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One-Third World Orangutans at Risk From Fires in Sumatra and Borneo
2015-11-01 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Despite some rainfall in the last few days, thousands of fires continue to burn on the main islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Unlike previous years, when fires mainly impacted agricultural land, these fires, fueled by a particularly dry season due to El Nino, have swept into national parks and primary forests, the last refuges for so many iconic endangered species, such as orangutans, rhinoceros and tigers. All these animals hover on the brink of extinction and now the odds have been tipped even...
Rantau Dedap Geothermal Power Project, South Sumatra
2015-08-13 01:00:00| Power Technology
The 220MW Rantau Dedap geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia, is being developed by PT Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap (SERD), a special-purpose company formed by the joint venture of Marubeni (35%), Supreme Energy (30%), and Engie (formerly
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In Sumatra, an oasis in a sea of oil palm
2015-06-08 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The landscape during the five-hour ride from Medan, the capital of Indonesia's North Sumatra province, to Tangkahan village is dominated by manicured rows of oil palm that stretch for hundreds of kilometers in all directions. The sky is darkened by clouds of smoke from nearby forests set ablaze to clear land and from the smokestacks of pulp refineries along the way. What once was a drive through lush tropical forest has become a bumpy journey across a monoculture of non-native tree crops used to...
West Sumatra joins Indonesia REDD+ program
2014-03-13 02:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: West Sumatra has officially joined Indonesia's effort to cut forest loss as a pilot province under the country's REDD+ program. The agreement, announced today, means that regencies, towns, and villages are now placed to receive funding to support REDD+ projects and initiatives. "West Sumatra have shown the same vision and commitment to reducing deforestation," said Heru Prasetyo, head of the REDD+ Agency. "This is in line with the Indonesia's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up...
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Palm oil deal undermines efforts resolve 25-year conflict in Sumatra
2013-10-16 00:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Local groups have called on the governor of Jambi province to cancel PT Asiatic Persadas permit after Wilmars sale of the company stalls IFC-mediated talks. Indigenous people in Indonesias Jambi province on the island of Sumatra have urged the local government to revoke the permit of PT Asiatic Persada, a palm oil company at the center of a more than two-decade-long land conflict. The call for government intervention comes just months after palm oil giant Wilmar, PT Asiatic Persadas former...