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Forest patrol continues in anticipation of Ell Nino-induced fires

The Environment and Forestry Ministry's Post Command for Forest Fire Control has continued its routine and ...

Ministry urged to soon transfer management of Komodo National Park

The local government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has called on the Environment and Forestry Ministry to hand over the ...

Palm oil firms bring no direct benefits for W Kalimantan: governor

The presence of palm oil companies in West Kalimantan has brought no significant benefits to the locals, instead, its ...

Bauxite mining activities continue despite ban

Bauxite mining on the islands of Angkut, Dendang and Bukit Batu in Bintan District, Riau Islands Province, still ...

Ministry investigates alleged environment damage in bauxite mining

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has deployed a team to bauxite mining sites in Bintan District to investigate ...

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 ...

UN Environment ready to help finance International Tropical Peatland Center in Bogor

The UN Environment is ready to finance the International Tropical Peatland Center (ITPC) set up in the West Java city ...

UN Environment expects Indonesia`s major role in marine waste prevention

UN Environment`s Regional Director for Asia-Pacific Dechen Tsering expects Indonesia to play a major role in ...

Ministry prepares for forest fires following moderate el Nino forecast

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has taken early precautionary measures against land and forest fires, with the ...

Antara photographer wins award from environment and forestry ministry

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has bestowed an award upon Antara photographer Irwansyah Putra for publishing ...

Jonan hopes to wrap up Freeport negotiations this year

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan said he hopes to wrap up the process of share divestment of PT ...

News focus - Rising environmental concern over plastic waste polluting Indonesian seas

The carcass of a 9.5-meter-long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) washed ashore the Kapota isle, Wakatobi District, ...

93 million plastic straws used in indonesia every day: official

As many as 93 million plastic straws are used by Indonesians per day, a fact concerning the cause of environmental ...

Bogor to ban the use of plastic shopping bags

West Java`s Bogor city administration has decided to ban the use of plastic bags by shopping centers as from December ...

Plastics make up 37 percent of garbage polluting Indonesian seas

Around 37 percent of 1.2 million tons of garbage polluting Indonesian seas are plastics, which could not easily be ...