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31 May 2022
He holds the title “Rajo Menanti”, which means the king who serves the people. Muhammad Kamil is one of six ninik mamak who is responsible for making the highest decisions regarding the lubuk larangan in Merangin Village, Kuok District, Kampar Regency, Riau Province. Together with the ninik mamak, he determines...
19 May 2022
Marine and fisheries experts discuss shared threats to the Indonesian Seas Large Marine Ecosystem (ISLME) as part of the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) development process. The TDA uses drivers, pressures, states, impacts, and responses (DPSIR) framework and the finalized TDA will be the basis for the Strategic Action Plan (SAP)...
17 May 2022
Agriculture is crucial for Indonesia’s economy, accounting for 14 percent of GDP. On average, 93 percent of Indonesia’s farmers are small family farmers that cultivate on modest land plots averaging 0.6 hectares. Farmers in Indonesia are substantial part of Asia Pacific farmers that comprises of more than 70 percent of...
12 May 2022
Since November 2021, IFish project and South Barito district government conducted Beje fisheries management improvement at demonstration activity sites of Mengkatip and Batilap villages. The improvement aims to align traditional Beje fisheries management with ecosystem approach, based on ecological, social-economy, and good governance principles. Beje is a trap pond and nursery...
11 May 2022
Eels or Sidat in Indonesian language is such a peculiar fish, attracting both scientists and culinary enthusiasts. Taxonomically, eels belong to the order Anguilliformes with a catadromous life cycle, in which they have a larval life phase to adulthood in freshwater or estuaries, then breed in the deep ocean.  Not much...