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RI promotes use of renewable energy for transportation

Indonesia has begun to develop and encourage the use of biofuel for transportation, including aviation, in an effort ...

Indonesia, Korea cooperate to restore Ciliwung River

Indonesia and South Korea have established cooperation to restore the quality of Ciliwung River that flows through the ...

Indonesia needs to change production, consumption patterns: WWF

Indonesia should make changes in production and consumption patterns to avoid an ecological crisis in 2016, according ...

Southeast Asia agrees anti-haze system

Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday approved a new system aimed at cracking down on illegal forest fires blamed for ...

Indonesia-EU sign agreement on forest law enforcement

Indonesia and the European Union have officially signed the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement ...

Indonesia working out regulations banning ODS

The Indonesian government is working out a number of regulations banning the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS), ...

Indonesia optimistic about slashing hcfc use by 97.5 pct

Indonesia is optimistic about slashing the production and use of ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by ...

Indigenous communities play key role in forest preservation

Indigenous communities play an important role in environment sustainability, especially in forest preservation ...

ASEAN lauds Indonesian`s efforts to fight forest fires

ASEAN environment ministers have praised Indonesia for its quick act to combat land and forest fires that caused air ...

Indonesia allocates Rp100 billion to overcome forest fires

A total of Rp100 billion has been allocated for making rain, procuring materials and providing planes to conduct water ...

President Yudhoyono attends Bali mangrove planting event

President Susilo Yudhoyono attended mangrove tree planting event at Telaga Waja Benoa area in Bali on Wednesday. ...

Visibility at Hang Nadim Airport up to 2,000 meters

Visibility at Hang Nadim Airport on the industrialized island of Batam went up to 2,000 meters on Sunday afternoon ...

Emergency status declared in some areas as haze worsens in Malaysia

The recent haze that shrouds part of Malaysia deteriorates throughout the weekend, forcing the government to declare ...

Malaysian firms suspected to have sent haze home

Tens of companies have allegedly practiced slash-and-burns to open plantations in Sumatra`s Riau, causing forest fires ...

Foreign firms allegedly involved in Riau forest fires

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya has alleged that a number of foreign firms are involved in the current forest ...