#environment and forestry

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Indonesia targeting to reduce plastic waste by 70 percent

The Indonesian government aims to reduce 70 percent of the approximately nine million tons of the total plastic waste ...

Indonesia to reduce plastic wastes by 70 percent

The Indonesian government is committed to reducing plastic wastes by 70 percent by the end of 2025, initiated with the ...

EARTH WIRE -- Two additional helicopters needed to anticipate Riau`s forest fires: Nurendi

Two additional helicopters are needed in Riau Province, Sumatra Island, to anticipate the annual land and forest ...

Five arrested on tiger skin trade charges

The West Sumatra environment and forestry authorities on Sunday morning arrested five people on charges of attempting ...

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...

Kendari New Port to be soon constructed

Kendari New Port will soon be constructed with the investment value of Rp936 billion, after some problems are ...

Minister seeks solutions to combat pollution from marine plastic wastes

The office of the coordinating minister for maritime affairs is seeking solutions to tackle pollution arising from ...

EARTH WIRE -- President Jokowi urges revocation of companies triggering forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged several related ministries such as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry ...

EARTH WIRE -- Bonn Challenge to discuss water channels in plantation areas

Indonesia will host the Bonn Challenge in the South Sumatran city of Palembang to discuss water channel problems on ...

President highlights four actions for peat land restoration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has highlighted four actions to restore the peat land in the regions outlined as ...

Indonesia hopes to produce 9,500 MW of geothermal power in 2025

Geothermal power is expected to contribute 9,500 megawatts to the countrys energy requirement in 2025 when oil ...

Exxonmobil waiting for Amdal to raise Cepu Block production

ExxonMobil Indonesia said it is awaiting environment license from the Environment and Forestry Ministry before ti ...

Government to focus on equitable development programs: President Jokowi

The governments work programs for 2017 and preparations for 2018 will focus on equitable development, President Joko ...

Pertamina targets 264 thousand BOEPD oil, gas production

PT Pertamina EP and contractors under the Oil and Gas Special Unit are targeting 264,000 barrels of oil equivalent per ...

President sets 12.700 million hectares as social forestry project

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued a license for the cultivation of 12.700 million hectares of land as a social ...