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Environment Ministry to strengthen forest management unit

The Environment Ministry will strengthen the development of forest management unit (KPH) in all regions across the ...

Ministry set 1.54 million ha of social forestry zones

From the 12.7 million hectares land targeted earlier, the Environment Ministry has just set 1.54 million ha of social ...

President orders for immediate action against forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has passed order for immediate action to prevent forest fires from spreading and ...

NSP found guilty in forest fire, punished with compensation

A Jakarta district court on Friday found PT National Sago Prima (NSP) guilty of forest and bush fires and ordered the ...

Pertamina generates electricity from ambarella trees

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

RI secures certification for timber exports to Europe

Indonesia, through the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), has secured the Forestry Law Enforcement Governance and ...

Reclamation potential to make Indonesia an Asian hub: Expert

A leading economist and former environment minister Emil Salim said reclamation of the northern coast of Java could ...

Government finally suspends Jakarta Bay reclamation project

The government finally decided to suspend the controversial Jakarta bay reclamation project. The government ...

RI, Sweden agree to strengthen cooperation in renewable energy

Indonesia and Sweden continue to take serious steps to enhance cooperation in renewable energy, an Indonesian envoy ...

Three orangutans reportedly killed in E Kalimantan`s land fire

Three orangutans were reportedly killed in a land fire near protected forest in Bontang city, East Kalimantan, on ...

Indonesia environment ministry detects 370-500 hotspots in Papua

Environmental Affairs and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has said her ministrys team found some 370 to 500 hotspots of ...

Environment ministry to establish peat land restoration agency

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

Indonesia not dependent on international agenda: Environment minister

Indonesia is not depending on international agenda when it comes to preserving its environment, Minister of ...

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 ...

Space institute to build observatory in Kupang

The Institute of National Aviation and Space (LAPAN) will build an observatory in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, in 2016, ...