Tanggul Laut Raksasa Tak Bisa Selamatkan Jakarta JAKARTA – Pembangunan tembok raksasa di laut untuk menghindari terjangan kenaikan muka air laut justru akan makin membuat Jakarta banjir. Penyelamatan sebaiknya dilakukan dengan perluasan lahan hijau dan pengerukan sungai secara berkala. “ Tanggul raksasa atau giant sea wall akan melahirkan sejumlah masalah baru yang merugikan masyarakat dan […]
KIARA: Water Conservation Area Targets 20 Million Ha Marginalizing Traditional Fishermen and Killing Local Wisdom Jakarta, July 9th, 2013. People’s Coalition for Fisheries Justice (KIARA) have assessed the targeted expansion of marine reserves covering 20 million hectares in 2020 that disregards the active participation of fisher folk and indigenous peoples, as well as burying local […]
Planned Amendments to Act No. 27 of 2007 on the PWP-KDP House of Representatives Ignore Citizens’ Constitutional Rights in Legislative Process that manufactured this Regulation Jakarta, July 12th, 2013. Not even two years after the Constitutional Court’s decision to act in favour of judicial review 27 fishermen and 9 NGOs to Law No. 27 Year […]
Planned Amendments to Act No. 27 of 2007 on the PWP-KDP House of Representatives Ignore Citizens’ Constitutional Rights in Legislative Process that manufactured this Regulation Jakarta, July 12th, 2013. Not even two years after the Constitutional Court’s decision to act in favour of judicial review 27 fishermen and 9 NGOs to Law No. 27 Year […]
KIARA submits debt termination petition to President that urges support of conservation through local wisdom in the management of marine resources. Jakarta, 1st August 2013. People’s Coalition for Fisheries Justice (KIARA) handed a joint petition entitled ‘Preserve Marine Resources with Local Wisdom, not Debt/ Foreign Aid’ to the President via the Secretary of State of […]
Food imports flood in, Gita Wiryawan protects U.S. and W.T.O. cartel Jakarta, July 4, 2013. A series of mega scandals and losses throughout the country in the first half of 2013, have not been enough to make the Minister of Trade, Gita Wiryawan , repeal the facilitation of food imports. This indicates he is more […]
KIARA: President Must Fulfil and Ensure Children’s Rights to Freedom from Dangerous Work Jakarta, July 4th, 2013. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have urged UN member states to provide maximum protection for children from hazardous work in the small-scale fisheries sector, both fishing and aquaculture. In Indonesia, there are […]
KIARA: Slack on Fish Theft, the President Must Reprimand Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Jakarta, June 7, 2013. Illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing practices have become a concern for many countries, including Indonesia. Throughout the year 2013, at least 39 foreign vessels entered Indonesian waters and fished illegally. KIARA Data and Information Center […]
Reclamation a Form of Discrimination by SBY’s Government against Traditional Fishing Communities Jakarta, June 14th, 2013. Discrimination against fishing communities is increasing due to the development process which is increasingly depriving local areas. It is conveyed by the UN Human Rights Council through Resolution No. A/HRC/19/75 about “Farmers’ and other Rural Communities or Labourers’ Right […]
KELAUTAN RUU Pesisir Mendesak Dibenahi JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Rancangan revisi undang-undang Nomor 27 tahun 2007 tentang Pengelolaan Wilayah Pesisir dan Pulau-Pulau Kecil dinilai mengandung sejumlah kejanggalan yang memicu kriminalisasi terhadap nelayan dan masyarakat adat. Sejumlah pembenahan diperlukan agar revisi undang-undang tidak memukul rasa keadilan rakyat. Hal itu terungkap dalam rapat dengar pendapat umum komisi IV […]
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