#coastal area

Collection of coastal area news, found 265 news.

Merangin Geopark, Jambi's gem

Indonesia is dubbed as a “Heaven on Earth” for the rich natural beauty that has made it one of the ...

NTT quake: PLN restores power supply from 194 substations

State-owned PT PLN (Persero) has reported that power supply from 194 electricity substations on Adonara Island, East ...

Clean Up The World to preserve marine ecosystem: ex-minister

Former marine affairs and fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti said, "Clean Up the World 2021" event plays a ...

Indonesia drafting regulation on utilization of sunken ships

The Indonesian government is drafting a regulation on the retrieval of valuable objects from sunken ships (BMKT) and ...

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 ...