#environment and forestry

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Govt set to form peat ecosystem restoration body

The government is gearing up for the creation of peat ecosystem restoration body to restore peat land damaged in ...

Indonesia needs to play active role in COP 21: Lawmaker

A lawmaker said Indonesia should play a greater role in the 21st Conference of Parties(COP) of the United Nation ...

Three ASEAN countries eyeing Indonesian timber certification system

Three ASEAN member countries --- Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia --- are eyeing the Indonesian Timber Legality ...

Indonesia has not changed plan to attend Paris meeting on climate change

Minister for the Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya said the Indonesian delegation remains ready to take part in ...

Elephant hospital set up in Way Kambas Lampung

Indonesia has set up a special hospital at Way Kambas Park in Lampung, Sumatra, to treat the Sumatran elephant. ...

President calls for thorough handling of forest fires

President Joko Widodo has called for a thorough handling of forest and land fires, including taking preventive steps ...

Peatland restoration prevents forest fires: VP Kalla

Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said peat land restoration in several islands of Indonesia can prevent forest ...

Govt to use REDD+ funds to restore peat lands

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Wednesday that the government would use funds from the Reduction of Emissions ...

No new license for use of peat lands: Forestry minister

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said license not yet used for peat land exploitation would be cancelled ...

Govt urged to end licenses for peatland exploitation

Forest and peatland fires have protracted over the past several months and triggered widespread haze in the country ...

President issues instructions on handling forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued several instructions on efforts to tackle land and forest fires during a ...

Law continues to be enforced against forest burners: Minister

The police will continue to enforce the law against those found guilty of setting fire to forests, Coordinating ...

Most companies in Riau not ready to tackle forest fires

Riau Provinces Forestry Department Chief Fadrizal Labay here on Monday revealed that only 22 of the 61 forestry ...

House lauds government`s efforts in tackling land and forest fires

House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto has lauded the governments efforts in tackling land and forest fires in ...

Effective peatland management necessary to minimize forest fires

Peatland fires have been one of the contributing factors to the deteriorating haze, which has blanketed several parts ...