Hari Air 2022 : Cintai Sungai Setulus Cintaku Padamu

Keterangan Gambar samping : Sekitar 25 orang penggiat lingkungan dari Lembaga Kajian Ekologi dan Konservasi Lahan Basah (ECOTON) melakukan kegiatan aksi pada tanggal 22 Maret 2022 pukul 09.00 WIB yang berlokasi di perempatan Jalan Raya Wringinanom Depan Masjid. Penggiat ECOTON ini dimulai keberangkatan pada Gedung Inspirasi ECOTON secara bersama-sama dengan  jalan kaki sekitar 900 meter  dengan membentang poster yang bertulisan tentang fakta dan ajakan kepada masyarakat sekitar dan menggunakan megaphone untuk menyuarakan terkait kegiatan yang dilakukan. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan harapan untuk memperingati Hari Air Sedunia. Hal ini juga telah ditetapkan pada Konferensi PBB tentang Lingkungan dan Pembangunan bahwa peringatan terkait keberadaan air dengan adanya Hari Air Sedunia atau World Day for Water. Peringatan  Hari Air Sedunia dimulai sejak tanggal 22 Desember 1992 di Rio de Janerio, Brazil bertepatan dengan Sidang Umum PBB ke 47. Pada saat itu, PBB menetapkan 22 Maret sebagai Hari Air Sedunia. Hari Air Sedunia merupakan salah satu bentuk kepedulian terhadap kelangkaan air yang ada di muka bumi.

AKSI TOLAK KOPI SACHETAN DI NGAGEL SURABAYA

Aksi Tolak kpi sachet digelar tim CO-ENSIS dan Relawan ESN (10/3/2022)

"Tolak, tolak kopi sachetan, tolak sachetan sekarang juga" 15 orang peserta aksi berteriak keras kepada pengguna Jalan di depan Hotel Novotel sambil mengacungkan poster yang bertuliskan : Sachetmu mencemari Sungaiku, #breakfreefromplastik, Plastik tak kasat mata, Bahaya Mengancam Nyata. Peserta aksi ini merupakan anggota CO-ENSIS, komunitas Peduli lingkungan berkelanjutan, mahasiswa manajemen sumberdaya perairan, Universitas Trunojoyo Madura dan Relawan Ekspedisi Sungai Nusantara (ESN)

Ecoton’s Education Exhibition of The Hazards of Plastic Sachets in Wonosalam

Visitor Pose in the plastic bottle waste aisle (3/3/2022)

Ecoton Foundation together with Nusantara River expedition team held an educational exhibition on the dangers of plastic entitled "Reject Sachetan Coffee" at Kedai Tanah Senja yard, Wonosalam Village, Wonosalam District, Jombang, Thursday (3/3/2022). This activity intend to convey river conditions and educate cafe visitors about the dangers of single-use plastic. In this exhibition, participants are invited to observe microplastics in the waters as well as observe them under a microscope. "Exhibition visitors not only see photo displays but also practice to identify microplastics by taking samples of river water and observe it under a microscope," said Kholid Basyaiban. 

Inviting the Community to Preserve the River, ESN Holds an Exhibition on the River

Friday to Sunday (4 to 6/3/2022) Nusantara River Expedition (ESN) holds Sachet Coffee Rejection Exhibition on the Wonosalam river. "We exhibit photos of sachet waste which is a waste problem in Java's rivers," said Diki Dwi Cahya, the chairman of the exhibition committee, further ESN Public Relations explaining that this exhibition has been visited by more than 500 visitors to the Tanah Senja Wonosalam shop.

FOTO UNIK PAMERAN PLASTIK KEDAI TANAH SENJA

Asyiknya berpose didalam lorong botol plastik dan pameran tolak kopi sachet (3/3/2022)

 Kolaborasi Kedai Tanah Senja dan Ecoton dalam rangkaian acara launching Ekspedisi Sungai Nusantara, menggelar pameran Tolak Kopi Sachetan bertujuan untuk mengenalkan bahaya plastik sekali pakai. Kegiatan pameran ini akan digelar Kamis 3 Maret hingga Minggu 6 Maret di Halaman Kedai Tanah Senja Dusun Wonosalam, Desa Wonosalam Kecamatan Wonosalam Jombang.

ECOTON PAMERAN EDUKASI BAHAYA PLASTIK SACHET DI WONOSALAM

Pengunjung berpose dalam lorong sampah botol plastik (3/3/2022)

Yayasan Ecoton bersama tim ekspedisi sungai Nusantara menggelar pameran edukasi bahaya plastik berjudul " Tolak Kopi Sachetan" di Halaman Kedai Tanah Senja Dusun Wonosalam Desa Wonosalam, kecamatan Wonosalam Jombang Kamis (3/3/2022), Kegiatan tersebut sebagai penyampaian kondisi sungai dan edukasi kepada para pengunjung cafe mengenai bahaya plastik sekali pakai.

Dalam Pameran ini peserta diajak untuk melakukan pengamatan mikroplastik di perairan sekaligus mengamatinya dibawah mikroskop. "pengunjung pameran tidak hanya melihat display foto namun mereka juga melakukan praktik untuk mengenali mikroplastik dengan mengambil sample air sungai dan mengamati dibawah mikroskop" Ungkap Kholid Basyaiban

Nusantara River Expedition Finds the Threat of Sachet Waste in Upper Brantas

The Brand Audit found sachet waste blocking the flow of the river (27/2)

Nusantara River Expedition or Indonesia River Expedition (IRE)  Activities collaborates with the Water Police conducted a brand audit activity and succeeded in collecting 200 pieces of plastic waste, which were dominated by food wrap sachets.  “We collect and pick up trash that drifts and gets stuck in the Gogor River, a tributary of the Brantas River in Wonosalam, Jombang. We then classify them based on the brands and factories that make these products,” said Arum Wismaningsih, a member of Ecoton, an alumnus of Biology at the University of Jember.

Nusantara River Expedition, Monitor River Conditions in Indonesia

Prigi explains how to monitor water quality with bioindicators, Sunday (27/2)

The Nusantara River Expedition or Indonesian Rivers Expedition (IRE)  initiated by Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation ( Ecoton) and supported by The Body Shop is a journey of researchers, journalists, filmmakers collaborating with the community of river observers in Indonesian rivers. "This expedition will detect river health and document the condition of 68 rivers in Indonesia, starting from Wonosalam in the upstream area of ​​Brantas, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua, Nusa Tenggara and Bali. It is estimated that it will take 10 to 12 months," said Amirudin Mutaqien, IRE Coordinator.

Madura Strait Waters Polluted with Microplastics, Prioritize Waste Management

In January 2022, several students of the Marine Science study program at Trunojoyo University, Madura, examined the condition of the waters of the Madura Strait. As a result, the waters of the Madura Strait are contaminated with microplastics. From this study, it was shown that microplastics in sediment and water had the most types of fragments, and the least amount of foam.

Indonesian Rivers Are Dying, Ecoton Holds Nusantara River Expedition

Amirudin Mutaqin and Prigi Arisandi are preparing to conduct the 2022 IRE by riding a motorcycle.

Sunday (27/2), they did a soft launch in Wonosalam, Jombang, with journalists, students and environmental activists

According to Prigi Arisandi, director of the Ecoton Foundation, IRE will travel for 300 days across 68 Cities. The team will make documentation about the condition of 68 national rivers and strategic rivers. ”Previously, we have explored several major rivers on the island of Java. Well, we will continue our efforts to announce the condition of the river by visiting 68 in the Indonesia,” Prigi said.Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) will conduct environmental expedition. Namely, the Nusantara River Expedition or Indonesian Rives Expedition (IRE). In the expedition, which will start from early March to December, the IRE team will visit 68 rivers in Indonesia.Sunday (27/2), the team conducted a soft launch of the IRE program at the Upper Brantas River, Wonosoalam, Jombang, East Java. Present on the occasion were journalists, students, representatives of the environmental service (DLH) and river police from SMPN 1 Wonosalam.