#environment and forestry

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President lauds parties involved in fire fighting efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) praised all parties involved in the efforts to fight forest and land fires in several ...

Law enforcement imposed on individuals, companies causing forest fires: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo affirmed that the law will be imposed equally on individuals and companies found ...

Government revokes permits of companies involved in forest fires

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has revoked the permits of three plantation companies proven guilty of setting ...

Govt investigates hundreds of businesses over haze

The Indonesian government is now investigating a total of 276 business entities suspected to have caused forest fires ...

Govt to set up institution to accelerate development in Papua

The government will set up an institution tasked with accelerating natural resource-based development efforts in Papua ...

Owner of company involved in forest fires can face sanctions

Any company found guilty of setting fire to land and forest will have not only its permit revoked, but the owner or ...

Officer of Indonesian ministry dies when extinguishing forest fire in Sukabumi

An officer of Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) died when he was trying to extinguish land and forest fires ...

Indonesia Intelligence Agency locates 133 fires in C. Kalimantan

The Indonesia State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has located 133 fires in plantation areas in Central Kalimantan. ...

Bengkulu to host Iternational Rafflesia Symposium

The Bengkulu provincial administration, in cooperation with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), will host the ...

Indonesia plans to cut emissions by 29% by 2030

Indonesia plans to cut emissions by 29 percent by 2030, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, stated on ...

Indonesia to reveal special mission in Climate Change Conference: President Jokowi

Indonesia will reveal a special mission during the climate change conference to be held in November-December 2015 in ...

Minister Susi Focuses on Enhancing International Cooperation

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti spent much of her time in August 2015 seeking to step up ...

Indonesia, Timor Leste to jointly manage catchment areas

Indonesia and Timor Leste have agreed to cooperate in the management of catchment areas (DAS) along the two countries ...

Indonesia, Japan cooperating to conserve Bali`s myna bird

Japans Yokohama city administration and the Indonesian government are cooperating to conserve the Bali starling ...

20 hectares of tourism forest areas in Batam catch fire

The Fire Danger Mitigation of the Batam Concession Agency has reported that in the last two weeks, at least 20 ...