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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Land clearance for plantations causal to Indonesia's forest fires

Rasio Ridho Sani, director general of law enforcement of the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry, pointed to ...

Greenpeace raises concerns over capital city relocation to Kalimantan

Greenpeace Indonesia raised environmental and governance concerns regarding a plan to develop a new capital city in ...

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Transforming Lake Toba into world-class tourist destination

The huge Lake Toba and Samosir Island, lying at its center, offer a well-rounded tourism package incorporating ...

Jokowi to transform Lake Toba into tourist spot

President Joko Widodo is committed to transforming the area of Lake Toba into an integrated and attractive tourist spot ...

New capital will not damage Kalimantan forest: Government

The government has assured that the transfer of the capital city to Kalimantan will not damage its preserved forest, ...

Indonesia-EU agrees to fulfill 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said Indonesia and the European Union (EU) agreed to ...

Four development projects receive 37 million euros funding

Indonesia and Germany inked a cooperation agreement under which four development projects will receive funding of 37 ...

Students protest against gold mining company in Central Aceh

Dozens of university students staged a peaceful rally in front of the Aceh governor's office here on Thursday to ...

Low-carbon development crucial to achieving economic growth of 5.7 pct

The environmental director of the Ministry of National Development Planning/The National Development Planning Board ...

Indonesia firms opposes palm oil discrimination in the EU

Indonesia's delegation and other Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) members have steadfastly and ...

Indonesia initiates CPO dialogue at European Parliament office

The Indonesian Embassy in Brussels has organised a dialogue on the palm oil issue at the European Parliament office ...

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Indonesia's realistic responses to EU's ban on CPO awaited

Indonesia and Malaysia, dominating the global palm oil production, are reeling from the EU's recent ban on palm ...

Observer: Palm discrimination is a lesson against export dependence

Economist Faisal Basri said Indonesia must learn from the case of discrimination of palm oil and its derivatives by the ...

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Protecting Orangutans in natural habitat deemed crucial

- as well as three females -- Borneos mother Buntok (12), Paijah (15), and Danida (13). All six of the orangutan ...