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Indonesia adopts policies to support circular economy

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has said it has adopted several policies to support a sustainable circular ...

Four social institutions launch pilots to tackle marine debris

Four social institutions have simultaneously launched pilot programs in Indonesia to address the problem of growing ...

NGOs played role in reducing forest fires, deforestation: CIFOR

The government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other stakeholders have helped bring down the incidence of ...

Minister hails US support to Indonesia for zero carbon emissions

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan welcomed the United States’ support ...

Indonesia needs medical waste depots at regional level

Local governments need COVID-19 medical waste disposal depots to overcome a lack of access to services for processing ...

Enviro Ministry cautions against dumping COVID-19 waste into landfills

Director General of Waste Management from the Environment and Forestry Ministry Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, emphasized that ...

Indonesia, Czech intensify cooperation in environmental protection

Environment and Forestry (LHK) Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar held a bilateral meeting with Czech Minister of the ...

Indonesia remains resolute to realizing SDGs targets amid pandemic

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto reaffirmed the Indonesian government’s commitment to ...

NTT returns 23 rare birds to Maluku for release to their habitat

The East Nusa Tenggara Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA) returned 23 cockatoos or cacatua galerita ...

Ministry warns against use of animals in circuses, shows in Indonesia

Animals are no longer allowed to be used in mobile circuses and other itinerant shows, the Ministry of Environment and ...

Ujungkulon Park records increase in Javanese rhino population

A Javanese rhino gave birth to two calves at the Ujung Kulon National Park in Banten Province, according to the ...

Climate change impact as devastating as COVID-19 pandemic: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati cautioned that the impact of climate change would be huge, akin to the COVID-19 ...

Indonesia committed to cutting 1.02 billion tons of carbon by 2030

The Indonesian government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 41 percent or equivalent to more than ...

E Java's Ujungpangkah mangrove designated as essential ecosystem zone

The Indonesian government has designated the Ujungpangkah mangrove in Gresik District, East Java, as an essential ...

Indonesia joins global climate action coalition

Indonesia has joined the Adaptation Action Coalition (AAC) in a bid to support and strengthen capacity and capability ...