We all have our own pet peeves about city life. The traffic jams, the pollution, and the endless rat race that saps away our every ounce of energy. Now, some scientists may have proof that city life can indeed be a hazardous one. The Centre for International Forestry Research or CIFOR, conducted a study recently on a tribe in East Kalimantan. The study aimed to compare life between the Punan tribe members that migrated to the city, and those who still lived in the forests. Results on whether the Punan people did find life better in the city is mixed, as Mr Edmond Dounias from the CIFOR research team reveals.

LAMNO, Indonesia – Cut Anita peered from the open flap of her sunbaked tent one recent day. She watched keenly as a carpenter hammered a wood plank less than five feet away. Another sawed a board in two, freeing the sweet fragrance of forest hardwood. Her new home was taking shape before her, and she dared not leave.

Jakarta, Kompas – Untuk menata hutan dan kawasan berbasis konservasi, beberapa lembaga swadaya masyarakat internasional dan nasional didukung Pemerintah Belanda meluncurkan program kehutanan Forest Partnership di Jakarta, Rabu (11/5). Hutan di tiga kabupaten, masing-masing Kapuas Hulu, Pasir, dan Malinau, di Kalimantan menjadi obyek program yang didanai Kementerian Kerja Sama Pembangunan Belanda tersebut.

Le Premier ministre, chef du gouvernement Ephraïm Inoni, a reçu vendredi dernier en son cabinet le directeur général adjoint du Center for international forestry research (CIFOR). Le Yemi Katerere était açcompagné des responsables de l’antenne locale du CIFOR.

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta:Perwakilan dari Kedutaan Belanda di Indonesia H.E. Rudolf Jan Treffers, menyatakan, Kementerian Kerjasama Pembangunan Belanda akan mendanai program kemitraan dari Kabupaten-Kabupaten di Kalimantan Menuju Pasar Global sebesar 1 Juta Euro setiap tahun selama 5 tahun ke depan. "Kami menginginkan adanya aksi yang kuat, tidak hanya bicara,"kata Rudolf di Hilton, Rabu (11/5).

Students, many from overseas, are learning how to make a profit while saving the environment in a new short course at Charles Darwin University. The course is being held at the university’s School for Environmental Research in cooperation with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).

Le directeur général adjoint (Dga) du Center for international forestry research (Cifor), Yemi Katerere, a été reçu vendredi dernier par le Premier ministre (Pm), Ephraïm Inoni. Une audience au cours de laquelle le chef du gouvernement camerounais a insisté sur le rôle de la recherche scientifique dans la construction d’alternatives permettant la bonne gestion des forêts au Cameroun, un engagement pris par les pouvoirs publics et réitéré vendredi dernier par Ephraïm Inoni.

Many of us suspect it as we trudge to work in the morning, but scientists studying some of the last primitive tribes in deepest Borneo say they now have proof – modern life is, indeed, rubbish.