#environmental affairs and forestry

Collection of environmental affairs and forestry news, found 168 news.

Yearender - Indonesia successfully fights forest fires in 2016

Many inhabitants of Riau Province have a fleeting sense of relief since, for the first time in the past 18 years, they ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesian govt imposes moratorium on land clearing of peatland

Indonesia, through its new government regulation (PP) No. 57/2016 on the revision of PP No. 71/2014 on Peat Ecosystem ...

Govt revises regulation on peatland protection

The Indonesian government has issued Government Regulation (PP) No. 57/2016 as a revision of PP No. 71/2014 on ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

Earth Wire -- Poaching rate of Sumatran tiger remains alarming

The poaching of Sumatran tigers across the island of Sumatra for trading remains at an alarming rate, though the ...

Six Indonesian conglomerates to invest in Lake Toba

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said six Indonesian conglomerates will invest ...

Indonesian minister advises maintaining vigil in wake of forest fires

Indonesia has continued to remain vigilant against forest fires, although the number of hotspots across the nation has ...

29 hotspots detected across Sumatra island

As many as 29 hotspots were detected across Sumatra Island in the morning of Wednesday. "Three hotspots were ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Independence Day Carnival highlights Lake Toba charm

Cheers and joy were in the air as hundreds of decorated vehicles carrying beautiful ladies and gentlemen wrapped in ...

President Jokowi plants trees in Samosir

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana planted several trees in Tomok village, Simanindo Sub-district, ...

President Jokowi visits Samosir island

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited Samosir District, an island located in the middle of Lake Toba, North Sumatra, ...

Way Kambas Park designated as ASEAN Heritage Park

The Way Kambas National Park in Lampung Province, has been designated as the 36th ASEAN Heritage Park. The ...

Coastal community crucial for protecting nation`s sovereignty

In an archipelagic nation, with thousands of islands scattered across the ocean, the presence of the coastal ...