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JATAM Secretariat Jl. Mampang Prapatan IV No. 30 B RT. 008 RW.002 Jakarta 12790 Indonesia Telp/Fax : +62 21-7997174 |
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By Chris Lang The mining industry has obvious reasons for being interested in REDD. The industry is responsible for vast greenhouse gas emissions. While the obvious way of reducing emissions is to reduce the amount of fossil fuels mined (an option that is never on the agenda at UN climate meetings), a more profitable option is to continue mining and “offset” the emissions by buying carbon credits.
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An environmental NGO on Monday reported seven mining firms to Environment Minister Gusti Hatta Radjasa, accusing them of polluting farms and water supplies vital to hundreds of residents based near the companies’ operations. “The ministry should conduct an investigation into water polluting in the area as soon as possible because hundreds of families have no access to clean water,” newly-elected Jatam coordinator Andrie S. Wijaya said Monday. He said Gusti had the authority to order regents to halt operations of mining companies deemed to be causing environment damage. |
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Natural resources of peat land as a local resource in the know since a long-established, as a source of livelihood support needs of hereditary family life, from taking non-timber forest products, rattan plantations, rubber plantations, lowland rice farming, fishing in rivers, lake, chisel,
handil, beje (fish ponds) based on our local rules and wisdom.
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The Jakarta Globe, November 18, 2009, Emmy Fitri Farmer Kamsari Turahim, from Santing, Indramayu in West Java, said he could no longer rely on the traditional patterns of rice cultivation because the rain was now much less predictable and the dry seasons lasted longer than ever.
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