Books on Indonesian ecology launched<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to fill the lack of comprehensive
\nliterature on Indonesian ecology, the Canadian International
\nDevelopment Agency (CIDA) launched on Thursday the first three
\nbooks of its kind in the Indonesian language.<\/p>\n
The three books, titled Ekologi Jawa dan Bali, Ekologi
\nKalimantan and Ekologi Nusa Tenggara and Maluku are published
\nunder the Environmental Development Project in Indonesia (EMDI),
\njointly run by the Ministry of Environment and the Dalhousie
\nUniversity from Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada.<\/p>\n
"This is the result of 13 years of painstaking research on
\nIndonesian ecology," said Sri Nurani Kartikasari, one of the
\nbooks' editors.<\/p>\n
Nurani recounted how hard it was to find data on Indonesian
\necology since most of the information was published in foreign
\nlanguages such as Dutch, German, English and French.<\/p>\n
"It is shameful that Indonesian does not have its own
\ncomprehensive information about the country's rich natural
\nresources," Nurani, who obtained her PhD on the environment and
\ndevelopment at Cambridge University, said.<\/p>\n
The books each contain almost 1,000 pages that describe in
\ndetail the various environmental problems that exist in
\nIndonesia, instances of damage to ecosystems and the condition of
\nthe country's volcanoes, rivers, beaches and forests as well as
\nthe flora and fauna of Java, Bali, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara and
\nMaluku.<\/p>\n
The three books were published in English in 1997.<\/p>\n
"But in the Indonesian edition, especially in the Java-Bali
\nbook, we have added certain recent analysis of the country's
\nenvironment," she said.<\/p>\n
Other books to follow are Ekologi Sumatra, Ekologi Sulawesi,
\nEkologi Irian Jaya and Ekologi Laut Indonesia .<\/p>\n
Present at the launching ceremony were Canadian Ambassador to
\nIndonesia Ken Sunquist and State Minister of Environment Sonny
\nKeraf.<\/p>\n
"Nowadays, the environment has become a common issue and
\npeople have already developed considerable sensitivity and
\nconcern about the issue. Unfortunately, the concern was built on
\nthe negative and bleak side of the environment's condition,"
\nSonny said.<\/p>\n
"Therefore I think it is fair enough to provide our community
\nwith scientific and readable facts about the richness of our
\necosystem despite the complexity of the problems," Sonny said in
\nhis speech.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Sunquist said the books represented the long-
\nstanding ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n
"We want to support the development of sustainable
\nenvironmental management in Indonesia," Sunquist said. (edt)<\/p>",
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