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Aceh's 20-hectare peatland engulfed by fire amid dry season

Fire scorched 20 hectares of peatland in two villages of Nagan Raya District, Aceh, Thursday afternoon, amid the dry ...

Six of 22 regions in East Nusa Tenggara potentially drought-prone

The Kupang Climatology Station has hinted at the possibility of six out of 22 regions in East Nusa Tenggara Province ...

Bengkalis BPBD workers, firefighters put out bush and forest fires

The Bengkalis Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) workers and firefighters successfully doused fires that spread across ...

BPPT uses artificial rain to overcome forest fires

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) uses weather modification technology, better known as ...

Indonesian students strike gold at international Olympiad

Indonesian senior high school students took home two golds, two silvers and one bronze medal from the Genius Olympiad ...

Land fires hit East Kotawaringin

Land fires began in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, as less rain fell in the past week to make the dry ...

Government promotes planting of more Macadamia trees

The government has encouraged the planting of more Macadamia trees based on their benefits of rehabilitating forest ...

C Kalimantan deploys 750 personnel to prevent forest fires

Central Kalimantan province is deploying a task force consisting of 750 personnel to prevent land and forest fires in ...

Mily joins efforts to halt forest fires in South Sumatra

The Indonesian military will join efforts to halt recurrences of land and forest fires in South Sumatra Province during ...

South Sumatra police warn plantation companies

The South Sumatra police have warned plantation companies and farmers in the province against conducting slash and burn ...

Riau Fire Free Village program covers 600,000 hectares

The Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) that has been running for the past five years in Riau Province has reached five ...

Riau's land, forest fires covered 3,147 hectares in Jan-June 2019

Land and forest fires in Riau Province during the period from January to June covered an area of 3,147 hectares, ...

Hot spots begin appearing in Riau: BMKG

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) revealed on Monday afternoon that five hot spots, ...

South Sumatra adopts precautionary measures to avert forest fires

South Sumatra's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has taken precautionary measures by increasing surveillance in ...

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Several Indonesian regions brace for drought

Several regional authorities have been reminded to intensify the monitoring for possible forest fires and droughts, ...