Sail Bunaken 2009

Come and join in the international event "Sail Bunaken 2009" for sharing new experience and exploring the marine beauty along with the marine lovers from all over the world in a spirit of adventure, graced by the marine paradise of Bunaken Sea.

"Sail Bunaken 2009" is jointly organized by the Ministry of Marine and Fishery Affairs, Provincial Administration of North Sulawesi, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Navy Force of Indonesia, supported by the Directorate General of Immigration and other government institutions. The largest event of the year 2009 offers strategic business opportunities for various products and services.

1. Yacht Rally
2. Manado Bay Festival
3. Jetski Tournament
4. Fleet Review
5. Bunaken Carnival
6. Sandeq Race
7. Sailing Pass
8. Bunaken Diving Festival
9. Gala Dinner


The Largest and Integrated International Marine Event in 2009

Name of Events: Sail Bunaken 2009
Dates : August 12 - 20, 2009
Venue : Bunaken Sea Park, Manado - North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Agenda :
• Expo & Show
• Carnical & Festival
• Tournament
• Rally & Race
• Touring & Diving
• Fun & Games


Key Activities

YACHT RALLY
The rally plies the route starting from East Nusa Tenggara to bitung in North Sulawesi, with participants from about 10 countries and former participants of the sail Indonesia.

FLEET REVIEW
Static parade of Warships and Tall ships from Indonesia and overseas by the port. Open ship Session, allowing the public to come aboard the ships.

SAILING PASS
Parade of sailing ships in a variety of formation at the Manado by area.

MANADO BAY FESTIVAL
Exhibition of marine, sporting tourism products, entertainment and games

BUNAKEN CARNIVAL
Marine development show-off, participated by various provinces of Indonesia and the participating ships at the Boulevard along the Manado Beach.

BUNAKEN DIVING FESTIVAL
International diving festival, with participation by International divers, and fleet review participants.

JET SKI TOURNAMENT
Internayional jet ski racing competition.

SANDEQ RACE

Sailing race by Sulawesi traditional speed schooners


Date & Event

August 09-12,2009
Warships, Tallships, Yacht Arrived at Bitung, North Sulawesi

August 13, 2009
Welcome Party by Mayor of Bitung

August 16, 2009
Bunaken Carnival

August 14 - 17, 2009
Openships

August 14 - 16, 2009
a)Diving Tournament at Bunaken
b)Dinghy Race at Manado Bay (TBA)
c)Jetski Rally From Makassar to Manado (TBC)
d)Sandeq Race (TBA)

August 17, 2009
a)AM : Indonesia's Independence Parade at Governor's house, all Captain's are invited
b)PM : Dive Tour to Bunaken
c)PM : Sunset Cocktail Party / Gala Dinner, Prize Presentation and Cultural Show, hosted by Governor

August 18, 2009
a)AM : Free Tour for participants, supported and facilitated by province and Regent Government (TBA)
b)PM : Open Stage Music & Cultural Shows at Mando or Bitung (TBA)

August 19, 2009
Sail Parade at Selat Lembeh. All Vessels are Salute to the President of The Republic of Indonesia

August 20, 2009
All Vessels Leave Bitung

Registration online:

http://www.sailbunaken2009.com/register_online.php

http://www.sailbunaken2009.com/

Inspeksi Peternakan Ayam Akita terhadap Flu Burung

Pada 30 April 2008 Prefektur Akita telah melakukan inspeksi setempat terhadap peternakan ayam dekat danau Towada setelah virus flu burung galur H5N1 dideteksi pada angsa yang ditemukan di kota pinggir danau.

Pegawai pemerintah daerah bersama-sama dengan pegawai pusat pelayanan kesehatan hewan menginstruksikan kepada peternak agar mensterilisasi perlatan kandang ayam dan juga menggunakan jaring pengaman kandang ayam untuk mencegah burung liar masuk kedalam peternakan.

Pada 29 April 2008 sebuah kajian dari National Institute of Animal Health menyatakan bahwa virus yang mematikan ini telah dideteksi pada tiga dari empat ekor unggas yang ditemukan mati pada tanggal 21 april 2008 didekat danau di kota Kosaka.

Inspeksi ini dilakukan terhadap 42.000 ayam pada 15 peternakan dalam radius 30 km dimana angsa tersebut ditemukan.

Prefektur Akita menginspeksi peternakan ayam di dekat kota Kosaka dan Kazuno pada 30 April 2008. Inspeksi selanjutnya pada 1 Mei dilakukan pada peternakan di odate.

Pemerintah prefektur telah membuat kantor Pengaturan Krisis pada tanggal 30 April 2008 dan telah melakukan pertemuan untuk mendiskusikan tata cara mendeteksi virus yang mematikan tersebut.

Selama ini telah dikonfirmasi tidak terdapat ayam yang terinfeksi dengan virus H5N1 di prefektur tersebut. Insefeksi ini dilakukan berdasarkan permintaan dari Kementrian Pertanian, Kehutanan dan Perikanan.

Prefektur disebelahnya yaitu Aomori dan Iwate juga melakukan infeksi yang sama. Menurut Prefektur Aomori angsa yang kurus telah ditangkap dekat sebuah hotel di kota Towada pada tanggal 18 April 2008. Angsa tersebut mati dua hari kemudian dan penyebab kematiannya tidak diketahui kata pegawai Kantor Prefektur.

Pada konferensi berita di Tokyo, Menteri Lingkungan Hidup Mr. Ichiro Kamoshita berkata bahwa kementriannya mengirim pegawainya ke Prefektur Hokaido, Akita dan Aomori untuk mengumpulkan kotoran ayam dan mengujinya terhadap adanya virus H5N1.

“Sejak tidak terdapat pengaruh virus ini pada peternakan domestik, kita akan menguji pengaruhnya pada burung liar secara akurat” kata Mr Kamoshita. Virus ini telah ditemukan di Danau Towada tetapi bisa terjadi ditempat lain di Jepang.

Wabah H5N1 pertama kali di jepang terjadi Maret 2007, dimana virus tersebut ditemukan pada burung elang di Sagara Prefektur Kumamoto.

Galur H5N1 yang ganas ini telah menyebar pada unggas di wilayah bagian barat laut Korea Selatan sejak April dan yang diduga menyebabkan burung migrasi telah membawa virus ke jepang.

Sumber Japan Times 1 Mei 2008.

Isu illegal logging pertemuan menteri G8 di Kobe

Bahasan masalah yang perlu dipersiapkan untuk mendorong aksi memerangi illegal logging dan menurunkan penggundulan hutan pada pertemuan menteri G8 di Kobe pada bulan Mei 2008:

1. Jenis insentif apa yang dapat diciptakan dan diaplikasikan untuk mendorong aksi memerangi illegal logging dan menurunkan penggundulan hutan dan degradasi hutan di negara bekembang?

2. Bagaimana caranya kita dapat meningkatkan transparansi dalam pengelolaan hutan dan bagaimana mendeteksi dan mencegah secara efektif kegiatan-kegiatan illegal logging di negara-negara produsen kayu?

3. Bagaimana caranya kita dapat memperbaiki dan menyebarluaskan kebijakan pemerintah dan swasta dalam mencegah masuknya kayu dan produk kayu hasil illegal logging ke pasaran?

4. Bagaimana caranya kita dapat memperluas partisipasi negara produsen dan pengekspor kayu untuk menggunakan framework verifikasi legalitas termasuk skema sertikasi hutan dan VPA melalui pengembangan skema verifikasi regional atau global?

5. Bagaimana caranya kita dapat mendiskusikan secara efektif isu illegal logging dalam diskusi Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing countries (REDD)?

Revealed! The 2008 Kyoto Symposium Exposes ICT’s Hidden Power to Fight the Global Climate Crisis!

Chairman’s Report (Final, 24 April)

1. The issue of global warming needs to be tackled from a global perspective, because its impact affects the entire planet and it is growing more serious every year. Estimates from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) showed that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the primary cause of global warming, have risen by 70 per cent since 1970. In Kyoto, in December 1997, the world took concrete steps to mitigate global warming with an international agreement to limit and reduce GHG emissions. The first commitment period set out in the Kyoto Protocol began in 2008. In the intervening decade, the number of users of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide has tripled. Kyoto is therefore the best place to launch a new work programme aimed at investigating the role that ICTs play in causing global warming, but also in monitoring, mitigating and adapting to climate change. The timing of this symposium is also highly appropriate because global measures under discussion at the symposium can be forwarded for appropriate action at the G8 Summit, to be held at Lake Toya, Hokkaido Prefecture in July 2008 and at other relevant occasions.

2. On this basis, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of the government of Japan co organized the Kyoto Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change, at the Kyoto International Conference Centre, on April 15 16, 2008. The symposium was chaired by Mr. Takahashi Hanazawa of Senior Vice President and Director of R&D Planning Dept, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) with approximately 260 participants, including those participating remotely, drawn from a wide range of organizations including the private sector, research institutes, international organizations and governments.

3. The Symposium had six substantive sessions: “Climate change: ICTs to the rescue?”, “Corporate responsibility: Towards a climate neutral ICT Sector”, “ICTs for monitoring climate change”, “ICTs as a clean technology”, “Towards a high band width, low carbon future” and “Adapting to climate change”.

4. In these sessions, it was recognized that the following aspects are vital to realizing a climate neutral, low carbon emission information society through the use of ICTs.

5. Climate change: ICTs to the rescue?
5.1 The ICT sector is experiencing rapid growth.
5.2 It is noted that the use of ICTs can help reduce GHG emissions indirectly through their application in other sectors of the economy, whereas the reduction of GHG emissions of ICT itself is also noted for careful consideration.
5.3 To promote the best use of ICTs, the following points were recognized:
- the positive economic benefits for the ICT sector that can be gained through an environmentally friendly approach to business;
- the need for exchange of views/information on policy development at national, regional, and global levels;
- the establishment of common approaches at the international levels to evaluate CO2 emissions;
- the development of policies to create an appropriate incentive mechanism; and
- the importance of awareness and pro environmental behaviour of individual ICT users.

6. Corporate responsibility: Towards a climate neutral ICT Sector
6.1 Each country should promote initiatives toward energy saving for ICT equipment and systems and encourage the adoption and use of energy saving.
6.2 There is also a corporate responsibility to achieve climate neutral status, in which public private partnership is essential. Creating the right environment, with appropriate incentives, is an important part of this process. To get this process moving, the following points were recognized:
- a positive outlook on environmental issues: not as a cost but as a business opportunity; and
- respect should be given to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and increased awareness among company executives.

7. ICTs for monitoring climate change
7.1 ICTs play a vital role in monitoring and addressing climate change by exploiting the experiences of basic science which has helped bring the issue of global warming into the public domain and to raise awareness of future challenges.
7.2 ICTs—used for instance in remote sensing, climate forecasting and environmental monitoring—can also help in mitigating and adapting to climate change.
7.3 To promote remote sensing utilizing ICTs, the following points were recognized:
- a cooperative relationship including the private sector at the international level;
- the efficient use of spectrum; and
- the greater use of observational data and a focus on efficient ways to distribute information such as disaster warnings.

8. ICTs as a clean technology
8.1 Each country should consider promoting the use of e government from national to local level, as well as the implementation and adoption of ICTs in various social systems, such as medical care, education, business and employment support system, in order to achieve a further reduction of GHGs through the use of ICTs.
8.2 ICTs can also be used by companies and individuals, for instance to substitute for travel, or for “dematerialization” of goods and services by replacing transport of “atoms” by the transport of “bits”.
8.3 From the viewpoint of ICTs as the means of helping developing countries, the importance of establishing monitoring systems, using ICTs, to forecast and monitor the impact of natural and manmade disasters is recognized.
8.4 Strengthening the capacity of developing countries to use ICTs for sustainable development is acknowledged.

9. Towards a high band width, low carbon future
9.1 ITU should take the initiatives that may be required for energy saving systems and applications where there is a requirement for standardization and the development of ITU Recommendations.
9.2 The positive benefits of ICTs with respect to climate change should be actively promoted to other sectors of the economy.
9.3 ITU should also work on the standardization of methodologies for the analysis, evaluation and quantification of the GHG reductions that may be achieved through the use of ICTs. It was proposed that ITUT establish a Focus Group, open to nonmembers. The Focus Group can be an appropriate place to discuss the role of ITUT toward a reduction in GHG emissions to be achieved through the implementation of ITU Recommendations.
9.4 Energy Saving measures are imperative in the development of ICTs, specifically for next generation networks, both wired and wireless, and for terminals and network infrastructure.
9.5 The possibility of applying the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol to assist developing countries in making GHG reductions using ICTs could be studied.

10. Adapting to climate change
10.1 ITU should assist countries, particularly developing ones, and should show how ICTs can help with disaster preparedness against the risks associated with climate change, for instance in rising sea levels, extreme weather conditions, droughts etc.
10.2 The following issues were recognized as being of importance for adaptation:
- disaster preparedness;
- actions on food insecurity;
- use of remote sensing;
- assistance to rural communities; and
-coordinated actions to assist the most vulnerable countries.

11. Based on this analysis, we recognize the vitally important role that ICTs can play in developing a coherent global response to the challenge of climate change.

12. This chairman’s report will be forwarded to the London Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change (1718 June 2008), which is expected to build upon the outcome of this symposium, as a step towards preparing for the ITU World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly (WTSA08), to be held in Johannesburg in October 2008. At the Assembly, a draft Resolution on ICTs and climate change, as well as specific study questions on standardization, for the next study period (20092012) will be discussed, based on contributions from the ITU membership.

13. Based on this understanding, we confidently expect that the importance of efforts to use ICTs in combating climate change will be further recognized at other relevant meetings in the future, including the London symposium, the APEC TelMin meeting, the OECD Ministerial Meeting, to be held in Seoul in June 2008, and the G8 Summit.

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