Equality means local community is able to speak on their own voice, and promote relevant local concepts for improving resource governance policy. It is part of government duty and tasks of intermediaries, for instance the Church, to interpret these local concepts into the common terminologies that can be understood by public. This article is written to respond Policy Brief Dissemination Forum in Kupang on 18 January 2016. Original article "Pengetahuan Lokal dan Persoalan Kesetaraan" was published by Pos Kupang/Tribunnews.com on 25 Januari 2016.
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The master plan of gold mining exploration on Protected Forest Tumpang Pitu is a high risk decision, due to its location either the impact. The planned mining will evict the protected forest that is believed also as the natural barrier against Tsunami. Further more, the extractive activities are going to destroy the all the stunning biological wealth in the forest. Original article "Emas, Hing Sumbut, Lik" was written in Bahasa to respond PolGov policy brief that disseminated in Surabaya on 26 January 2016.