#coastal area

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Coastal flooding: Jakarta readies evacuation shelters, logistics

The Jakarta provincial government has readied several facilities and utilities, such as evacuation shelters and ...

BRIN builds breakwaters to safeguard coastal areas from abrasion

The National Research and Innovation Agency's (BRIN's) Port Infrastructure and Beach Dynamics Technology Center ...

Khairun U plants 6,900 mangrove seeds on erosion-prone Obi Island

The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK), Khairun University (Unkhair), Ternate, and a mangrove care group ...

Indonesia, Sweden agree to develop road map for blue economy

Indonesia and Sweden have agreed to cooperate and develop a road map for blue economy as a new source of economic ...

Malang government allocates Rp5 billion for disaster mitigation

The Malang district government, East Java, has prepared a budget of some Rp5 billion (almost US$353,000) for ...

Four piers to be built for Bangka Belitung inter-island access

The Bangka Belitung provincial authority has planned to construct four boat piers to enhance inter-island transport ...

Traveloka to plant 10,000 mangrove seedlings in Mandalika, Lombok

Southeast Asian start-up company Traveloka has collaborated with Sahabat Pulau Indonesia to plant 10 thousand mangrove ...

Central Sulawesi's earthquake triggers mass movement to higher ground

Tens of people fled to higher ground over fears of a tsunami following a powerful earthquake that rattled Tojo Una-Una ...

Five giant leatherback turtles lay eggs on Raja Ampat's Yenbekaki

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

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 ...