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Global environment ministers conclude meeting with Bali declaration

The fourth Intergovernmental Review (IGR-4) meeting concluded in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday, with delegates agreeing ...

Indonesia has int`l tropical peat center

As a country with very large peat-lands, Indonesia has become a reference for countries around the world on peat-land ...

Bogor to ban the use of plastic shopping bags

West Java`s Bogor city administration has decided to ban the use of plastic bags by shopping centers as from December ...

Surabaya to be role model for waste management

The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini (Risma), has expressed hope that the waste management in East Java provincial ...

Indonesian democracy index increases: Witanto

The Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) has increased during four years of the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla administration, ...

Plastics make up 37 percent of garbage polluting Indonesian seas

Around 37 percent of 1.2 million tons of garbage polluting Indonesian seas are plastics, which could not easily be ...

Bio bridge initiative feared to be abandoned on PLTA project

The initiative to develop bio bridges for the habitats of Orang utans, Pongo tapanuliensis,in Tapanuli Selatan, North ...

President to distribute three million hectares of forestry land

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is targeting to distribute 3 million hectares of land to the community through this ...

Ministry detects over three thousand hotspots across country

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) had until early this month detected over three thousand hotspots ...

News focus - Time for women figures to voice their aspirations

After national athletes successfully put Indonesia in the fourth rank after China, Japan and South Korea, in the 2018 ...

News focus - Indonesia has serious concern about plastic waste reduction by Otniel Tamindael

Efforts to reduce global plastic waste are a serious concern of the Indonesian government, along with delegations from ...

President Jokowi arrives in Seoul for two day visit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana arrived in Seoul, Sunday evening, for a two day visit (Sept ...

Jokowi to officially visit South Korea to strengthen economic relations

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will undertake an official visit to South Korea on September 10-11, 2018, to ...

Jokowi to revisit quake-devastated Lombok

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would visit Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province to ensure that ...

Aalhi calls for tighter control of peat land restoration process

Non-governmental organization on environmental advocacy Walhi has urged the government to tighten control over peat ...