Jakarta, conservationists receive environmental awards

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presented Friday the annual Adipura and Kalpataru environmental awards to over 100 regions and 12 environmental figures to coincide with World Environment Day, which falls on June 5.

The Adipura awards were given to the country’s greenest and cleanest regions, which were divided into four categories: “metropolitan”, “big”, “medium” and “small” cities.

“Metropolitan cities” receiving the awards are Palembang, Surabaya, Semarang and five Jakarta municipalities: West Jakarta, North Jakarta, Central Jakarta, East Jakarta and South Jakarta.

“Big cities” granted with the awards are Pekanbaru, Malang, Balikpapan, Denpasar, Padang, Batam, Bandar Lampung and Yogyakarta.

Recipients in the third category consisted of 35 medium-sized cities and those in the fourth category consisted of 75 small cities.

The Kalpataru awards were also divided into four categories, comprising awards for “pioneers” in the preservation of environments, “environmental supporters”, “saviors of the environments” and “promoters of the environment”.

Awardees of the first category were Timotius Hindom (West Papua), Viktor Emanuel Raiyon (East Nusa Tenggara), Anyie Apuy (East Kalimantan), Alexander Ketaren (North Sumatra) and Kasmir Gindo Sutan (West Sumatra).

Those in the “environmental supporters” category were Kadis S.P. (West Nusa Tenggara), Djoni (West Sumatra) and Makaampo Ratundulage Madonsa (North Sulawesi).

Dayak Wahea Cultural Institution (East Kalimantan) and Negeri Enam Tanjung ninik mamak (customary leaders) of Riau received the “saviors of the environments” awards.