#environment and forestry

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11 provinces should declare alert status for forest fire: Ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs has appealed to 11 provincial administrations ...

NTT confirms temporary closure of Komodo Island from early 2020

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Office has confirmed that Komodo Island, within the area of the Komodo National ...

President Jokowi unequivocal in demanding solution to trash problem

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) minced no words in calling for necessary measures to be taken to tackle the garbage ...

Environment ministry intensifies land and forest fire control

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) and related stakeholders are working together to intensify patrols to ...

Vice President Kalla bestows 2019 Kalpataru Awards on 11 figures

Vice President Jusuf Kalla bestowed the 2019 Kalpataru awards on individuals, groups, and representatives of local ...

Minister echoes government's actions to control air pollution

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya spoke at length on the government's steps to curb air pollution ...

New capital will not damage Kalimantan forest: Government

The government has assured that the transfer of the capital city to Kalimantan will not damage its preserved forest, ...

GGPR study assists Indonesia's green growth: Environment Minister

The study and recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) through its Green ...

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Indonesia takes firm stand on saying no to foreign rubbish

Over the past few months, Indonesia has repeatedly shown its objection toward becoming a dumping ground for foreign ...

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Indonesia makes serious effort to tackle forest fires

Indonesia is bracing for devastating and frequent forest fires, following the recurrence of bush and forest fires in ...

Clean air experienced only 34 days a year in Jakarta

Greenpeace Indonesia stated that Jakarta capital city had "good" air quality for only 34 days in a year, ...

South Kalimantan piloted watershed rehabilitation

South Kalimantan could be an example of the implementation of a national watershed rehabilitation program, the Ministry ...

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Awaiting Indonesia's concrete efforts to fight marine debris

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the ...

Government promotes planting of more Macadamia trees

The government has encouraged the planting of more Macadamia trees based on their benefits of rehabilitating forest ...

Indonesia, Australia intensify bilateral cooperation before COP25

Indonesia and Australia increased bilateral cooperation on environment and climate change before the 2019 UN Climate ...