Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Pramuka Bird Market: Black Market

The illegal trade of protected animals continues in Indonesia e Law No. 5/1990. Applying the law by banning illegal trade in protected animals has so far failed to stop the trafficking.
The Gibbon Foundation director, Willie Smits, said on Monday that Jakarta was great as a center of illegal trade in protected animals.
""Various kinds of protected animals can be easily found at the Pramuka bird market on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta. It is the biggest black market for protected animals around the world,"" he said.
The number of protected animals has continued to decrease due to the illegal trade.
""It could harm the balance of nature,"" Smits said.
Every single day, three to five orangutans are sold at Pramuka market from the total world population of 14,000, he said.
The Gibbon Foundation director, Willie Smits, said on Monday that Jakarta was great as a center of illegal trade in protected animals.
""Various kinds of protected animals can be easily found at the Pramuka bird market on Jl. Pramuka, East Jakarta. It is the biggest black market for protected animals around the world,"" he said.
The number of protected animals has continued to decrease due to the illegal trade.
""It could harm the balance of nature,"" Smits said.
Every single day, three to five orangutans are sold at Pramuka market from the total world population of 14,000, he said.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Video of flood situation
If you want to seee how is the situation after the flood happened in Indonesia, come and watch the video in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzseicPROtM
Monday, November 9, 2009
New govt quota system to preserve coral reefs

"Coral reef are very important for our country ,as as it is located within *the*coral triangle area ,"Minister ofmaritime affair and fisheris fredy numberi told a prees conference during a symposium on coral reef management.
The quota system was recommended by the indonesiaan instof science [LIPI],Fredy said
it was reported that a piece of coral reef is sold for IDR 1,000 to IDR 3,000 while the replacment of the same coral reef would cost between RP5,000 to RP10,000.
It takes at least one year for a corl reef to grow by one centimeter.
A 2003 Johns Hopkins University study revealed indonesia's85,000-sguare -kilometer coral reef area ts a home to a third of the world's coral and quarter of its fish species.
Inndonesia has fallen victim to destructivefishing,unregualed tourism and climatic changes,as well as coral trading.Data from 414 reef monitoring stations in 2000 found that taht only six percent of indonesia's coral reefsare in excellent condition,while 24 percent arein good condition ,and 70 percent are only in a poor to fair condition.
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