Commemoration of World Environment Day 2024
09 July 2024
Timika - World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5 to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action for the protection of nature and planet Earth.
The commemoration of World Environment Day in Mimika Regency was held for 3 (three) days, from Friday (5/7) to Sunday (7/7) in the courtyard of the Eme Neme Yauware multipurpose building, Timika, Kwamki Baru, Mimika Regency, Central Papua. Followed by 37 contractor companies PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and related agencies within the scope of the Mimika Regency Regional Government. The event, which was held in collaboration with the Mimika Regency Environment Office and PTFI, took the theme "Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience."
On this occasion, PTFI's EVP Social Responsibility & Community Development Director, Claus Wamafma said that PTFI has a great commitment to environmental issues. "Environmental damage cannot be overcome by just a group of people, but environmental problems are the responsibility of everyone, the responsibility of all parties, all agencies, both government and private. PTFI has a high commitment in this regard. We don’t only preserve but we are constantly striving for better management, striving for new breakthroughs in helping to protect our environment. There is reclamation carried out, there are 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and there are efforts to reduce emissions, and we (PTFI) promise that by 2030 we will reduce emissions. And PTFI's current operations have switched to using electric power, we are also trying to conference our power plants that used to use coal, conference using environmentally friendly energy, using liquid gas. This is the company's commitment to reducing emissions." Claus said.
The Regent of Mimika Regency in a written speech read by the Expert Staff of the Regent of Mimika for Economy and Development, Inosensius Yoga Pribadi, expressed his appreciation to PT Freeport Indonesia for supporting this World Environment Day commemoration event and for showing its commitment to environmental management. The importance of the entire global community paying special attention to environmental issues.
We all know that environmental problems have a huge impact on climate change. Climate change refers to long-term changes in the earth's climate, especially those caused by human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. These released gases will capture heat in the atmosphere and cause an increase in global temperatures, resulting in a variety of negative impacts on human health, the environment, and the economy.
Some of the negative impacts of climate change are causing natural disasters such as hurricanes, droughts, and floods, which can lead to loss of life and property damage. Climate change is also affecting agricultural productivity and food security, as changing weather patterns make it difficult to grow crops and raise livestock. It can also lead to the spread of disease and threats to the human population. (Hendrikus).
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