#environment and forestry

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Ministry bolstering forest rangers' role to achieve FoLU Net Sink

The Environment and Forestry Ministry strives to strengthen the role of forest rangers in supporting the ...

Potential to use medicinal plants in medicines, cosmetics: ministry

Indonesia has huge potential to use medicinal plants, which are considered non-timber forest products (HHBK), to make ...

Ministry pushes development of non-timber forest product businesses

The Environment and Forestry Ministry is promoting the development of non-timber forest product businesses, Director ...

Illegal dumping of imported toxic waste serious crime: Ministry

The Environment and Forestry Ministry underscored that illegal dumping of hazardous and toxic waste originating from ...

Ministry, USAID to support FOLU Net Sink plan

The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ...

PNJNT director named suspect in hazardous waste import case

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has named the director of PT Pelayaran Nasional Jatiticatur Niaga Trans (PNJNT), ...

Ministry seeks gender-responsive climate change policies

The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) is seeking to make policies related to climate ...

Telkomsel unveils carbon footprint program

State-owned cellular company Telkomsel has launched a carbon footprint program called Carbon Offset, which seeks to ...

Govt task force to scrutinize outer island investment permits

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has informed that the government will form ...

Education on clean water preservation should be started early: govt

Education to preserve the environment, such as clean water, should be imparted as early as possible, Head of Human ...

Representatives from 14 countries learn peat management in Riau

Representatives from 14 countries and several international institutions visited Riau to learn about the management of ...

BNPB pushes mangrove conservation in northern Java as flood-prevention

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) encouraged all parties to preserve mangrove ecosystems along the north ...

Wakatobi plants mangrove trees, releases 100 green turtle babies

 Southeast Sulawesi is committed to planting 15 thousand mangrove tree seedlings and releasing 100 green turtle ...

Companies required to report non-B3 waste usage: ministry

Companies have the responsibility to report the use of non-hazardous and toxic material (B3) waste, an official from ...

Indonesia spotlights its groundwater management actions at UN forum

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya outlined various synergistic actions that Indonesia had taken to protect ...