Monika Maritjie Kailey, commonly known as Monik, is a female indigenous advocate from the Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. She was born in the remote village of Fatlabata on Koba Island, known for its seaweed, fish, salted fish, and mangrove crabs. The Aru Islands are located in eastern Indonesia, specifically in Maluku Province. This region comprises 832 small islands with a…

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Karst sagea

Halmahera Island has many natural wonders – volcanoes, small islands, and a rainforest ecosystem with endemic biodiversity. One of these wonders is the Sagea Karst Ecosystem which stretches over 5,174 hectares to the east of Weda Bay, Central Halmahera Regency, Eastern Indonesia. This ecosystem has unique features that have not yet been revealed. Karst Distribution of the Sagea Karst Landform…

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Infrastruktur Di Papua Untuk Siapa?

Many people might think that there is a great mistake since the beginning of this Republic on what Central Government has ever done to Papua and its peoples. Something like stereotyping Papuans as a “primitive” society, over-reducing the problem of the Papuan people always on just economic matters only (ahistorical approach), and overgeneralizing problems in Papua with just one treatment…

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STATUS DAN STRATEGI PENYELAMATAN EKOSISTEM MANGROVE  DI TELUK  BALIKPAPAN KALIMANTAN TIMUR

Case Study: Mangrove Ecosystem in Balikpapan Bay East Kalimantan Mangroves are an ecosystem that occupies the coastal area and small islands in Indonesia. It has a prominent role in mitigating global climate change, and its existence needs to be protected. So far, governance for the mangrove ecosystem has not been handled properly, not well planned, and not involving the cross-sectoral…

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Mendorong Perbaikan Tata Kelola Hutan Berbasis KPH

Forest Management Unit (FMU) is the spearhead of forest management at the site level in the Republic of Indonesia. Conceptually, the presence of FMU replaces the portion of forest management from forest administrator to forest manager. Thus, it is expected to be able to solve the problems that have been collided among actors (society, country, company). For example, the overlapping…

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forest management unit

A case study on Forest Management Unit-Protected (KPHL) of Unit XXX Sungai Wain dan Sungai Manggar in East Kalimantan, Forest Management Unit-Protected (KPHL) of Kulawi in Central Sulawesi, Forest Management Unit-Production (KPHP) of Kapuas Hulu in West Kalimantan Indonesian government, through (then Ministry of Forestry), now Ministry of Environment and Forestry, has released Development Strategic Plan for Forest Management Unit…

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Legal Review Information Request that is Not Sincere and in a Good Faith (Vexatious Request) By: Dessy Eko Prayitno[1] PRELIMINARY Request for Information Dispute The data of information disputes from the Central Information Commission (KIP) shows that from 2010 until 2017, KIP has received 2724 requests of information dispute resolution. Therefore, from 2724 requests, it was just 901 information disputes…

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