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BNPB increases helicopters, continues OMC for Riau fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is expanding its helicopter fleet and continuing the third phase of ...

N Sumatra - Seven districts on high alert for forest fires, drought

The North Sumatra Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has said that seven districts in the province have sounded ...

Riau still epicenter of land, forest fires, BNPB says

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has said that Riau province is still the epicenter of forest and land ...

Wildfires burn 422 hectares of land in North Sumatra's Padang Lawas

Wildfires have burnt 422 hectares of land in Padang Lawas District, North Sumatra Province, in the past two days amid ...

BMKG records 294 hotspots in Riau; most in Rokan Hilir

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has identified 294 hotspots in Riau province, with ...

Weather modification on in Jambi to prevent forest fires

The forest and land fire task force has continued weather modification operations (OMC) to spread 13 tons of salt on ...

KSP: Jambi Task Force ready to combat forest fires

Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), A. M. Putranto, stated that the Jambi Province Forest and Land Fire Task ...

BMKG issues wildfire warning for North Sulawesi

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Wednesday advised residents in several areas of North ...

Lake Toba wildfires doused, vigilance remains high

The North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) announced on Wednesday that wildfires ravaging the protected forest ...

Indonesia to revoke palm plantation certificate in Riau

The Indonesian government has pledged to revoke the certificate of a palm oil plantation found guilty of operating ...

Government intensifies efforts to combat Lake Toba fires

The Samosir Office of the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has intensified efforts to combat wildfires ...

Significant drop in forest, land fires in past decade: minister

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni on Thursday reported a significant decline in the incidence of forest and land fires ...

Police, government unite for environmental preservation efforts

The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has expressed its readiness and commitment to collaborating with the Ministry of ...

Palm companies in southern Sumatra urged to mitigate forest fires

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has urged active palm companies in the southern part of Sumatra to help ...

Jakarta: Govt teams to monitor air pollution in industrial areas

The Environment Ministry will deploy teams to several industrial areas, including an industrial zone managed by bonded ...