#environmental damage

Collection of environmental damage news, found 197 news.

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

20 illegal gold miners arrested in West Sumatra

The West Sumatra police have arrested 20 persons suspected of mining gold illegally at two sites in Sijunjung District, ...

Indonesia can not accept discriminatory EU energy policies: Siregar

Deputy Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar stressed that Indonesia could not accept the European Union (EU) energy policy ...

Development must curb environmental impacts: BNPB

Every development project must be mapped out to minimize environmental impacts, according to a panel during the ...

Bandung District's flooding shows no signs of receding

Flash floods that inundated more than 11 thousand houses in the subdistricts of Baleendah, Bojongsoang, Dayeuhkolot, ...

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Crushing illegal miners for saving Indonesia's environment

The Banten Provincial Police have made sustained efforts to curtail illegal gold mining activities, including by ...

Banten police shut down 10 illegal gold-mining pits in TNGHS

The Banten Provincial Police has made sustained efforts to curtail illegal gold mining activities, including by ...

Paradigm shift imperative in environmental issues: Deputy Minister

A paradigm shift is the most important factor in the effort to tackle environment issues, Deputy Minister of Forestry ...

Environmental impact assessment is critical: expert

Prof. Dr Eng. Suprihatin, an environmental expert at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), highlighted the ...

Indonesia offers investment in chemical industry to Germany's BASF

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan offered investment in Indonesia's ...

Government promotes planting of more Macadamia trees

The government has encouraged the planting of more Macadamia trees based on their benefits of rehabilitating forest ...

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Environmental lesson to learn from flooding in Southeast Sulawesi

Parts of Indonesia have begun to experience extreme dry season that causes water crisis, while other parts still have ...

Presidential Debate

Prabowo vows to take stern measures against environmental polluters

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto would take stern measures against companies that caused environmental damage, ...

Bintan bauxite mining firms have no environmental management documents

The Environment and Forestry Office in Riau Islands confirmed that none of the bauxite mining companies in Bintan ...

People of disaster-prone indonesia urged to remain vigilant

To always remain vigilant is a must if you live in Indonesia, which is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the ...