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Government designs zoning map for rehabilitation mangrove

The Ministry of Environment (KLH) is designing a zoning map for mangroves in Indonesia to support the ...

New deputy forestry minister eyes emission cut, forest sustainability

Indonesia’s newly inaugurated Deputy Minister of Forestry, Rohmat Marzuki, pledged to give his utmost in helping ...

Govt seeks to expand potential of forests with sustainable use

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has said that one of the priorities of his ministry is establishing strong ...

Two ministries align steps to empower farmers with social forestry

The Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Manpower have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on ...

Minister seeks to collaborate with Forestry Minister to end poverty

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has invited Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni to support poverty elimination ...

Concrete steps direly needed to face climate change impacts: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that collaboration is crucial and concrete strategic steps are strongly ...

Minister Bakar ensures no forest damage during new capital development

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar made assurance that the development of new capital Nusantara ...

Ministry to rehabilitate Kalimantan's watersheds

Director of Planning and Evaluation of Watershed Control Saparis Soedarjanto confirmed that the Environment and ...

Elephant calf rescued from snare trap in Aceh Jaya: BKSDA

Members of the wildlife team of the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) rescued a Sumatran elephant calf ...

Ministry releases West Kalimantan's 6,901 ha of protected forest area

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry (LHK) Ministry officially issued a decree (SK) on releasing 6,901 hectares of ...

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Forestry partnerships in Jambi help small farmers, resolve conflicts

Many smallholder farmers in Indonesia, who depend on selling fresh oil palm fruit bunches to earn a living, are ...

Local community of 10 villages involved in Meru Betiri conservation

The Meru Betiri National Park management in East Java has involved the residents of 10 adjoining villages in its ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...

Walhi calls for protection of Sumatran tiger

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has called for protection of Sumatran tiger or Panthera Tigris Sumatrae ...