KEHATI Choose Six Environmental Heroes

The award was given by the Yayasan KEHATI (Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation) in the Center Building Haji Usmar Ismail, Jakarta, January 28, 2015.

"For them my respect," said Emil Salim, Indonesia's environmental leaders who also became KEHATI Foundation. According to Emil, what has been done by the award-winning KEHATI commendable as high, because even what they do uncertain as big, but the way they do are correct. "They preserve biodiversity," he added.

The winners are:

1. Aziil Anwar from Majene, West Sulawesi, in the category of Prakarsa Lestari Kehati (Initiative Sustainable Biodiversity) for his efforts to grow mangroves on dead corals. 
2. Ir. Januminro from Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, in the category of Pendorong Lestari Kehati (Pusher Sustainable Biodiversity), because his business is managing proprietary peat forest. 
3. CV Arum Ayu of South Tangerang, Banten, in the category of Peduli Lestari Kehati (Care Sustainable Biodiversity), for their efforts to process local food sources and teaches many people.
4. Prof. Achmad Subagio from Jember, East Java, in the category of Cipta Lestari Kehati (Creative Sustainable Biodiversity), a researcher who encourage local food on marginal lands. 
5. Augustine Sasundu from Sangihe, North Sulawesi, the winner in the category of Citra Lestari Kehati (Image Sustainable Biodiversity) for his efforts to popularise bamboo music. 
6. KeSEMaT (Kelompok Studi Ekosistem Mangrove Teluk Awur/ Awur Bay Mangrove Ecosystem Study Group), students from the University of Diponegoro, Semarang, in the category of Tunas Lestari Kehati (Shoot Sustainable Biodiversity), for his efforts to make the mangrove as a lifestyle.

The winners are selected by a rigorous judging of 88 registered applications. The jury of five persons, named Prof. Eko Baroto, Ir Yusni Emilia Harahap, Agus HS Reksoprodjo, Dr. Asclepias RS Indriyanto, and Gesit Ariyanto strive choose the winners of strict predetermined criteria. KEHATI Award winner successfully emerged from 12 nominations previously selected.

"These criteria include a positive impact on society, the sustainability of activities, and the magnitude of the efforts made outside the duties and obligations that he has," said Chairman of the Jury, Eko Baroto. 

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Trustees of KEHATI Foundation, Ismid Hadad says, that the winner is a champion for daring against the current to want saving the environment. "Without government instruction or a helping hand," he said. 

Giving KEHATI Award is a way of KEHATI Foundation to develop environmental conservation efforts to grow bigger. "Since the implementation of KEHATI Award in 2000, I am always happy to see new faces that could be hope for biodiversity conservation," he added.

At the same location, 8th KEHATI Award Chairman Committee and Executive Director of the KEHATI Foundation, MS Sembiring says, that a strong message to be KEHATI conveyed on the execution of this event is to raise public awareness of biodiversity, especially on the issue of PEKA (Pangan/ food, Energi/ energy, Kesehatan/ health, Air/ water). "PEKA has become the focus of the strategic plan KEHATI for five years," he said.

Relentless eco warriors fight against all odds

Novia D. Rulistia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Feature | Tue, February 03 2015, 9:47 AM - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/03/relentless-eco-warriors-fight-against-all-odds.html#sthash.NYB1n8yW.dpuf

But some beg to differ. With strong determination and hard work, they show that no challenges are impossible to tackle. Aziil Anwar from Majene in West Sulawesi is one such individual. He has been dealing with mangrove rehabilitation in his coastal village since the 1990s. The mangroves in his village had almost disappeared as residents used them as firewood, but he was determined to change the condition. In some parts, it was quite easy for him to grow the mangroves, but in others, dead coral hampered his efforts. His curiosities led him to discovering how to grow mangrove on a rock. 

Many people initially doubted his “Mangrove on Rock” program, but he dismissed it and kept on going. He and his team have been successful in planting thousands of mangrove trees in the 60-hectare area, protecting the village from floods. His mangrove rehabilitation program has also succeeded in improving the local economy and his efforts have been recognized by many, including the Indonesian Biodiversity (Kehati) Foundation that recently awarded him the Prakarsa Lestari award as part of the Kehati Awards for his contribution to protecting the country’s biodiversity. 

The Kehati Awards was first held in 2000 with only one winner from one category. It grew to five categories in 2001, and in 2009 Kehati added one more category, Tunas Lestari. This year the awards had six categories: the Prakarsa Lestari Kehati award for individuals or groups, the Pendorong Lestari Kehati award for public service organizations or government, the Peduli Lestari Kehati award for businesspeople, the Cipta Lestari Kehati award for scientists or academics, the Citra Lestari Kehati award for mass media or artists, and the Tunas Lestari Kehati award for youngsters. In its eighth edition this year, the awards saw Achmad Subagio from East Java win the Cipta Lestari, CV Arum Ayu from Banten win the Peduli Lestari, Agustinus Sasundu from North Sulawesi win the Citra Lestari, Janumiro from Central Kalimantan win the Pendorong Lestari, and ecosystem study group Kesemat from Central Java win the Tunas Lestari. 

The panel of judges selected the six winners out of 88 applicants. Eko Baroto Walujo, the selection panel head, said that to win, each candidate had to show the benefits and impacts of their programs for society and biodiversity. “We also assessed the sustainability of their projects, as well as the originality and innovation in what they did,” he said. Another judge, Yono Reksoprodjo, said all winners had shown that their biodiversity programs had added value to the economy. Each winner received Rp 25 million (US$ 1,960) as a cash prize. Another winner, Agustinus from Sangihe, developed traditional bamboo instruments to help empower local residents as well as helping traditional music to survive. In Sangihe, bamboo musical instruments are often used in cultural events. “We used to only have suling [flutes] to play during the events,” he said. He did some research and made a clarinet, trombone and bass, among others, from bamboo, to enrich the local sound. He set up a workshop where people could learn to make the instruments so they could sell them for additional income. 

Meanwhile, Achmad Subagio received recognition for his work in developing cassava as a food alternative and improving the lives of people living in marginalized areas. The lecturer and researcher at Jember University decided to get out of his lab and implement his research on cassava-based flour. He set up his own factory, but had to close it due to some problems. Not giving up, he built another factory and the business went well. He also went to several marginalized areas to help people get out of poverty by providing them with another source of income. “In those areas, I made working groups to supply the need for the factory. One village is tasked with washing the cassava, another peeling it, and others to dry it or slice it,” Achmad said. The cassava flour is then used to make cookies, cakes, noodles and rice, which are also sold in his stores. Kehati board chairman Ismid Hadad said the individuals had won because of their efforts, against all odds, to save the environment. “Without waiting for instruction and assistance from the government, they are protecting the environment,” he said. “They are the new faces of hope in protecting our biodiversity.” - 

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PERKEMAHAN SAHABAT MANGROVE (Camp of Mangrove's friends)

Menyambut hari Ibu 22 Desember 2013, YPMMD West Celebes bekerjasama dengan Greenvision Sulbar, dengan dukungan penuh BPDAS Lariang Mamasa melaksanakan perkemahan Sahabat Mangrove di Mangrove Learning Center Majene. Kegiatan yang dikemas dalam bentuk kemah karya bakti ini pada awalnya direncanakan hanya untuk 100 orang peserta, dan undangan hanya disebarkan melalui facebook, namun baru pada hari kedua pendaftaran peserta telah mencapai lebih dari 200 orang. tanggapan positif dari facebooker ini cukup membuat kelabakan pihak panitia. Kalau masalah komsumsi masih bisa diatasi, tapi yang paling merepotkan adalah menyiapkan tambahan baju kaos yang lengkap dengan sablonnya.

SATYALANCANA PEMBANGUNAN LINGKUNGAN 2013

Lindungi Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia

Peringatan Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional 2013

Wakil Persiden Boediono menandatangani Sampul Hari Pertama (SHP) Perangko seri Puspa dan Satwa Identitas Daerah disaksikan Menteri LH Balthasar Kambuaya dan Dirut PT Pos Budi Setiawan. (Foto Jeri W)

Jakarta. Menjaga dan memelihara lingkungan adalah tugas semua lapisan masyarakat, bukan hanya tugas Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup atau para penggiat lingkungan hidup. Untuk itu, Wakil Presiden Boediono mengingatkan bahwa memperingati Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional 2013, bukanlah sekedar memperingati. "Tapi kita harus ingatkan dari waktu ke waktu, kadang terlupa karena kesibukan kita sehari-hari bahwa memelihara lingkungan, keanekaragaman hayati adalah tugas kita semua," ujar Wapres saat memberikan sambutan pada HCPSN 2013 di Istana Wakil Presiden, Kamis 28 November 2013.

Will COP 19 sharpen focus on tropical peatlands and mangrove ecosystems?

Daniel Murdiyarso, Center for International Forestry Research and Boone Kauffman, Oregon State University

High Carbon ecosystems such as peatlands and mangroves are increasingly attracting the attention they deserve for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Scientists and climate change policymakers gathered at a workshop in Bonn late last month to discuss the state of knowledge on ‘ecosystems with high-carbon reservoirs not covered by other agenda items under the Convention (UNFCCC)’.

Behind that technical workshop title lies an important development: high-carbon ecosystems such as peatlands and mangroves are increasingly — and finally — attracting the attention they deserve in the international arena. More importantly, they are on the way to assuming their rightful place in countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

This sharpening focus on tropical peatlands and mangroves could enrich the debate on the Kyoto Part-2, in which developing nations housing the ecosystems could participate. Moreover, this low-hanging fruit seems attractive for dual or even multiple objectives in climate change mitigation and adaptation. So will COP 19 turn its attention to these high carbon ecosystems?

The Bonn workshop was organized by the UNFCCC/SBSTA (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change / Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice), in response to a request by the Parties at last year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC in Doha, Qatar.

Mengapa Ekosistem Hutan Mangrove (Hutan Bakau) harus diselamatkan dari Kerusakan Lingkungan

Rusminarto et al. (1984) dalam pengamatannya di areal hutan mangrove di Tanjung Karawang menjumpai 9 jenis nyamuk yang berada di areal tersebut. Dilaporkan bahwa nyamuk Anopheles sp., nyamuk jenis vektor penyakit malaria, ternyata makin meningkat populasinya seiring dengan makin terbukanya pertambakan dalam areal mangrove. Ini mengindikasikan kemungkinan meningkatnya penularan malaria dengan makin terbukanya areal-areal pertambakan perikanan. Kajian lain yang berkaitan dengan polutan, dilaporkan oleh Gunawan dan Anwar (2005) yang menemukan bahwa tambak tanpa mangrove mengandung bahan pencemar berbahaya merkuri (Hg) 16 kali lebih tinggi dari perairan hutan mangrove alami dan 14 kali lebih tinggi dari tambak yang masih bermangrove (silvofishery). Saat ini sedang diteliti, di mana kandungan merkuri diserap pohon mangrove, biota dasar perairan, atau pun ikan..

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2	Rhyzophora mucronata	1.500	4-8 bulan	60-120 cm	20.000 btg
3	Rhyzophora sp. (buah)	300	-	-
4	Bruguiera sp.	3500	4-8 bulan	40-70 cm	40.000 btg
5	Bruguiera sp. (buah)	300	-	-
6	Aegiceras corniculatum	4.000	5-12 bulan	20-40 cm	80.000 btg
7	Aegiceras corniculatum (anakan)	450	1-2 bulan	5-15 cm
8	Ceriops tagal	2.500	6-12 bulan	40-80 cm	20.000
9	Ceriops tagal (buah)	350	-	-
10	Avicennia marina	4.500	6-15 bulan	30-60 cm	30.000
10	Calopbyllum inopbyllum L (punaga)	3.500	8- 14 bulan	40-80 cm	20.000

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