#environment and forestry

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News focus - Rising environmental concern over plastic waste polluting Indonesian seas

The carcass of a 9.5-meter-long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) washed ashore the Kapota isle, Wakatobi District, ...

News Focus - Cleaning up Indonesia`s land and sea by Rahmad Nasution

Plastic waste has, since decades, undoubtedly become a major problem in Indonesia amid the government`s serious ...

News Focus - ITPC expected to promote sustainable peatland ecosystem management by Fardah Assegaf

Peatlands, which are natural areas of the accumulated decayed plant material known as peat, have huge importance as ...

Wood survives in times of economic turmoil: Environment Minister

Environment and Forestry Affairs Minister (LHK) Siti Nurbaya Bakar said wood still survives in times of economic ...

Siti Nurbaya leads opening of 14th APRSCP conference

Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK), Siti Nurbaya, opened the 14th Round Table for Sustainable Consumption and ...

93 million plastic straws used in indonesia every day: official

As many as 93 million plastic straws are used by Indonesians per day, a fact concerning the cause of environmental ...

Indonesia uses 9.8 billion plastic bags every year

Indonesia used 9.8 billion plastic bags every year, almost 95 percent of it would end up as waste, Environment and ...

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 ...