#environment and forestry

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President wants long-term solution to Garut disaster

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants a long-term solution to recurring natural disasters, especially the flash floods ...

Indonesia green development strategy should be implemented

Indonesias Ministry of Environment and Forestry hopes that the Green Growth Compact (GGC) implemented by the East ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation to resume

The government has finally decided to resume the controversial Jakarta Bay reclamation project, which was suspended in ...

Lake Toba organizes carnival to boost tourism

Indonesias largest lake of Toba is organizing a two day-carnival in conjunction with the 71st anniversary of ...

President holds limited cabinet meeting in North Sumatra`s Simalungun

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a limited cabinet meeting on Saturday night at Hotel Inna in Prapat, Simalungun ...

Diplomacy in maritime development mustn`t be ignored: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stressed that the role of diplomacy must not be ignored as the country makes ...

Indonesia`s exported timber license to be issued in November 2016

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has stated that the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade-Voluntary ...

Indonesia to hand over NDC to UNFCC in September 2016

Indonesia is targeting to submit the document of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Secretariat of ...

Transforming Way Kambas into leading tourist destination

East Lampung District Head Chusnunia Chalim has vowed to make the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) a leading tourist ...

Surabaya wins highest environment award

Surabaya city, capital of East Java province, has won the Adipura Paripurna and Nirwasita Tantra environmental awards ...

Indonesia govt planning moratorium in new oil palm plantation

The government is planning moratorium policy of opening new oil palm plantation especially in forest areas to be ...

Lampung holds huge appeal for international tourists

Holding a huge appeal for international tourists, the Indonesian province of Lampung is intensively promoting its ...

Various events to welcome VP to Toba

A series of events will be carried out, welcoming the arrival of Vice President Jusuf Kalla to a few districts around ...

Minister denies rejecting plan to buy copper for fire fighting

National Development Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil denied on Thursday that he has rejected the Environment and ...

Pertamina generates electricity from ambarella trees

The Pertamina EP Field Rantau Kualasimpang in Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh Province, has utilized electricity generated ...