#environment and forestry

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Norway to pay Rp812 billion for gas emission reduction in Indonesia

The Government of Norway will for the first time pay up to Rp812.86 billion or 530 million NOK to Indonesia ...

"Sejauh Mata Memandang" joins Jakarta's ban on single-use plastic bags

Indonesia's textile label "Sejauh Mata Memandang" joins a civil society movement to free Jakarta from the ...

Govt prioritizes changing public mindset on reducing land degradation

The government has channeled its efforts to change the public outlook in preventing environmental degradation, ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...

Tourism Minister highlights significance of applying health protocols

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio highlighted the criticality of implementing strict health ...

Sustainable peatland management crucial in preventing fires: President

President Joko Widodo appealed to ministries and related institutions to ensure sustainability and consistency in ...

Two truck drivers in C Kalimantan arrested for illegal logging cases

The police in North Barito District, Central Kalimantan Province, stopped two trucks carrying several pieces of ...

BTNGR to soon reopen Mount Rinjani's hiking trails for climbers

The Mount Rinjani National Park Office (BTNGR) plans to soon reopen the hiking trails of Mount Rinjani on Lombok ...

Germany assists Indonesia's peat protection, management

Germany, through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, allocated a three-million ...

Deforestation pushing Javan leopards to wander into human settlements

The forestry research center of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry has revealed that deforestation has led to a ...

Indonesia to optimally utilize Norway's climate fund

The Indonesian government will optimally utilize the climate fund obtained from Norway under a letter of intent (LoI) ...

Three orangutans released into Tanjung Puting National Park

Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry and its partners in Central Kalimantan Province released three ...

Indonesia, Dutch discuss cooperation in waste management

Indonesian Minister of the Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya received Dutch Minister of Infrastructures and Water ...

Finance Minister suggests imposing Rp30,000 excise on every kg plastic

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati proposed Rp30-thousand excise per kilogram of plastic bag, or Rp200 per piece, ...

Government orders shutting down of illegal mines

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin affirmed that the government will issue a presidential regulation to follow up on mining ...