#environmental affairs and forestry

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Indonesia 2045 Vision to facilitate implementation of Paris Accord

Indonesia will create a long-term strategy (LST) to implement the Paris Agreement in line with the Indonesia 2045 ...

Jokowi visits Jayapura to oversee flood-control measures in Sentani

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reached Jayapura District, Papua Province, Monday, at 1:15 p.m. local time, to ...

NGO urges government to save mangrove forest in Langkat

Indonesia's Environmental Forum (Walhi) in North Sumatra has urged the government to save hundreds of hectares of ...

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Accelerating rescue operations in flood-hit Sentani

Indonesia has been hit by at least two major floods during this current transitional period from the rainy to the dry ...

UN Environment Assembly adopts five resolutions initiated by Indonesia

The Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted five resolutions initiated by Indonesia, ...

No illegal logging activity in Sentani area hit by flooding: Enviro Ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry has confirmed there was no illegal logging activity in the Sentani ...

Environment Ministry to send task force to flood-hit Sentani

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry will send a task force to investigate the cause of the flash floods ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

10 helicopters, one Cassa deployed to fight Riau's forest fires

The Indonesian government has deployed 10 helicopters and a Cassa aircraft to extinguish forest and land fires in Riau ...

Ministry focuses on preventive measures against forest fires

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry`s Forest and Land Fire Control Brigade, Manggala Agni, and ...

Ministry campaigns on waste management during Java Jazz Festival

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry has used the international musical event of Java Jazz Festival (JJF) ...

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Presidential debate lacked environmental focus By Fardah

The second round of presidential election debate, held on Feb 17, 2019, was considered more interesting, but ...

Presidential debate fails to mention climate change impacts: Walhi

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has expressed disappointment with Indonesia`s presidential candidates for ...

Teaching disaster risk reduction at Indonesian schools

Indonesia is blessed with fertile soil and various natural resources, but concurrently, the country is prone to ...

Closure of Komodo Island feared to shake tourism industry

As a controversy drags on about a plan of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor to close Komodo Island for a year, ...