#environmental affairs and forestry

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Jokowi announces his cabinet line-up dubbed Indonesia Moving Forward

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) flanked by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin announced his cabinet line-up dubbed Indonesia ...

Stability prioritized in Prabowo's inclusion in Jokowi's cabinet: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo echoed President Joko Widodo’s ...

Haze cover over Palembang thickens: Walhi

Haze arising from forest fires and shrouding Palembang, South Sumatra Province, has thickened over the past week, ...

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Taking a cue on new capital city design from Canberra

Indonesia is looking to Australia’s capital Canberra as a reference for its capital city in East Kalimantan, part ...

New capital city design to incorporate SDGs: Ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry confirmed that the design of the new capital city, to be located in ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Land clearance for plantations causal to Indonesia's forest fires

Rasio Ridho Sani, director general of law enforcement of the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry, pointed to ...

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Forest fire smog plays spoilsport in TdSi race in Riau

The Tour de Siak (TdSi) organizing committee apparently overlooked the weather factor while deciding to hold the event ...

Tour de Siak continues despite forest fire-induced haze: Riau Governor

Riau Governor Syamsuar supports holding the international cycling race and sports tourism event of Tour de Siak despite ...

At least 2,510 hotspots observed in ASEAN on Sept 4-7

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN ...

Wildfire annihilates West Aceh's 1.5-ha peatland

Wildfire scorched through 1.5 hectares (ha) of peatland area in Suak Raya Village, Johan Pahlawan Sub-district, ...

Jokowi views developmental progress of four destinations as sluggish

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has viewed the progress in development of four priority tourist destinations as slow, ...

President Jokowi chairs limited cabinet meeting on tourism in Magelang

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss the development of four priority tourist ...

Environmental study of new capital by November

A Strategic Environmental Study (KLHS) of the new capital city in East Kalimantan is expected to be completed in ...

Greenpeace raises concerns over capital city relocation to Kalimantan

Greenpeace Indonesia raised environmental and governance concerns regarding a plan to develop a new capital city in ...