#coastal area

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E Java's Ujungpangkah mangrove designated as essential ecosystem zone

The Indonesian government has designated the Ujungpangkah mangrove in Gresik District, East Java, as an essential ...

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Conserving North Maluku's maritime treasures

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with its 17,508 islands spread over an area of nearly two ...

Indonesia's Kalimantan hit by first earthquake in 2021: BMKG

Over the past 29 days in January 2021, Indonesia experienced 77 earthquakes, including the one that hit Berau District, ...

BNPB warns of possible significant aftershocks in West Sulawesi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has cautioned of significant aftershocks after a 6.2-magnitude ...

20by2020 improves the lives of thousands of fishermen and their families in Indonesia

The UAE-led humanitarian initiative, 20by2020, continues to extend sustainable solutions to various parts of the world ...

Sangihe's military personnel, fishermen hoist 50-m-long Red White flag

Military personnel and fishermen in Indonesia's northernmost island of Sangihe hoisted a 50-meter-long Red and ...

Five giant leatherbacks lay eggs on Raja Ampat's Warebar Beach

- lay their eggs in several of the country's coastal areas. The WWF Indonesia further noted that the Indonesian ...

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Adapt together or be eliminated: land subsidence in North Jakarta

The soil along the alley of Blok Empang at Muara Angke, a coastal area in North Jakarta, appears far from normal, its ...

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ANTARA guide to mangrove resort in North Jakarta

Jakarta is replete with attractions, ranging from shopping centers, museums, and amusement parks to cafes and bars ...

Worker killed in Pertamina's pipeline fire

West Java police confirmed that a heavy vehicle operator was killed in a fire ravaging a pipeline of PT Pertamina near ...

Fire engulfs Pertamina pipeline near Padalarang toll roadside

A fire broke out in a pipeline of state-owned oil and gas holding company PT Pertamina on the side of the ...

Some 70 percent damage caused to South Kalimantan's mangrove forest

Some 70 percent of the 116,824 hectares of mangrove forest in South Kalimantan's coastal area have incurred ...

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Kalimantan forest to remain intact despite capital development

The Joko Widodo (Jokowi) administration has assured that the development of the capital city will not damage the ...

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Relocating Indonesia's capital to Kalimantan, 'the world's lungs'

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on August 16, 2019, officially announced his plan to move Indonesia’s capital city ...

Karawang's salt farmers suffer losses from Pertamina's oil spill

Salt farmers in the northern coast of Karawang, West Java, suffered Rp500-Rp700 million losses from oil spilling from ...