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Government continues to develop renewable energy-based power plants

The government continues to build power plants in a bid to provide adequate electricity to consumers while avoiding ...

One million hectares of oil palm plantation illegal in Riau

Around one million hectares of oil palm plantations are illegal in Riau, Director General of Ecosystem and Natural ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

Appeal to protect Leuser ecosystem

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) is prioritized after UNESCOs World Heritage Committees decision, in ...

Bogor Agricultural Institute establishes forest fire data center

Bogor Institute of Agricultural (IPB) has established the Regional Fire Management Resource Center in the South East ...

Paper dominates Indonesia`s export in 2016-2017

Paper products dominate Indonesias global exports in two years, which was worth US$13.95 billion of the total wood ...

Indonesia to repatriate four smuggled orangutans from Thailand

The Indonesian government is preparing a plan to repatriate four orangutans that were smuggled and then found in ...

Indonesia ready to face negotiations on guidelines in COP23 - (d)

The government of Indonesia is ready to negotiate its interest to be included in the Modality, Procedures and ...

Darmin to Europe to iron out palm oil row with EU Parliament

Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution said he would visit Europe for talks with the European Parliament ...

Indonesia to soon ratify Minamata Convention on Mercury

A number of ministries and institutions at a joint meeting with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) on ...

Parliament calls on authorities to crack down on polluters

Deputy of Commission VII House of Representatives Hadi Mulyadi here on Tuesday called the Environment and Forestry ...

Jokowi evaluates implementation of strategic projects in Bangka Belitung

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has evaluated the implementation of national strategic projects and priority programs ...

Government develops mercury-free mining pilot plant

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment ...

President calls on more ministries to earn WTP status

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is keen to witness more ministries or institutions earning the Unqualified Opinion ...

Forestry Ministry hopes no forest fire this year

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it hopes that this year there would be no forest fire in ...