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RI taking steps to prevent haze during Asian Games

Indonesia, which will host the 18th Asian Games, has since recently been making efforts to prevent forest fires, in ...

Minister reviews forest fires during Eid holidays

The Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar took to the field to monitor the handling of forest and ...

Indonesia seeks to increase promotion of Asian Games

Indonesia is seeking to increase promotion of Asian Games 2018 scheduled in Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra, from ...

BPBD of South Sumatra disperses salt to prevent forest fires

South Sumatra`s Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) is conducting weather modification by dispersing one ton of ...

Two water-bombing helicopters deployed to palembang for asian games

Two additional water-bombing helicopters have been sent to Palembang, South Sumatra Province, for anticipating ...

Rock material emitted from Merapi burns forest

Rock material emitted from the peak of Mount Merapi has burnt down a small part of the forest around the summit of the ...

19 hectares of land burned at Baluran National Park

Some 19 hectares of lands at Baluran National Park in Situbondo District, East Java, was burned on Sunday (May 20), ...

Indonesia prepares steps in response to EU's biofuel phase-out plan

Indonesia is preparing steps in response to the European Union`s (EU`s) plan to phase out the use of palm oil-based ...

Indonesia successful in peatland management: UN

Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Erik Solheim, praised Indonesia`s efforts in ...

25 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 25 hotspots indicating wildfires across Sumatra Island on Monday morning. Of ...

Agency eyes restoration of 140 thousand hectares of Riau`s peatlands

The Peatland Restoration Agency has targeted to restore a total of 140 thousand hectares of peatland areas in Riau ...

Forest, land fires spread to 633 hectares in Riau

Forest and land fires have spread across Riau Province, reaching 633 hectares since Jan 14. The most difficult ...

Riau declares emergency standby status over land and forest fires

The Riau provincial government has declared a three-month emergency standby status over land and forest fires, ...

Mempawah facing situation of emergency against haze of smoke

The district administration of Mempawah of West Kalimantan has announced a situation of emergency against haze of ...

Police ordered to arrest culprits of forest fires

West Kalimantan`s police chief Brig. Gen. Didi Haryano, has instructed his staffs to arrest the arsonists forest and ...