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Ministry prepares for forest fires following moderate el Nino forecast

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has taken early precautionary measures against land and forest fires, with the ...

GAPKI denies accusation of producing "dirty palm oil"

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has denied an accusation that the palm oil industry in the country has ...

News Focus - efforts underway to save sumatran tigers from extinction by Otniel Tamindael

The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Riau Province on Sumatra Island continues to make every effort to ...

South Sumatra plans restoration of hundreds of hectares of peat land

Peat land restoration would cover around 594,231 hectares in South Sumatra this year to preserve the environment, a ...

127 hotspots detected across Sumatra island

As many as 127 hotspots were detected on Tuesday in some provinces across Sumatra Island indicating land and forest ...

Joint team extinguishes forest fires at Ciremai national park

A joint team is making ongoing efforts to extinguish the forest fire in the area of Mount Ciremai National Park (TNGC) ...

BMKG detects 84 hotspots in Sumatra

A total of 84 hotspots were detected in Sumatra, indicating the onset of land and forest fires on the ...

80 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The number of hotspots detected across Sumatra Island increased to 80 on Wednesday, from 13 on the previous day. Of ...

Ministry detects over three thousand hotspots across country

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) had until early this month detected over three thousand hotspots ...

South Sumatra intensifies weather modification technology

The Government of South Sumatra Province is currently intensifying Weather Modification Technology (WMT) by sprinkling ...

Satellites detected 801 hotspots across Indonesia: BNPB

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected a total of 801 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, across ...

Haze shrouds Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan

Haze from forest fires has shrouded Banjarmasin City, the capital of South Kalimantan Province, on Monday ...

30 villages in Ngawi face water crisis due to prolonged drought

Thirty villages located in eight sub-districts in Ngawi District, East Java Province, face water shortage due to the ...

157 hotspots detected across Sumatra island on Saturday

A total of 157 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, were detected across Sumatra Island on Saturday, ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...