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View all search results"Holcim... bears a significant share of the responsibility for the climate crisis as well as for the situation on... Pari," Yvan Maillard Ardenti, climate expert at Swiss Church Aid (HEKS), said on the charity's website.
The Environment and Forestry Ministry has dismissed concerns from environmentalists over the risks of massive deforestation after the ministry passed a regulation allowing forests to be converted into farmland to support the government’s food estate program.
The latest regulation issued by the Environment and Forestry Ministry that allows forests to be converted into farmland to support the government’s food estate program has sparked concerns of potential massive deforestation, according to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi).
While international researchers have backed a government decision made in February to halt the development of new oil palm plantations in Papua in favor of “greener” cash crops, activists fear that the shift in policy will have no effect on the lives of poor, indigenous Papuans and may also have little effect on deforestation.
A new coalition aims to push for fisheries governance that prioritizes national sovereignty and justice in fisheries and marine resources management, and upholds scientific-based recommendations, information disclosure and public participation, according to its statement.
According to Government Regulation No. 61/2013, such radioactive waste should be delivered for processing to a disposal facility owned by the National Nuclear Agency (Batan) in Serpong, South Tangerang. Similar measures were undertaken by other countries since the procedure was directly regulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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