#environmental affairs and forestry

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Jakarta air quality in 2020 better than in 2019: ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry has reported that based on monitoring of ambient air quality using the ...

Minister stresses target of rehabilitating mangrove ecosystem in 2021

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan drew attention to this year’s ...

Jokowi installs new chief of Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially installed Eng. Hartono as head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration ...

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Balancing infrastructure push with conservation in Labuan Bajo

Infrastructure and facilities are being installed in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai district, East Nusa Tenggara, as part ...

Minister ensures Komodo National Park follows conservation principles

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry (KLHK) Ministry has made assurance that the development of facilities and ...

Job Creation Law includes sanction against those damaging forest

Minister of Environmental Affairs and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar has said that strict sanctions await those ...

RI to receive US$103.78-million GCF fund for lowering gas emissions

approved US$103.78 million of funding for Indonesia to acknowledge its achievement, the minister stated here on ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo reopen to domestic tourists, expats

After remaining closed for nearly six months owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Komodo National Park (TNK) and ...

NTT places annual cap of 50,000 on Komodo Island visitors

To preserve Komodo Island as a conservation area, the number of tourists visiting the Komodo dragon (Varanus ...

Ministry releases West Kalimantan's 6,901 ha of protected forest area

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry (LHK) Ministry officially issued a decree (SK) on releasing 6,901 hectares of ...

Local community of 10 villages involved in Meru Betiri conservation

The Meru Betiri National Park management in East Java has involved the residents of 10 adjoining villages in its ...

Central Sulawesi to reopen Togean Islands for tourists in August

The Central Sulawesi administration is prepping to reopen Togean Islands National Park located in Tojo Unauna District, ...

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Indonesia strives to win tourist confidence amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government is taking steps to build tourist confidence, considered vital for the successful recovery of ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Ujung Kulon National Park prepares to reopen

The Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK), which has been categorized as a green zone eco-tourism site, is ready to receive ...