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BNPB reports 81-percent reduction in forest, land fires in Nov 2020

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo highlighted that the cases of forest and land fires ...

KLHK seizes 300 kg of illegal deer meat in Labuan Bajo

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has seized 300 kilograms of illegal deer meat packed in seven boxes in ...

Indonesia to ship toxic waste back to four countries

The Indonesian government will ship back 79 containers of industrial raw materials containing toxic and hazardous waste ...

Government pledges to environmental preservation in Job Creation Law

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto echoed the government’s commitment to protecting the ...

Youth will bear burden of climate change: minister

Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry, Alue Dohong, has urged the Indonesian youth to join the climate change ...

Jokowi inspects seedling center for environmental disaster prevention

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Friday inspected the development of the seed and seedling center in Rumpin, Bogor ...

Medical waste generation rose 30-50 percent due to COVID-19 pandemic

The volume of medical waste generated in Indonesia increased 30-50 percent to reach 1,662.75 tons, as of October 15, ...

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Turning things around in the climate negotiation room

- held in Glasgow, United Kingdom in November 2021 -- must be able to carry out what is known as the best alternative ...

Eight ha short of achieving social forestry program's target: Jokowi

Highlighting the social forestry program in Indonesia that covers an area 4.2 million hectares as of September 2020, ...

Indonesia, UAE agree to start cooperation in mangrove rehabilitation

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concurred on starting cooperation in mangrove rehabilitation in future ...

C Kalimantan food estate to ensure peatland preservation: Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture affirmed that the program to build a food estate in Central Kalimantan will ensure ...

Minister highlights carbon storage potential of Indonesian forests

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan acknowledged endeavors to preserve ...

Countries should adopt just climate change handling measures: Ministry

Vice Minister of Environment and Forestry, Alue Dohong, accentuated the significance of materializing just handling of ...

Environment and Forestry Ministry launches 2020 Climate Festival

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry officially opened the 2020 Climate Festival as part of the endeavors to ...

Indonesia actively partakes in IAEA's plastic waste control program

The Indonesian government is actively partaking in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA's) program ...