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BTNGR to soon reopen Mount Rinjani's hiking trails for climbers

The Mount Rinjani National Park Office (BTNGR) plans to soon reopen the hiking trails of Mount Rinjani on Lombok ...

Germany assists Indonesia's peat protection, management

Germany, through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, allocated a three-million ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Weather modification for rainfall in Riau's peatland areas

Coinciding with the Idul Fitri Islamic Festivity on Sunday (May 24), the Indonesian government conducted climate ...

Task force teams deployed in Sumatra, Kalimantan to anticipate fires

Indonesia's Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has deployed task force teams as a precautionary ...

Six employees of Sebangau National Park succumb to boat accident

The Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Forestry (KLHK) is grieving the loss of six employees of the Sebangau ...

Ma'ruf Amin dispenses relief aid for Lebak flood victims

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin distributed relief aid to those falling victim to the floods and landslides in Lebak ...

Infrastructure development of next capital city to start in mid-2020

The development of infrastructure in Indonesia's next capital city will start in mid-2020, pending the detailed ...

Indonesia to host COP 4 to Minamata Convention in 2021

Indonesia has been chosen to host the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 4) to the Minamata ...

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Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

Forest degradation threatens existence of endemic flora, fauna: LIPI

Forest degradation owing to wildfires and land conversion has threatened the existence of endemic species of flora and ...

LIPI unveils awareness campaign on biodiversity in industry 4.0 era

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) launched a series of public awareness campaigns on biodiversity ...

Nusantara Biodiversity Expo scheduled in Jakarta on Nov 8-Dec 8

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry will organize the Nusantara Biological Diversity (Biodiversity) Expo at ...

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Jokowi springs surprise with Prabowo's inclusion in new cabinet

Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) arch rival in two consecutive presidential elections, Prabowo Subianto, appointed ...

Jokowi defines seven orders for new cabinet ministers to follow

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made an official announcement of the new cabinet line-up for the second-term of his ...