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Conservation alarm: Elephant shot and dismembered in Riau

The deaths of elephants in Riau Province have become a grim annual ritual. Four were killed in 2023, two in 2024, ...

Baby elephant rescued from septic tank in Riau

Indonesia’s Riau conservation agency rescued a week-old elephant calf that fell into a 2–2.5 meter septic ...

President Prabowo greenlights addition of 70,000 forest rangers

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said President Prabowo Subianto has approved a plan to add up to 70,000 forest ...

IKN sets aside space for wildlife, forest restoration

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN), located in North Penajam Paser District and Kutai Kartanegara District, East ...

Villages need to strengthen disaster preparedness amid climate risks

The Ministry of Villages and Disadvantaged Regions is promoting enhanced village capacity in disaster mitigation and ...

Prabowo touts MBG, anti-corruption drive at US business forum

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto outlined his administration's priority initiatives at a United States Chamber ...

Indonesia's Forestry Ministry to restore 50 ha of ex-tin mining land

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry, together with the Sigambir-Kotawaringin Production Forest Management Unit in ...

Indonesia to reveal decision on Martabe gold mine next week: Minister

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the government will reveal the future of the Martabe gold ...

Indonesia, Norway launch talks on fifth carbon reduction incentive

The governments of Indonesia and Norway have launched talks on the fifth phase of the bilateral result-based ...

Indonesia battles massive fires in West Kalimantan

Indonesia’s West Kalimantan Province is battling forest and land fires that have scorched about 435 hectares ...

Ministry reviews Martabe gold mine permit status before revocation

Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated that there has been no formal administrative ...

Indonesia maps fire-prone regions to curb forest and land fires

The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry has mapped regions prone to forest and land fires to mitigate fire incidents, with ...

Riau police find projectiles near decapitated Sumatran elephant

The Riau Regional Police found bullet projectiles near the location of a decapitated Sumatran elephant in a forest area ...

Over 13,000 transmigrants receive land ownership certificates in 2025

Transmigration Minister M. Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said more than 13 thousand transmigrants across 22 ...

Sumatra recovery: resilience rises in the wake of disasters

The floods and landslides that hit three provinces of Sumatra—Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra—in late ...