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The Indonesian Research Center for Oceanography of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences-LIPI commemorates its 113th anniversary. With a long history, the LIPI Research Center for Oceanography has contributed to the national development, particularly in the field of marine science and technology. Head of the LIPI Research Center for Oceanography, Dr Dirhamsyah, on Tuesday 20/2 in Jakarta, after opening Oceanography Science Week 2018 said the center is targeting to build a national data center.

"We hoped to be an embryo from the national oceanographic data center. During the time Indonesia has not had a formal marine data center. We will start for that and our target in 2019 or 2020 we will appear with a building which is specifically built for national data center," Dirhamsyah said. 

Dirhamsyah further explained, in the year 2019 he also targets to have data of coral reefs and seaweed throughout Indonesia, because so far, there has not been a complete data about the status of coral reefs and seaweed in the country. The data is very useful not only science but also for making a decision. The data can also be useful for policy making in the field of tourism in effort of coral reef transplantion and so forth. LIPI also has a very important physics oceanography data for marine safet. (VOI/Sekar/NT)    

 

Research Center for Oceanography of Indonesian Institute of Sciences-LIPI will conduct a research on Marine Debris or marine waste in Indonesia. The waste is one of the complex problems faced by people who live near the coastal area. Head of the LIPI Oceanographic Center, Dr Dirhamsyah, in Jakarta Tuesday 20/2, after opening the Oceanography Science Week 2018 said, that in various international environmental fora, Indonesia is often considered as the world's second largest producer of plastic waste in the world. He doubted whether Indonesia becomes the largest marine waste producer after China. According to Dirhamsyah, the assessment of various international forums has not been validated, it is only based on statistic data or sample. Therefore, LIPI will conduct real research related to marine debris in Indonesia.

"We must help the government, explaining to the world that it is not true. From a scientific context it is acceptable. So we hope in 2019 we can get solution to prevent the number of Waste volume and we can also provide input, what steps should be done, because we want to know the existence of the waste, through our research," said Dirhamsyah.

Dirhamsyah further explained, the study was conducted through a visit to the final dump to measure the volume of waste that run into the sea. The research will also produce data about the existence of the waste. Researcher of the Center for Oceanographic Research LIPI, Reza Cordova said that LIPI will work with universities and NGOs, to assess the number and character of waste in Indonesia. After that it will conduct a study on microplastic at sea.(VOI/Sekar/Nt)

 

Mount Sinabung condition this morning is very calm. Head of Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Karo Martin Sitepu, Tuesday (20/2)  said in Karo, North Sumatra, there is no eruption and roar like yesterday morning. On Monday (19/2) Mount Sinabung erupts with great intensity. Hot clouds glide up to five kilometers. Several areas in Karo were covered in volcanic ash. It even reaches Lhokseumawe, Aceh. BPBD is still cleaning the roads which covered in volcanic ash. Residents around the foot of Mount Sinabung, who had left home due to volcanic dust, have started to return to their villages. Although Sinabung did not erupt this morning, BPBD Karo still prohibits people from entering the red zone of a five kilometers radius to seven kilometers from Sinabung. Observation Post staff of Mount Sinabung, Muhammad Asrori, said this morning, from the southeast, Sinabung clearly visible. Mount Sinabung status until now still on level IV or alert. The height of the ash column reaches 5,000 meters. There were no casualties and house damage due to the incident. Meanwhile, National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Public Relations Center Head Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that any plane should not pass around Mount Sinabung. Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has raised volcano observation warning for flights from orange to red.   The eruption occurred 607 seconds accompanied by hot clouds glided as far as 4,900 meters to the south-southeast and 3,500 meters to southeast-east direction. (Tempo)

 

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated and took the swearing-in of 17 new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia (LBBP) at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday(20/2). President Joko Widodo led the oath after the reading of Presidential Decree No. 31 of 2018 dated 19 February on Appointment of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The following 17 Ambassadors are Ade Padmo Sarwoni as Indonesia Ambassador to ASEAN in Jakarta, Sudirman Haseng as Indonesia Ambassador to Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Djauhari Oratmangun as Indonesia Ambassador to China and Mongolia in Beijing, Sudjatmiko as Indonesia Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam in Bandar Sri Begawan, Todung Mulya Lubis as Indonesia Ambassador to Norway and Iceland in Oslo, Arif Havas Oegroseno as Indonesia Ambassador to Germany in Berlin, Hermono as Indonesia Ambassador to Spain and serve concurrently to UNWTO (The World Tourism Organization) in Madrid, RP Pratito Soeharyo as Indonesia Ambassador to Laos in Vientiane, Hersindaru Arwityo Ibnu Wiwoho Wahyutomo as Indonesia Ambassador to Portugal in Lisbon, M. Amhar Azeth as Indonesia Ambassador to Romania and Moldova in Bucharest, Muliaman Darmansyah Hadad as Indonesia Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein based in Bern, Raden Mohammad Benjamin Scott Carnadi as Indonesia Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Nauru and Tuvalu in Suva, Sinyo Harry Sarundajang as Indonesia Ambassador to the Philippines and the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau in Manila and Rossalis Rusman Adenan as Indonesia Ambassador to Sudan and Eritrea in Khartoum. (Tempo)