Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:45 WIB | Environment |
Jakarta (ANTARA News)
The People`s Coalition for Fishery Justice has appealed to the government on the need to preserve and improvemangrove forests.
The mangrove preservation is necessary to prevent them from disappearance from the face of the earth because the forests provide ground for fishes, shrimp, and mollusks for spawning and rearing.
According to data of the People`s Coalition for Fishery Justice (Kiara), damage of mangrove forests in the 1997-2008 period reached 68 percent.
Kiara program coordinator Abdul Halim said in Jakarta Wednesday damage of the mangrove ecosystem was caused by industrial anthropogenic waste in coastal areas.
Besides, the other causes include coastal land conversion for industrial purposes, commercial centers and luxury residential areas. The wastes caused damage of the mangrove ecosystem, and consequently making it difficult for fishermen to earn a living, he said.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Marine and Fishery Affairs set itself a target that by 2014, some 1,440 hectares of coastal areas would be preserved preventing them from environmental damage along national coastal areas. And of the 1,440 ha, some 101.7 percent could be preserved each year.
"The target needs to be coupled with the seriousness of the Minister of Marine and Fishery Affairs in carrying out the program," Abdul Halim said.
He added that seriousness in preserving the northern coastal areas of Java and Bali could become a reality if the program did not restore the ecological and social functions of the coastal ecosystem.
It is under these circumstances that it would be very important to involve the fishermen and coastal communities, he said.
For this reason that it is time for the Ministry of Marine and Fishery Affairs for a refreshment in restoring the mangrove forest ecosystem and raise the living standard of fishermen and the community in the coastal regions.(*)
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Source: http://www.antarane ws.com/en/ news/1280295951/ some-69-pct- of-java-bali- mangrove- forests-damaged
M.Riza Damanik
Secretary General of KIARA (Fisheries Justice Coalition)
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Maldives will file a case at the UN today for 148,000 square kilometers off the north and 20,000 square kilometers off the west.
(Daily Mirror online 28/07/2010)
The Sri Lankan government is investigating to see if the request put forward by the Maldives to the UN seeking an expansion of its continental shelf will overlap the sea area demarcated by Sri Lanka in a similar request to the world body.
Officials from the Legal Division of the Foreign Ministry told Daily Mirror online that a technical team has been appointed by the Sri Lankan government to study the area to verify if both demarcated areas overlap each other and if found to be true will resort to dialogue with the Maldivian government.
A report on the findings is also expected to be handed over to the Foreign Ministry Secretary soon.
The Maldives will demand 168,000 square kilometers off the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the country as its extended continental shelf, its Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Shaheed said.
Maldives will file a case at the UN today for 148,000 square kilometers off the north and 20,000 square kilometers off the west.
“By the grace of God, our 45th Independence Day is a day that we will amend some issues and expand the Maldives area, especially that we would officially file a case at UN to get the extended continental shelf that we should get,†the Minister said.
The extended continental shelf claimed by Maldives contradicts with the portion claimed by neighboring Sri Lanka last year. Dr Shaheed, however, expressed hope that the disputes “over a small area†would be resolved through dialogue.
“I believe that we will find a solution through negotiations soon, as Maldives and Sri Lanka have always maintained close relations,†he said.
Sri Lanka formally presented its claim for sovereignty over an extended continental shelf around the island under international law to the UN last year.
The claim, if successful, would give Sri Lanka control over potential hydrocarbon and mineral deposits on the seabed.
The Sri Lankan government is investigating to see if the request put forward by the Maldives to the UN seeking an expansion of its continental shelf will overlap the sea area demarcated by Sri Lanka in a similar request to the world body.
Officials from the Legal Division of the Foreign Ministry told Daily Mirror online that a technical team has been appointed by the Sri Lankan government to study the area to verify if both demarcated areas overlap each other and if found to be true will resort to dialogue with the Maldivian government.
A report on the findings is also expected to be handed over to the Foreign Ministry Secretary soon.
The Maldives will demand 168,000 square kilometers off the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the country as its extended continental shelf, its Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Shaheed said.
Maldives will file a case at the UN today for 148,000 square kilometers off the north and 20,000 square kilometers off the west.
“By the grace of God, our 45th Independence Day is a day that we will amend some issues and expand the Maldives area, especially that we would officially file a case at UN to get the extended continental shelf that we should get,†the Minister said.
The extended continental shelf claimed by Maldives contradicts with the portion claimed by neighboring Sri Lanka last year. Dr Shaheed, however, expressed hope that the disputes “over a small area†would be resolved through dialogue.
“I believe that we will find a solution through negotiations soon, as Maldives and Sri Lanka have always maintained close relations,†he said.
Sri Lanka formally presented its claim for sovereignty over an extended continental shelf around the island under international law to the UN last year.
The claim, if successful, would give Sri Lanka control over potential hydrocarbon and mineral deposits on the seabed.
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