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Indonesia gains Rp6.62 trillion from forest penalties, asset recovery

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto witnessed the handover of funds totaling Rp6.62 trillion (approximately US$395 ...

Ministry allows public to use driftwood from flood debris

The Ministry of Forestry allows the public to utilize driftwood accumulated in areas affected by flash floods in Aceh, ...

Govt plants 1,000 trees in Cisadane headwaters for disaster mitigation

The Indonesian Ministry of Environment has initiated the planting of 1,000 trees in the headwaters of the Cisadane ...

Forestry Ministry opens health post for disaster victims in Agam

The Ministry of Forestry has opened a health post to serve residents affected by hydrometeorological disasters in the ...

Indonesia strengthens controls against illegal activities in Nusantara

Indonesia's Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) has pledged to strengthen controls against illegal activities, ...

Indonesia revokes 22 forest permits covering over 1 million hectares

Government has revoked some 22 forest use permits covering a total area of 1,012,016 hectare nationanwide, Forestry ...

Need additional forest rangers to prevent illegal logging: Minister

President Prabowo Subianto ordered the addition of forest rangers (Polhut) to strengthen supervision and prevent ...

Sumatra floods: Prabowo orders total audit of Toba Pulp Lestari

President Prabowo Subianto ordered the Ministry of Forestry to carry out a comprehensive audit and evaluation of the ...

Govt reviews Aceh watershed damage, finds illegal activity

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq stated that his office found degraded river headwaters and indications of ...

Wood waste to energy: seizing opportunities from biomass co-firing

On a hillside surrounded by rice fields in Beber Village, Batukliang sub-district, Central Lombok District, West Nusa ...

Berbak-Sembilang Park clears 98.8 hectares of illegal palm oil

The Berbak and Sembilang National Park Office conducted a joint patrol to eradicate nearly 99 hectares of illegal palm ...

Prabowo vows crackdown on illegal logging linked to Sumatra floods

President Prabowo Subianto said the Indonesian government remains committed to cracking down on illegal logging that ...

Prabowo orders environmental protection after Sumatra disasters

President Prabowo Subianto instructed his officials and regional governments to remain vigilant and protect the ...

RI Govt tightens timber controls in flood-hit Sumatra

Indonesia’s forestry ministry has expanded public complaint channels and tightened timber oversight in flood-hit ...

11 companies under investigation for role in North Sumatra floods

The Forestry Ministry (Kemenhut) is investigating 11 business entities in Tapanuli Selatan District, North Sumatra, ...