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VP Kalla attends National Waste Day 2016 in Makassar

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla attended that the National Waste Day 2016 which took place at the Celebes Convention ...

Indonesia to reduce up to 1.9 tons of plastic garbage

Indonesia plans to reduce its plastic garbage by up to 1.9 tons in a year through its garbage reduction program. ...

Indonesia to launch national trash-free movement

The Government is to launch the Indonesia Trash Free Movement 2020 during the commemoration of the trash-free day ...

Way Kambas to be leading tourist destination

The East Lampung district government in Lampung province is making every effort to turn Way Kambas National Park (WKNP ...

Govt to go ahead with high-speed train project

The government will go ahead with the Jakarta-Bandung high speed train project despite the ongoing protests against ...

President requests adjustment in forest industry`s development strategy

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has requested the assessment and adjustment of the industrial forest development ...

KEIN asked to pay attention to creative economy

Jakarta (ANTARA News) A legislator has called on the newly established National Industry and Economic Committee (KEIN) ...

KEIN expected to provide inputs on industrial development: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the establishment of the National Industry and Economic Committee (KEIN) is ...

President bans permits for peatland cultivation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the ban on the issuance of new licenses for cultivation on peatland was intended ...

Indonesia discusses efforts to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and officers discussed efforts to prevent forest fires in Indonesia in 2016, including ...

Indonesia to restore damaged peat lands in five years

Indonesia expects to restore two million hectares of peat lands, damaged by fires last year, within the next five ...

President announces establishment of peatland restoration agency

President Joko Widodo announced the establishment of a peat agency at the Merdeka Palace here on Wednesday to restore ...

Environment ministry to establish peat land restoration agency

The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry will establish a Peatland Restoration Agency for land conservation ...

EU supports peatland recovery

The European Union will support Indonesia in recovering and managing the peat land that had burnt by providing Rp300 ...

Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...