Monthly Archives: October 2009

Vote “Nothing Wasted” in BBC World Challenge 2009

  By iip | October 25, 2009 - 1:25 am | Internet
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“Nothing Wasted” enables people to compost organic waste from traditional markets. “Nothing Wasted” aims to convert waste produced from traditional market to be affordable high quality fertilizer for farmers. Everyday, traditional markets in Indonesia produces tonnes of waste which about 70 to 90 per cent is organic matters. Since it began in 2007, “Nothing Wasted” has been introduced to more than 30 districts throughout Indonesia.
Now, the program of “Nothing Wasted” is nominated in BBC World Challenge 2009. It is in the nomination which comprise of 12 programs from various countries. All candidates has been selected from 900 participants. This is why you should vote for “Nothing Wasted” on BBC World Challenge 2009:

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SuperFreakonomics: not very super on global warming ideas

  By iip | October 20, 2009 - 10:07 am | Earth
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The authors of best selling Freakonomics confidently entering global debate on climate change with its controversy ideas. SuperFreakonomics has been responded in many ways, mostly criticizing. Some of you may find critics which are circulating through online media. They even called as “staggeringly illogical” to refer a statement within SuperFreakonomics.

Levitt and Dubner, might be excellent in the area of popular economics–explaining daily events and providing easy understanding to most people who never study economics.  But, why in the SuperFreakonomics, the author take contrary side with mainstream understanding of  global warming?

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Carbon emissions payment may not significantly reduce deforestation

  By iip | October 8, 2009 - 7:36 am | Forest
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A latest scientific publication reveals that Indonesia’s first RED (reduced carbon emissions from deforestation) initiative in upland protected areas may not significantly reduce deforestation in Northen Sumatra and would have little impact on orangutan conservation. In fact, a large amount of of forest inside the project area is protected de facto by being inaccessible, while low land will remain exposed to the combined expansion of plantation and road networks.

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