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Natural disasters inflict Rp30 trillion loss per year in Indonesia

Indonesia suffers an average of Rp30 trillion in economic losses per year due to natural disasters, Head of the ...

Government asked to consider European Parliament palm oil resolution

A number of non governmental organizations (NGOs) asked the government to use the resolution of the European ...

Singapore lauds Indonesia`s efforts in handling forest fires

Countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are contributing to achieving a smoke-free zone by ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesia strongly rejects European Parliament`s allegations

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said Indonesia rejects European Parliaments allegations against ...

EARTH WIRE -- Two additional helicopters needed to anticipate Riau`s forest fires: Nurendi

Two additional helicopters are needed in Riau Province, Sumatra Island, to anticipate the annual land and forest ...

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...

Malaysian customers urgeHSBC to stop funding forest fires in Indonesia

Dissatisfied Malaysian customers on Tuesday presented HSBC with a mock cheque with 228,434 signatures urging the bank ...

Indonesia will remain strategic partner of US: Ambassador Donovan

Indonesia will remain an important and strategic partner of US despite significant steps already taken or will be ...

Government outlines measures against likely forest fires

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has outlined measures covering budget, human ...

EARTH WIRE -- President Jokowi calls for increased vigil against forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reminded ministers and regional authorities to remain vigilant against forest ...

EARTH WIRE -- President Jokowi urges revocation of companies triggering forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged several related ministries such as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry ...

EARTH WIRE -- TNI wary of forest and land fires in Riau province

The personnel of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) are wary of the catastrophic forest and land fires in Riau Province, as ...

Sumatran tiger population in Sembilang Dangku has greatly diminished: observer

The population of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in the Sembilang Dangku landscape of South Sumatra is ...

President targets 400,000 hectares of peatland restoration in 2017

The government has outlined a target to restore 400,000 hectares of peatland areas in seven provinces in 2017, ...

Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...