#environmental damage

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Indonesian govt continues to crack down on illegal mining

Mining activities without permits are acts of crime, and the Indonesian Government will continue to crack down on them, ...

Corporate negligence can threaten global peace, too: Amin

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has warned that threats to world peace may not emerge from the military sector alone, ...

Tracing gambir's glory in Riau Islands

Not many people know that gambir, or Uncaria plant, which is also popularly known as gambier or cat's claw, once ...

North Kalimantan's villages granted forest management rights

Residents of Long Jalan Village, Malinau District, North Kalimantan, were appreciative of the official recognition ...

Indonesia supports blue economy development at 15th ANCM

The Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff,  Admiral Yudo Margono,  deemed security and stability at sea as being ...

Minister outlines medical waste management plan amid pandemic

Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has said immediate efforts will be ...

BPPT supports emerging tech start-ups, social entrepreneurs

The Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), through the Institute of Technology Incubators (BIT), ...

59% of Indonesian rivers heavily polluted: Environment Ministry

Fifty-nine percent of the 564 rivers in Indonesia are heavily polluted, according to Luckmi Purwandari, director of ...

DPD chief urges building contractors to be heedful of environment

Regional Representative Council (DPD) Chief A. A. La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti has called on building contractors to ...

Authorities mull curbs on unregulated gold mining in C Sulawesi

The Parigi Moutong district administration disclosed on Friday that it will consult with the Central Sulawesi ...

DPR wants renewable energy bill completed in 2021

Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII Eddy Soeparmo hoped new and renewable energy bill ...

KKP, JICA collaborate to lower climate change impacts

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry is teaming up with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to ...

Pandemic uncovered inequalities, environmental challenges: APEC Report

COVID-19 has brought persistent challenges of widening inequalities and environmental damage, yet to be addressed ...

Seven illegal gold miners apprehended in crackdown in West Aceh

The West Aceh police cracked down on seven traditional gold miners and shut down two illegal gold mining pits in the ...

Legislators view palm oil as strategic commodity for national economy

Several members of the House of Representatives (DPR), in their statements received by Antara, opined that the palm oil ...