Meanwhile, the Center for International Forestry Research (Cifor) said that poor spatial planning in the capital was the main contributor to higher temperatures in the capital.
"Jakarta will become hotter in the future due to impact of climate change unless the city starts promoting green projects," said Heru Santoso, coordinator for Cifor’s Asia Tropical Forest and Climate Change Project.
Os produtos das florestas são importantes fontes de nutrição, medicina e bem-estar para centenas de milhões de pessoas no mundo. Apesar das inúmeras contribuições das florestas para a saúde humana, a conexão entre as duas áreas ainda é incipiente.
Para discutir e ampliar o entendimento sobre o papel das florestas na saúde de populações rurais e urbanas, o Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG/MCT) e o Centro para Pesquisa Florestal Internacional (Cifor) promovem nos próximos dias 13 e 14, em Belém (PA), o seminário "Saúde e Floresta: desenvolvimento sustentável com qualidade de vida".
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Peneliti hutan dari Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Indonesia, Agus Mulyana mengaku, potensi konflik yang ada di Taman Nasional Kutai (TNK) saat ini sudah masuk pada taraf yang sangat riskan. Sudah masuk kategori konflik terbuka. "Hasil pemetaan kami terkini, potensi konflik di TNK sudah masuk kategori konflik terbuka. Ini sangat riskan jika kita tidak segera ditangani secara serius dan terintegrasi," ujar Agus di sela-sela acara lokalatih TNK di Wisma Raya, Swarga Bara-KPC, Jumat (3/8). Agus memetakan konflik di TNK sebagai konflik yang terbuka, karena saat ini masyarakat yang ada di dalam wilayah TNK sudah secara terang-terangan membuat batas demarkasi antara satu kelompok dengan kelompok yang lain. Hal ini menjadi semakin riskan, karena pada awalnya akar konflik hanya sebatas konflik sumber daya alam (SDA), namun saat ini sudah melebar menjadi konflik sosial.
Peneliti senior dari Center for International Forestry Research (Cifor) menjelaskan, pemanasan global adalah kejadian terperangkapnya radiasi gelombang panjang matahari (disebut juga gelombang panas/inframerah) yang dipancarkan bumi oleh gas-gas rumah kaca. Efek rumah kaca adalah istilah untuk panas yang terperangkap di dalam atmosfer bumi dan tidak bisa menyebar. Gas-gas itu secara alami terdapat di udara (atmosfer). Penipisan lapisan ozon juga memperpanas suhu bumi. Makin tipis lapisan teratas atmosfer, makin leluasa radiasi gelombang pendek matahari (termasuk ultraviolet) memasuki bumi. Pada gilirannya, radiasi gelombang pendek ini juga berubah menjadi gelombang panas, sehingga kian meningkatkan konsentrasi gas rumah kaca.
Bicara industri pulp dan kertas Indonesia, orang pasti ingat dua nama besar yang kebetulan sama-sama berbasis di Riau dan sama-sama menggunakan kata Asia. Namun, dua nama itu bisa tenggelam diterjang persaingan dagang berkedok penegakan hukum.
Such hard lessons should be a thing of the past in Indonesia. Scientists and researchers have built up a solid body of knowledge of soils, ecology and environmental impacts that can help policy makers avoid repeating past mistakes and to help address rather than exacerbate environmental problems. But this knowledge is seldom used. Those with power and influence often find it advantageous to ignore well founded environmental concerns. Think of George Bush’s past stance on global warming. Sometimes the politicians are not wholly to blame.
Frances Seymour, director of the Centre for International Forestry Research, congratulated the Australian Government for being the first to make a significant commitment to the climate and forests agenda, and for convening this conference. Deforestation has been largely neglected by international efforts to combat climate change, but as a result of a small number of countries, including Australia, forest issues are moving to the top of the agenda. The reason is as obvious as the need is urgent.
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Australia is planning to set up a global carbon accounting scheme to fund closer monitoring of countries illegally logging timber. It includes plans to use satellite imagery to track changes in forest cover in countries like Indonesia. The announcement was made at an international ministerial meeting on forests and climate change in Sydney. It follows a $AU200 million fund launched by Canberra earlier this year to help developing nations reduce the amount of greenhouse gas pollution caused by deforestation. Presenter – Frances Seymour, director-general of the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research