The governor of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has reaffirmed his commitment to a 2013 moratorium on mining, logging, The governor of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has reaffirmed his commitment to a 2013 moratorium on mining, logging, and plantation permits. The East Kalimantan reaffirms moratorium on new mining, logging
The Indonesian province of East Kalimantan has imposed a one-year moratorium on new permits for logging, mining, and oil palm plantations, reports Reuters.East Kalimantan reaffirms moratorium on new mining, logging concessions by Loren Bell 6 March 2015 Open pit mining at PT Kitadin coal mine, majority owned by Thai firm Loren Bell Archives Conservation news
by Hans Nicholas Jong on 1 June 2021 Recent floods that hit the eastern part of Indonesia Borneo may have been exacerbated by massive deforestation for coal SAMARINDA, Indonesia — Officials in Indonesia’s coal-rich province of East Kalimantan have announced the revocation of more than 400 mining permits, as Government revokes 406 mining permits in Indonesia’s East
JAKARTA — Police in Indonesia are considering opening an investigation into allegations that a recent deadly flood in Borneo may have been exacerbated by TEMPO.CO, Jakarta G. Budisatrio Djiwandono, member of the New Capital City (IKN) Bill Special Committee, said that illegal mining activities in East Illegal Mining Threatens New Capital City Development
President Joko Widodo said Monday the new capital would be in East Kalimantan province, which is home to several major thermal coal producers' mines, * Regional governor aims to provide good investment climateIndonesian province to halt palm, mining expansion Reuters
In East Kalimantan, the most intensively mined province in Indonesia, mine pits expand across more than 5 million hectares (12 million acres) of land already zoned for coal concessions.The governor of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has reaffirmed his commitment to a 2013 moratorium on mining, logging, and plantation permits. The policy, which was originally outlined in a letter to the...East Kalimantan reaffirms moratorium on new mining, logging
Since 2004, the ministry has issued 71 of these permits for mining concessions in the Barito’s watershed area in South Kalimantan, allowing mining companies to operate inside 42,601 hectaresby John Cannon on 18 August 2023. An embattled deep-sea mining project appears to be moving ahead in Papua New Guinea, according to officials in the Pacific Island nation, despite more than aDeep-sea mining project in PNG resurfaces despite community
Bureaucratic confusion has led Indonesia to delay implementation of its two-year moratorium on new logging and plantation concessions in forest areas and peatlands, reports the Jakarta Globe.. TheMongabay is a U.S.-based non-profit conservation and environmental science news platform. Our EIN or tax ID is 45-3714703.Mongabay WorldWide Conservation news
In 2008, the Palawan provincial government passed a 25-year moratorium on endorsement issuances for new mining applications. But it only covers small-scale mining firms, hence large-scale ones28 Stockholm Environment Institute GBG Indonesia (2016). Investment in Indonesia’s Electricity Sector; Sparks of Life. Global Business Guide Indonesia. wwwReferences JSTOR
JAKARTA — Indonesia says it will stop building new coal-fired power plants after 2023 to meet its carbon-neutral goals — but the more than 100 plants to be built by then will still be churning28 Stockholm Environment Institute GBG Indonesia (2016). Investment in Indonesia’s Electricity Sector; Sparks of Life. Global Business Guide Indonesia. wwwReferences JSTOR
After five-and-a-half months of delay due to lobbying and political debate, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed a two-year moratorium on the granting of new permits toMongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, New study argues the Anthropocene began in 1610.March 2015 Page 3 of 4 Conservation news
In August 2019, President Joko Widodo announced that Darna’s hometown of Sepaku in North Penajam Paser district, East Kalimantan province, would become the core zone of Indonesia’s new Marine scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, share their list of the top 10 ocean news stories from 2022. Hopeful developments this past year include the launch of2022’s top ocean news stories (commentary)
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A moratorium on deep-sea mining established by a group of Pacific island nations has struck a blow to the Solwara 1 project in Papua New Guinea, once poised toIn January, Indonesia relaxed regulations on the export of unprocessed ores, but also required some mining companies to change their operating licenses — most notably U.S.-based Freeport-McMoRan.Will changes to Indonesia's mining law hurt or help the environment?
Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf last month signed off the freeze on new mining deals until June this year, after the previous moratorium ended last October. The province has maintained a series bansDuterte’s new order has had an immediate impact: Hours after he lifted the mining moratorium, the mining and oil index rose 5.38% by the close of trade on April 15. Risk to environment, defenders‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new
Between 2001 and 2021, Indonesia lost more than 28 million hectares (69 million acres) of forest, an area larger than New Zealand, according to Global Forest Watch.There are 309 mining licenses in force across East Nusa Tenggara, the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam), an NGO, said in February. Seventy-seven are set to expire by the end of this year.Indonesian province calls time-out on mining Conservation news
