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Five hotspots indicating forest fire detected in North Sumatra

Five hotspots indicative of forest fires were detected in several areas of North Sumatra Province, on Tuesday morning, ...

Walhi activists report several hundred hotspots in S Sumatra's forests

Activists of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) chapter in South Sumatra reported about hundreds of hotspots ...

Increasing awareness of Indonesians living in "disaster supermarket"

Natural disasters are a day-to-day occurrence in Indonesia, as some 10 natural disasters occurred daily in ...

Bolster public awareness of natural disaster potentials: BNPB Head

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Head Lt Gen. Doni Monardo highlighted the importance of boosting public ...

Several Indonesian regions to experience heavy rains, lightning

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has forecast torrential rains accompanied by ...

BMKG forecasts moderate to heavy rains in several Indonesian regions

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has forecast moderate to heavy rains that can be ...

BMKG forecasts potential forest, land fires after transition season

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has forecast likely expansion of dry areas following ...

BNPB records 1,118 natural disasters until April 14

A total of 1,118 natural disasters struck various parts of Indonesia in the year ending April 14, 2021, the National ...

Several provinces to enter dry season in April, BMKG forecasts

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast that this year's dry season will start in ...

Indonesia hit by 873 natural disasters until March 21: BNPB

Indonesia experienced 873 natural disasters during the period from January 1 to March 21, 2021, according to the ...

Fires ravage 60 hectares land in Bintan in one week

Fires have laid to waste around 60 hectares of peatland and bushland in Bintan district, Riau Islands province in the ...

Govt allocating up to Rp5 trillion annually for disaster mitigation

The Indonesian government has been earmarking Rp4 trillion-Rp5 trillion every year for disaster mitigation efforts in ...

Environmental NGO JPIK cautions Indonesia of ongoing deforestation

Independent Forestry Monitoring Network (JPIK) cautioned the government and relevant parties of ongoing deforestation ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...