Online petitions have been launched
short before the Administrative Court of Banda Aceh delivered the
verdict over the former Governor's permit for the 1,605 ha land conversion.
The recent reports from Indonesia are sending a clarion wake-up call around the globe:
Rapid illegal rainforest logging is escalating. School children from
around the globe are becoming involved to help save endangered animals
and their home - the rainforest. more >>
Conservation scientists: Aceh's spatial plan a risk to forests, wildlife, and people
A group of biologists and conservation scientists meeting in Sumatra warned that potential changes to Aceh's spatial plan could undermine some of the ecological services that underpin the Indonesian province's economy and well-being of its citizens. more >>
Scientists urged to stand up for Aceh's biodiversity
Institutions affiliated with the Aceh Spatial Planning Alliance have
urged scientists and conservationists to push the Aceh provincial
administration to amend the spatial planning bylaw (RTRW), which they
say is potentially damaging and could reduce the region's forests,
threatening its biodiversity. more >>
Aceh claims deal to open 1.2M ha of protected forest to logging, mining is near
Indonesia's
Ministry of Forestry is close to accepting a proposal to open 1.2
million hectares of forest in Aceh for mining, logging, and palm oil
production, reports the Aceh Post. more >>