#archipelagic country

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Indonesia makes serious effort to tackle forest fires

Indonesia is bracing for devastating and frequent forest fires, following the recurrence of bush and forest fires in ...

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Adding ships will increase connectivity for isolated communities

The sea highway program, to improve inter-regional connectivity in Indonesia, is one of the government's main ...

Jusuf Kalla appreciates Nahdlatul Ulama`s recommendations on plastic waste reduction

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially concluded the Nahdlatul Ulama`s (NU`s) National Meeting of Ulemas and ...

Fifty tons of marine debris picked up from Wakatobi: official

The local government and community members in Wakatobi District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, commemorated National ...

Indonesia is the first country to have traffic separation scheme

Indonesia has made new history in the international maritime arena as an archipelagic state in the world that has a ...

Indonesia plans to create eco-friendly cities through better waste management

Indonesia, through its Ministry of Environment and Forestry, has planned to create eco-friendly cities across the ...

Indonesia welcomes agreement to adopt Paris Work Programme

The Indonesian government welcomed the agreement to adopt the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) carried out at the ...

Year Ender - Preserving coral reefs means protecting livelihoods in coastal region by Fardah Assegaf

Indonesian waters occupy at least 70 percent of its national territory, and in most parts of the country, there are ...

Year Ender - Plastic use education should start at early age

Indonesia is a heaven for those preferring to use plastic, as plastic products can be found easily and bought at ...

Year ender - Protecting Indonesian elections from cyberattacks

Cyberattacks have threatened elections in several countries, and one of the major hacking cases was alleged foreign ...

Strengthening connectivity becomes a challenge: Apindo

Jakarta (ANTARA News) Chairman of Indonesian Entrepreneurs Association (APINDO) Hariyadi B. Sukamdani said that ...

News feature - Embodying Indonesia as leading exporter of ornamental fish by Eliswan Azly

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, where two-third of its territory is ocean, which means ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

OOC to strengthen Indonesia`s attempt to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia`s attempt to encourage maritime cooperation among nations by holding the 2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in ...