BINTARI NEWS

The Regional Secretary of West Manggarai Regency, Fransiskus S. Sodo, accompanied by the Head of the Local Development Planning Agency of West Manggarai, was pleased to receive a visit from the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) team together with local work partner the BINTARI, (22/11).

Pekalongan- Climate change is getting worse impacting the fishermen and fish farmers in Wonokerto District, Pekalongan Regency. Sea level rise is increasing at the peak of the high tide season and the recent dry season is getting longer. Many fish ponds are affected: submerged ponds, high salinity water, and stressed fish. To anticipate further impacts, groups of fish farmers and fishermen from five villages (Pecakaran, Api-Api, Tratebang, Semut, and Wonokerto Kulon) took part in training on sustainable aquaculture as an adaptation to climate change.

Semarang – BINTARI Foundation in collaboration with PT DOW Indonesia is implementing a waste management improvement program through the integration of governance and waste processing of Waste Bank (Bank Sampah) and TPS 3R in Semarang City. “Waste management is a complex matter, it is not merely an issue faced in Indonesia, but also in the world. Therefore, DOW hopes to contribute to sustainable waste management practices through collaboration with BINTARI,"

Semarang- BINTARI bersama World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia dan Traveloka mengadakan kegiatan Focus Group Discussion dengan tema  “Restorasi Mangrove dan Perikanan Berkelanjutan” pada 15 Oktober 2023 di Hotel Dafam Semarang. Kegiatan ini diikuti oleh 40 peserta yang terdiri dari Kelompok Mangrove Lestari Semarang, Pokmas Pemberdayaan Penghijauan Serumpun Mangrove Tumbuh, Kelompok

SEMARANG – Landfill fires are occurring and spreading accross Indonesia. The Bintari team recorded more than 20 landfills burning in the last few months. In West Java, at least five landfills burned, namely Sarimukti (West Bandung), Bantargebang (Bekasi), Purbahayu (Pangandaran), Pasir Bajing (Garut), and Kopi Luhur (Cirebon) landfills. There were five landfills that burned in Central Java, namely Jatibarang (Semarang), Putri Cempo (Surakarta), and Pesalakan (Pemalang), Penujah (Pemalang) and Maruraja (Tegal) landfill.

PEKALONGAN – Rohani Islam (Rohis) SMAN 1 Wiradesa held a nature caring event by planting mangroves and cleanup the beach in Pecakaran Village, Wonokerto District, Pekalongan Regency, Saturday (9/9/2023). This mangrove planting and beach cleanup activity covers 300-meter coastal area of Pecakaran Village, which is the work area of the BINTARI Foundation's Environmental Disaster Response and Recovery Program (TANGGUH)