#environment and forestry

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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 ...

NTB natives reject cable car to protect, preserve Mt Rinjani

Indigenous people of North Bayan, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), expressed their rejection to a plan to ...

Seven journalists survive accident in Labuan Bajo waters

Seven journalists assigned to cover President Joko Widodo's visit to Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara survived a ...

Labuan Bajo expected to host international forums

The tourist destination of Labuan Bajo, located in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), is expected to host some international ...

Locals should avail benefits of Labuan Bajo's development: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that local residents should benefit from the development of Labuan Bajo, East ...

President looks forward to lengthier tourist stays in Labuan Bajo

President Joko Widodo expects that the length of stay of tourists visiting Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), would ...