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President Jokowi urges governors to allocate budget to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on provincial governors across Indonesia to allocate budget for implementing ...

President bans permits for peatland cultivation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the ban on the issuance of new licenses for cultivation on peatland was intended ...

Indonesia discusses efforts to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and officers discussed efforts to prevent forest fires in Indonesia in 2016, including ...

Greenpeace hails establishment of Peatland Restoration Agency

Greenpeace has hailed the governments decision to establish a Peatland Restoration Agency and the appointment of ...

Peatland Restoration Agency established to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), under Presidential Regulation No. 1 of 2016, dated January 6, 2016, has established a ...

RI serious about handling damage to peatland: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stressed that Indonesia is serious about handling the damage to the countrys ...

President announces establishment of peatland restoration agency

President Joko Widodo announced the establishment of a peat agency at the Merdeka Palace here on Wednesday to restore ...

Vice president chairs meeting on peatland

Vice President Jusuf M. Kalla chaired a meeting on peatland management at his residence here on Thursday. The ...

Agriculture ministry plans measures in anticipation of La Nina

Indonesias agriculture ministry is making preparations in anticipation of the natural phenomena La Nina, which usually ...

The future still gloomy for palm oil business

Oil palm farmers and companies in the country are feared to be disappointed that their hope of a better year in 2016 ...

Indonesia govt optimistic of achieving its tourism target in 2015

The Indonesian government is optimistic that it will achieve the target of attracting 10 million foreign tourists this ...

Forest fire sanctions: Govt makes public names of companies

The Indonesian government has made public the names of companies on which it had imposed sanctions for having caused ...

Monsoon begins to take toll on Indonesia

Indonesia has been hit by changing climates of extreme degree. Monsoon began to take toll on the country when it ...

EU holds climate change concert for Indonesia`s younger generation

The European Union (EU) held a concert in Jakarta on Sunday to raise awareness among Indonesias younger generation in ...

Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...