#prayforsumatra

[metalheadmelankolis]

✂ THE UPTURNED MOTHER EARTH ✂ MINING

The works depicts the current situation in my country, Indonesia. Particularly in Sumatra, a severe natural disaster has claimed hundreds of lives. This disaster has been exacerbated by illegal logging practices carried out by many companies, which are protected by the Indonesian government itself.

[cizzkeq]

Permasalahan eksploitasi hutan di Sumatra akhir2 ini bikin aku teringat masa2 skripsian. Dulu awal kuliah aku tumbuh sebagai anak mikrobiologi, hari2ku hanya di laboratorium, ruangan dingin, steril dan semuanya terukur.

Tapi sekitar semester lima, aku mulai jatuh cinta dengan ekologi, dan semuanya berubah, aku meninggalkan PDH mikrobiologiku dan beralih menjadi anak ekologi. Ada sesuatu dari cara alam bekerja yang bikin aku pengen belajar lagi dan lagi. Pelan2, kuliah yang dulu terasa berat malah jadi hal yang aku tunggu. Aku semacam ketagihan belajar, karena setiap materinya ngebuka pandangan baru tentang dunia yang sebelumnya nggak pernah bener2 aku lihat.

Belajar tentang konservasi lingkungan bikin mataku kebuka tentang banyak hal: spesies yang terancam, habitat yang terus menyempit, dan masalah2 yang sering luput dari perhatian. Aneh ya, hal yang menyedihkan justru bikin aku makin ingin tahu, bikin aku makin tertarik dan ingin terlibat lebih jauh.

Pada akhirnya, magang di bidang konservasi adalah keputusan impulsif yang justru mengarahkan aku ke tempat yang tepat. Dari sanalah topik skripsiku lahir. Waktu itu aku meneliti satu spesies pohon yang statusnya “endangered”. Ironisnya, aku belum pernah melihat pohon itu secara langsung. Hanya membaca, menganalisis, dan berharap suatu hari aku bisa bertemu dengan spesies itu di habitat aslinya, sebelum ia benar2 punah di alam liar.

Alam ternyata bukan cuma tempat untuk diteliti, tapi juga tempat yang mengembalikan aku pada diriku sendiri.

[ralbertorr]

El titular dice "…cierre de más de 400 escuelas…", pero se olvidan destacar los verdaderos afectados, una importante e insuplantable selva, de las pocas áreas que van quedando como equilibradores de la vida ... flora y fauna que no se podrá rescatar … #quesequemaelcielo #prayforindonesia #prayforsumatra #prayforborneo #greenpeace hasta cuando ? https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Pexv1hGwRgmM2BE8KhPi3F27zg1fOZRJ_izs0/?igshid=5zgo7v81q55e

[katindonesia]

#PrayForSumatra

I would like to assure my friends and family that I am on the island of Java, and I am on the Eastern part of Java. The tragic military plane crash happened on the island of Sumatra, which yes, is the island directly West of mine but I am nowhere near it and the closest Volunteers to it are at a safe distance. Here is the most recent news I could find about this heartbreaking event quoted from www.theguardian.com : “More than 116 people are feared dead on Indonesia’s Sumatra island after a military aeroplane careered into the side of a building and burst into flames just minutes after takeoff. Twelve crew members and 101 passengers, including military officers and family members, were on board the C-130 Hercules when it crashed after leaving an air force base in Medan, a city of two million. Air marshal Agus Supriatna told local Metro TV news that all 113 people on board died. “No, no. No survivors,” he said when asked about the possibility, “I just returned from the site.” Many passengers were likely to be family members of servicemen and women, said a spokesman for Medan air base from where the plane departed. At least one child has been confirmed as dead.”

[empty-whitespaces]

Pray for Sumatra

earthquake jsut hit it. Pray for them please

[brainlessorganism]

Worried for them...

When I heard the news about the 8.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia a while ago, my fellow [Indonesian] fangirls were the first people that popped into my mind.

Even if i just met them online, I still care for them. Hope everything will be fine. I know how it feels because we were also struct by a 6.8 earthquake with a lot of aftershocks plus a tsunami alert last February 6, 2012. IT WAS NO JOKE AT ALL.

Let's all pray that everyone will be okay.