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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 ...

Almost 500 companies receive sanctions for harming environment

The Indonesian Government has imposed administrative and legal sanctions on nearly 500 companies found guilty of ...

News focus - Bali zoo enlivens independence day anniversary

Recognized by the Indonesian government as the best conservation institution in the country, the Bali Zoo, on the ...

Indonesia-Japan Agree to cooperate in Citarum river conservation

The Governments of Indonesia and Japan have agreed to cooperate in the conservation of the Citarum river in West Java ...

Asian Games 2018

Government stakes reputation on success of Asian Games

People would certainly not easily forget the big forest and bush fires ravaging five provinces of the country in 2015 ...

Bitung finalizes preparations to celebrate HKN

Bitung City in North Sulawesi Province continues to finalize preparations to mark National Nature Conservation Day ...