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Sali Kecil, a shining exemplar of preserving nature amid limitations

At first glance, a small island of Sali Kecil, located between Bacan Island on the west side and Halmahera Island in ...

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Food estate projects must not contribute to deforestation: experts

The Indonesian government last year started developing a food estate project in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

Two Papua New Guinea citizens nabbed for smuggling marijuana

Papua police this week apprehended two Papua New Guinea citizens for smuggling drugs into the Indonesian province, a ...

Several provinces to enter dry season in April, BMKG forecasts

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast that this year's dry season will start in ...

Veterinarian team treats wounded female Sumatran elephant in East Aceh

A team of veterinarians from the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL) ...

Indonesia hit by 873 natural disasters until March 21: BNPB

Indonesia experienced 873 natural disasters during the period from January 1 to March 21, 2021, according to the ...

Sabang targets 12 international cruise ship arrivals: BPKS

The Sabang Free Trade Zone and Port Management Body (BPKS) has outlined a target of clocking at least 12 international ...

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Conserving North Maluku's maritime treasures

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with its 17,508 islands spread over an area of nearly two ...

Food supplier in detention for allegedly supporting Papua armed group

The military and police in Mimika District of Papua placed in detention a person, who allegedly supported the Kali Kopi ...

Fires ravage 60 hectares land in Bintan in one week

Fires have laid to waste around 60 hectares of peatland and bushland in Bintan district, Riau Islands province in the ...

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Gane Dalam's merit for Indonesia

Most Indonesians may not be familiar with Gane Dalam, but who would have thought that this village at Halmahera ...

Trenggalek district head voices disapproval to gold exploitation plan

Trenggalek District Head Mochammad Nur Arifin vehemently declined the mining company PT Sumber Mineral Nusantara's ...

Ice, snow fire up China's winter wonderland

On a bitterly cold morning, the screams and cheers from the tourists broke the peace of the forest sea and snow plain ...

Govt allocating up to Rp5 trillion annually for disaster mitigation

The Indonesian government has been earmarking Rp4 trillion-Rp5 trillion every year for disaster mitigation efforts in ...

Environmental NGO JPIK cautions Indonesia of ongoing deforestation

Independent Forestry Monitoring Network (JPIK) cautioned the government and relevant parties of ongoing deforestation ...