Indonesia is an archipelago and is renowned as a country of volcanoes in the world

Indonesia is an archipelago and is renowned as a country of volcanoes in the world, lies at the meeting of three plates of the earth's crust, namely: Erasia plate, the Indo-Australian Plate and Pacific Plate. Due to the three plate collision caused a pathway active volcanoes that extends 7000 km from Aceh to North Sulawesi, through the Bukit Barisan (30 pieces), P. Java (35), P. Bali - Nusa Tenggara Islands (30 pieces), the Moluccas (16 pieces), and Sulawesi (18 pieces). Along these lines there are nearly 13% of the volcanoes of the world, ie there are 129 volcanoes are considered active fruit.
The increase in activity no less than 20 volcanoes in Indonesia get the attention of experts at home and abroad are considered as events that never happened. As one example of Mount Merapi in Central Java has erupted several times since October 26 for the mountain of Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait showing increased activity.
Increased volcanic activity in Indonesia has attracted the attention of scientists and researchers both expert geophysical seismic experts and foreign experts one of them French. France through its representative, the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) is a research institute in France have been intending to do kerjasana with the Government of Indonesia in this case represented by the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) related to the research study of volcanology mountain -volcano in Indonesia.
Based on the above, then on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 held at the Secretariat General of Energy and Mineral Resources Building in Central Jakarta has held discussions "about the draft of the Technical Arrangement Concerning Research On Geological Hazard".
The event was officially opened by Bambang Utoro Head of Cooperation Ministry of Energy, who said "That the text of Geological and Mineral Resources Technical Agreement-IRD, will be planned in the plan related to the arrival of the diplomatic needs of French Prime Minister M. François Fillon in the near future. "The arrival of the French PM is as a substitute for the absence of President Sarkozy at the invitation of President Yudhoyono, who sees its relations with these countries needs to be improved within a broader agenda of work", said Bambang.
Further associated with the draft of the Technical Agreement, the Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this case representatives of the International Treaty (PI) proposed that can account for Research and Technology to establish a special partnership with the IRD umbrella, because these institutions are in charge of many research institutions of France and can not be a partner balanced many institutes in Indonesia, "he suggested.
One of the effects of a lack of appreciation of government agencies on potential state losses due to unauthorized foreign research activities in Indonesia are still found many foreign scientists conducting research without consent - though it should already be prevented by the relevant government agencies.
Regarding the research permit is the Ministry of Research and Technology, represented by Handy Agus Widagdo Parts Agreement and Contract Law and the Public Relations Bureau and the Emir Faisal Manurung Keasdepan International Science and Technology Network in the event such meeting has provided several contributions related to research and development corridor In accordance with Act No. 18 of 2002 on the National System of Research, Development and Application of Science and Technology.
In discussions sticking various other aspects including the most important thing in terms of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA), because the draft Technical Agreement governing the article no matter MTA because it is important concerning National Defence Government of Indonesia in terms of biodiversity richness, but it should be noted volcanology research and development activities can bring potential terhdap sampling / specimen not only material Vulcano also material / other specimens beyond that which could bring harm to the Indonesian nation.


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