#environment and forestry

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President seeking to restore 600,000 hectares of mangrove forests

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said the Indonesian government is aiming to restore 600 thousand hectares of ...

President, ambassadors plant mangroves in N Kalimantan's Tana Tidung

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) planted mangroves with ambassadors of several friendly countries and residents of Tana ...

Indonesian govt continues to crack down on illegal mining

Mining activities without permits are acts of crime, and the Indonesian Government will continue to crack down on them, ...

Indonesia to accelerate mangrove rehabilitation: minister

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar has said that the Indonesian Government will ...

National Mangrove Map expected to expedite rehabilitation: govt

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has expressed the hope that ...

Indonesian forestry products to be displayed at 2020 Dubai Expo

Indonesian non-timber forest products (NTFPs), processed wood products, and products made by communities living around ...

Jokowi urges regions to emulate Bali's mangrove rehabilitation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on other regions to take a cue from the model of mangrove rehabilitation ...

Jakartans urged to properly handle and dispose expired medicines

The Jakarta Provincial Environment Office (DLH) urged residents to properly handle and dispose expired medicines and ...

Environment Ministry urges producers to use trash from garbage banks

The Environment and Forestry Ministry is pushing producers to source waste from trash banks to support the circular ...

Minister invites women to be forerunners in climate change mitigation

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has encouraged women to become forerunners in handling the issue of ...

Indonesia recounts achievements in water preservation at G20 meeting

Indonesia continues to realize the global commitment to preserving water resources ahead of the G20 presidency in 2022, ...

BRGM optimistic of mangrove rehabilitation reaching 34,000 hectares

The National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) is upbeat about the president's target of ...

Saving the world's oxygen source from fading away

The Kerinci Seblat National Park, spanning across four provinces in Sumatra and totaling up to 1.3 hectares, now ...

Indonesia targets rehabilitating 34,000 ha mangrove areas this year

Mangrove areas, spanning a total area of 34 thousand hectares (ha), will be rehabilitated this year, President Joko ...

Government encourages waste management through medium of film

The government has encouraged citizens to manage their waste in order to address the issue of ocean waste through a ...