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        "id": 1210724,
        "msgid": "a-threat-to-the-environment-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-05-20 00:00:00",
        "title": "A threat to the environment",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "A threat to the environment The Seribu Islands in the Bay of Jakarta once again became the focus of the public's attention when Minister for the Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja submitted a report to the President on Friday. The minister expressed his deep concern over the local impact of the construction of a nine-hole golf course on Bira Island, which is located inside the Seribu Islands Natural Park.",
        "content": "<p>A threat to the environment<\/p>\n<p>The Seribu Islands in the Bay of Jakarta once again became the<br>\nfocus of the public's attention when Minister for the Environment<br>\nSarwono Kusumaatmadja submitted a report to the President on<br>\nFriday.<\/p>\n<p>The minister expressed his deep concern over the local impact<br>\nof the construction of a nine-hole golf course on Bira Island,<br>\nwhich is located inside the Seribu Islands Natural Park. For the<br>\ngolf course many trees were felled, much fresh water is being<br>\nextracted from the soil and many chemical fertilizers are being<br>\nused, thus endangering the fresh water supply and contaminating<br>\nthe island's environment.<\/p>\n<p>We can learn a good deal from this case, just as we can learn<br>\nfrom the development of the Puncak highlands and the North<br>\nBandung area, where many real estate projects and luxury houses<br>\nhave been built.<\/p>\n<p>We must pay heed to such developments and be more careful in<br>\nthe future. We support the minister of the environment's opinion<br>\nthat we should not disregard the Bira Island case because it is a<br>\nsmall island. It is precisely because Bira is a small island that<br>\nwe must be careful in managing it.<\/p>\n<p>We hope the Bira Island case is not an manifestation of<br>\narrogance on the part of some rich businessmen. The private<br>\ncontrol over islands and large tracts of land can endanger the<br>\nenvironment as well as give rise to envy among the people.<\/p>\n<p>-- Jayakarta, Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/a-threat-to-the-environment-1447893297",
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