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    ANALISYS OF COALDISTRIBUTION PATTERNSOF COAL Triswan Suseno (Researcher of Research and Development Center of Mineral and Coal Technology – Bandung – Indonesia) (triswan@tekmira.esdm.go.id) SARI Peraturan Menteri ESDM Nomor 34 Tahun 2009 tentang Pengutamaan Pemasokan Kebutuhan Mineral dan Batubara untuk Kepentingan Dalam Negeri, khususnya untuk batubara dikenal dengan kebijakan Domestic Market Obligation batubara. Untuk mengatur yang lebih teknis lagi, tiap tahun diterbitkan Keputusan Menteri ESDM

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    biodiversity inside it. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising of five noteworthy islands and around 30 little gatherings. The five fundamental islands are Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and West Papua. The island of Sumatra is a standout amongst the most thickly populated and prolific islands in the Indonesian archipelago and the effects of Sumatra 's territory use portion strategy. " Indonesia is one of the five most species-diverse countries in the world, home to 12% of all mammal species, 16%

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    The Orangutans which are also known as Pongo abelii, are the second largest apes after the gorillas. The male Orangutans can grow up to five feet and weigh around ninety one kilograms while the female Orangutans can reach an average height of three feet while weighing around forty five kilograms (Shank, C., 2012). The Orangutans are well known for their ability to swing from tree to tree easily with their long arms while their legs act as a second pair of arms when needed. Orangutans in general live

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    The Sumatran Elephant: A Pachyderm’s Plight Marina Dauer AP Environmental Science Mrs. Bukis/ Mrs. Warner 26 June 2015 The Sumatran elephant is a critically endangered animal whose continued existence is being threatened due to conflict with humans. The Sumatran elephant’s scientific name is Elephas Maximus Sumatranus, and it is a subspecies of the Asian Elephant. The Sumatran elephant is in the kingdom Animalia, the phylum Chordata, the class Mammalia, the order Proboscidea, the family Elephantidae

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    In the last two decades, palm oil has been one of the most imported goods around the world. In fact, the top industries are located in Sumatra, Indonesia, holding up to 90% of the world’s exported palm oil. Palm oil comes from the palm fruit of the African oil palm trees, and is grown mainly in the rainforest area. Unfortunately, the actions taken to grow these trees are causing horrible impacts to the world’s environment, such as deforestation, pollution, and increased greenhouse-gas emissions

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    Palm Oil Case Study

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    When talking about the external stakeholders of the company, it is important to highlight a case where P&G’s unethical practices seem to be more prevalent and well known. That is the palm oil case of Sumatra, Indonesia. Palm oil is a substance found in beauty and household care products of P&G’s. P&G bought the majority of their palm oil from a company called BW Plantation which operates in Kalimatan, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. However, BW Plantation is regarded among the top companies

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    In post-independence, the Government of Indonesia had created rules to manage forest and land fires disaster. The disaster management of forest and land fire could be seen from the establishment of institutional Directorate of Forest Fire Control in particular a Section of Forest Fire Control in 1983, Sub Directorate of Forest Fire Control in 1994 and the third the Directorate of Forest Fire Control in 2004. The Government of Indonesia also had cooperation with some foreign donors like FAO, GTZ,

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    This is what happened in the Indian ocean tsunami that was on December 26, 2004 when a giant earthquake occurred in the Indian ocean and unleashed a series of killer waves towards more than thirteen countries in which the most affected ones were Sumatra in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Maldives. In this essay we will discuss the cause of this tsunami and its environmental, humanitarian and economic impact in the worst affected countries, Indonesia. First of all, to understand the meaning of

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    Deforestation Essay

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    Is Deforestation Worth It? One of the most prevalent issues in our world today is the issue of deforestation. Deforestation can be described as “the practice of clearing the natural forests for agriculture, logging, etc.” (Deforestation Statistics). After hearing the definition of deforestation, most people would not find this to be a very significant issue in the world, but after hearing the alarming statistics associated with deforestation, most would change their mind. For example, arguably the

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    Treatment of animals in zoos: Gorilla shot dead while trying to help a boy who fell into the enclosure VS New Zealand zookeeper being killed by endangered Sumatran tiger. Introduction The treatment of animals in zoos has become a very debatable issue, as animals deserve to live in their natural habitat with their family, but they are having to live in cramped, fake living spaces for nearly all their lives, separated from their families, not much room to walk around and being very bored. But two

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