#environment and forestry

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Rehabilitation required for 701,000-ha mangrove areas in Indonesia

Indonesia needs to rehabilitate 701 thousand hectares of mangrove areas, Director of Inland Waters Damage Control at ...

Mangrove restoration, conservation requires commitment: ministry

All stakeholders must have the same view and commitment toward the restoration and conservation of mangroves in ...

Need strategy for developing nyamplung as biofuel: ministry

A special strategy is necessary for developing biofuel from nyamplung tree oil, a researcher from the biotechnology and ...

Environment Ministry researcher preparing biofuel from tamanu oil

A researcher at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Budi Leksono, has informed that he is preparing oil from the ...

Ministry to rehabilitate Kalimantan's watersheds

Director of Planning and Evaluation of Watershed Control Saparis Soedarjanto confirmed that the Environment and ...

The pandemic and the path to change

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought Indonesians to a two-way crossroad where they need to decide whether to stick with ...

Law enforcement is tool to curbing forest fires: Professor

Law enforcement is one of the potent tools to curb land and forest fires in Indonesia, a professor of forest protection ...

Ministry expects producers to reduce waste 30% by 2030

The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry has expressed the hope that the establishment of the producers’ ...

Some 31 producers submit garbage reduction road map: Ministry

Some 31 producers have until now submitted a 2020-2029 garbage reduction road map planning document to the Environment ...

Indonesia's role and commitment in Minamata Convention

Indonesia is hosting the 4th Meeting of the Parties (COP-4) to the Minamata Convention to discuss efforts to reduce and ...

Comitted to ESG, Pertamina develops climate village

PT Pertamina (Persero) has been implementing four community programs, based on adaptation and mitigation approaches as ...

Five monkeys ill-treated by owners seized during crackdown

East Jakarta authorities seized five long-tailed macaques, or locally called "kera" (monkey), from ...

NSLIC/NSELRED facilitates consultations on land conversion, beef stock

National Support for Local Investment Climates/National Support for Enhancing Local and Regional Economic Development ...

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Forestry partnerships in Jambi help small farmers, resolve conflicts

Many smallholder farmers in Indonesia, who depend on selling fresh oil palm fruit bunches to earn a living, are ...

Tabanan applies integrated farming concept for ecotourism development

Tabanan District in Bali Province has vowed to boost its ecotourism sector by developing a tourist village based on the ...