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DPR asks govt to beware of hydrological disasters at year end

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani asked the government and relevant institutions to be ...

Wildfires - Some 34 hotspots still detected in East Kalimantan

The Indonesian province of East Kalimantan continues to fight potential occurrence of wildfires, as the Meteorology, ...

BNPB to release disaster susceptibility map ahead of holiday exodus

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) informed on Monday that it is planning to release a disaster ...

East Kalimantan hit by wildfires, 64 hotspots found

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 64 hotspots of wildfire occurrence in three ...

Indonesia highlights FoLU Net Sink 2030 progress at COP28 Dubai

Indonesia is on track to achieve the Forest and Other Land Uses (FoLU) Net Sink 2030 targets, Environment and Forestry ...

KPI Awards 2023 carries message of environmental concern

The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) held the annual KPI Awards with this year's theme being ...

USK students join disaster drill to improve response capability

Several hundred students of Syiah Kuala University (USK) in Banda Aceh City joined a disaster simulation drill on ...

BMKG urges Indonesians to learn about disaster preparedness

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged all Indonesians to gather knowledge about disaster ...

Police's investigation still underway into Mt Papandayan's wildfire

The West Java police continues to investigate the main cause of a wildfire that ravaged bushes and trees of the Tegal ...

Post-disaster economic recovery needs community empowerment: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that post-disaster economic recovery needs a community ...

Three provinces should stay alert for new wildfire risks: BMKG

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), on Tuesday, warned residents in South ...

No smoke from forest, land fires reaching other countries: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD confirmed there would be no smoke reaching ...

Using data to address transboundary haze concerns: govt

The Indonesian government has been consistently using open data to respond to concerns regarding transboundary haze ...

Indonesia has 11 drought-resistant rice varieties: BRIN

Indonesia is blessed with 11 drought-resistant rice varieties that have a high level of tolerance to extreme weather, ...

Some 33 hotspots detected in South Kalimantan's Banjarmasin: BPBD

Banjarmasin City's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded that 33 hotspots indicating wildfires had been ...