Today's Top 3 News: Greenpeace Slams IKN's Smart Forest City Concept, Saying 'It's a Cosplay'
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5 March 2024 20:39 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Here are the highlights: Greenpeace Slams IKN's Smart Forest City Concept: 'It's a Cosplay', Deforestation Affects Four Key Animals in Aceh, Including Sumatran Elephants, and Ed Sheeran Visits Santa Market, Gives Away Vinyl Prior to Jakarta Show.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Greenpeace Slams IKN's Smart Forest City Concept: 'It's a Cosplay'
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Campaign spokesperson of Greenpeace Indonesia Rio Rompas claimed that the smart forest city concept hailed by the Nusantara Capital City or IKN is “a mere cosplay”. The development, Rio said, faced bigger environmental threats than advertised.
“So, the government’s claims that 70 percent of IKN is a green area with a smart forest city concept is a mere cosplay, since the threats are in fact, bigger,” he told Tempo, quoted on Monday.
2. Deforestation Affects Four Key Animals in Aceh, Including Sumatran Elephants
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Aceh Conservation and Natural Resources Agency (BKSDA) assesses that deforestation has caused wildlife in the forest of Aceh to become increasingly isolated.
"Deforestation caused habitat fragmentation on key animals so they become isolated," said Aceh BKSDA Forestry Police Coordinator, Rahmat, as quoted by Antara in Banda Aceh on Monday, March 4, 2024.
3. Ed Sheeran Visits Santa Market, Gives Away Vinyl Prior to Jakarta Show
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - British singer Ed Sheeran gave away his signed special edition vinyl records during a visit to Santa Market in Jakarta before performing his Tour 2024 at the Jakarta International Stadium, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. He deliberately made the moment to celebrate the 7th anniversary of his Divide album.
The excitement in the air was palpable as the singer made his way to several music shops in the traditional market, distributing pieces of vinyl to some stores that sell cassettes and vinyl of across genres.
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