IS IT FOR CARBON OR HUMAN SAVETY?: FOREST

The carbon trading be a hot issue of the section in the fifth day. Some of developing countries demanded the mechanism of carbon trading is more justice. The process of these negotiations that were fought by Indonesian delegation in UNCCC. But some parties did not agree with carbon trading. The forest in developing countries must be difficult to be guaranteed. So, the best solution is mitigation, that one of them is introduced the high technology.

A resolution for the new year

The government of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam launched the Aceh Green project on Tuesday. Under this rehabilitation programme, at least 50,000 households will be granted land under a relocation plan next year. This is a significant breakthrough at the Bali Summit of the UNFCCC.

Green evolution

Against the background of REDD, Sustainable Development Forest (SDF) incentives, which may be realised by technology transfer, are proving to be opportunities for F-11 countries. Over the last two days, F-11 countries have had intensive discussions on budget compilation. Singapore has voiced its commitment to saving forests. It has stated its intention to save 220,000 sq km of forest land in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, under their Borneo Project.

We are committed to supporting REDD: Woolas

The UK is sticking by its plan to support the preservation of forests through its program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Indonesia. The support is part of the country’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 percent below 1990 emissions by the year 2012.

“We re in a situation to accept joint responsibility. We also realize the economic difficulty faced by developing countries that are the owners of the biggest forests in this earth,” stated Phil Woolas, the UK’s Climate Change Minister, in a briefing to Climate Change Media Fellows at the EU Pavilion on Tuesday (11/12).

Look who’s talking

The UNFCCC is not just a site for delegates of 190 countries to confabulate with environmental experts and NGOs, it is also an arena for politicians to evince their concern for climate change. Pushing the moratorium in Indonesia is one of the areas of focus. A week ago, a 12 senator caucus from the Indonesian Parliament urged the stoppage of activity on peat land.

Sound business for North Sumatra

Technology transfer will create investment opportunities that Indonesia is preparing to welcome. Technology transfer is expected to create investment opportunities in Indonesia. At the same time, many industries are expected to earn profits, both from key products and from carbon trading. Indeed, technology transfer will make carbon a potential market for Indonesia.

If Bali Can, Why You Can’t?

The invitation undertook spirit of nyepi by emptying the earth from the activity for one day became the interesting presentation that was put forward in opening ceremony of United Nation on Frame Convention Climate Change/UNFCCC) in Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua, Monday (3/12).

The short presentation from video streaming showed the atmosphere of the street and the settlement in Bali that was quiet when Hindu religion group undertook Nyepi to welcome their New Year (Saka) in 2006 or last year.

IT’S NOT JUST THE CARBON: FOREST

Carbon trading is still a hot issue on the fifth day of the Summit. Some developing countries have demanded that the mechanism of carbon trading be made more just. Indonesia, backed by seven other forest-rich countries, is going to push the REDD proposal be approved during conference so that credits for avoiding deforestation can also be traded. But some parties do not agree with using avoided deforestation for carbon trading, as in developing countries it is difficult to make such guarantees on the fate of the forest. So the best solution is mitigation, they say, by introducing better technology.

FROM SABANG TO MERAUKE; FROM IRWANDI TO SUEBU

Relieving your heart! The our national song: ‘’From Sabang to Merauke” was not yet a history junk. In one period, spirit of the song was represented to the world by Governor Aceh Irwandi Yusuf and Governor Papua Barnabas Suebu. Sabang is located in Aceh and Merauke is in Papua. They are in joint conference with President of UNFCCC Rahmat Witoelar and head delegation of Indonesia Emil Salim in Hotel Ayodya on Thursday (5/12). They act to pressured about the fundamental change against the damage forests in Aceh and Papua.

MAMPUKAH SEMANGAT PAPUA MENGINSPIRASI SUMATERA?

Sub judul dalam rilis yang dibagikan oleh Green Peace adalah cermin yang sesungguhnya. Problem: ”Rich Forest-Poor People”.

Realita itu barangkali yang membuat Gubernur Papua Barnabas Suebu menggandeng NGO dalam mempertahankan hak-hak rakyat Papua. Ini boleh disebut ”anti-teori” karena menyatunya dinamika kepentingan dua pihak yang senantiasa berseberangan.

Namun di pulau burung itu, mereka menyatukan hati dan pikiran dalam melawan tindakan eksploratif atas hutan-hutan Papua.