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Preserving a balance between development and biodiversity in Nusantara

One of the main pillars of the development concept of Indonesia's new capital Nusantara is harmony between ...

Basarnas optimistic on finding all landslide victims in West Bandung

Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Kusworo, expressed optimism on Friday that all landslide and ...

Forest conversion worsened landslide impact in West Bandung: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that the forest function conversion had worsened the landslide ...

Social forestry creating new economic growth in villages: minister

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar has said that the concept of social forestry, which gives ...

Komnas Perempuan to monitor UPR recommendations

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has said that it will continue to monitor the ...

Commission pushes women's involvement in forest conversion plans

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has called for active women's involvement in ...

Palm oil firms should forge collaboration with farmers: Ministry

Deputy for Coordinating Food and Agriculture at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Musdalifah ...

KPK, CPIB to work jointly in search of Surya Darmadi

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will coordinate with the Singapore Corrupt Practices ...

The myriad suggestions for Nagara Rimba Nusa

On the afternoon of February 17, the House's Commission IV meeting room in Jakarta was bursting with noises ...

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Food estate projects must not contribute to deforestation: experts

The Indonesian government last year started developing a food estate project in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

Preserving forests to sustain food independence in N Maluku

Renowned biologist Alfred Russel Wallace has famously written about his delight at discovering an Ornithoptera ...

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Awaiting a brighter, certain future for Indonesia's forests

With Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 6 of 2017 on postponement of issuance of new licenses and improving ...

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Accelerating rescue operations in flood-hit Sentani

Indonesia has been hit by at least two major floods during this current transitional period from the rainy to the dry ...

No illegal logging activity in Sentani area hit by flooding: Enviro Ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry has confirmed there was no illegal logging activity in the Sentani ...

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Presidential debate lacked environmental focus By Fardah

The second round of presidential election debate, held on Feb 17, 2019, was considered more interesting, but ...