Protecting Indonesia's Aquatic Biodiversity

Some 60 students and teachers on Thursday, June 16, gathered for the World Environment Day and World Oceans Day combined celebration at Sekolah Alam Matoa, a private elementary school that highlights Indonesian nature and biodiversity in its curriculum. They plant trees, release fish, and join an ar...

Need supporting policies to reduce social impact of carbon tax: BRIN

The implementation of carbon tax needs to be supported by other policies to reduce its social impact, especially on underprivileged people, an official from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has said. One of the impacts of carbon tax implementation is a rise in production cost, rese...

Overflowing river inundates hundreds of house in Cianjur

Cianjur, W Java (ANTARA) - Hundreds of houses in five sub-districts of Cianjur District, West Java, got submerged due to an overflowing river, secretary of the Cianjur District Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Rudi Wibowo stated on Tuesday.No casualties were reported, but dozens of families were fo...

Microplastics Contamination in Aceh’s Rivers Threaten Public Health

A research conducted by Nusantara River Expedition team on rivers located in North Aceh Regency, East Aceh Regency, South Aceh Regency of Aceh Besar, Banda Aceh City, Lhokseumawe City, and Langsa City shows that rivers in Aceh are polluted with microplastics due to waste disposed. "The research uses...

7 Organizations Fighting to Save Our Oceans

The ocean, one of the most diverse places on the earth, is under threat for a quite long time. Luckily, there are organizations working on both a public and political level to save our oceans.These organizations, through projects and activities, are involved in protecting the oce...

19 Coastal Areas in Indonesia Potentially Affected by Rob Floods, the Impact of the Tidal Phase and Super Full Moon

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has again conveyed that 19 coastal areas in Indonesia have the potential to be hit by coastal flooding, aka tidal flooding. The Head of the BMKG Maritime Meteorology Center, Eko Prasetyo, said that the potential for tidal flooding in 19 coast...

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