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Government to focus on equitable development programs: President Jokowi

The governments work programs for 2017 and preparations for 2018 will focus on equitable development, President Joko ...

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 ...

EARTH WIRE -- Peatland restoration helps prevent forest fires

Set up nearly a year ago, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has wasted no time in protecting and restoring peatlands ...

President sets 12.700 million hectares as social forestry project

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued a license for the cultivation of 12.700 million hectares of land as a social ...

Yearender - Indonesia successfully fights forest fires in 2016

Many inhabitants of Riau Province have a fleeting sense of relief since, for the first time in the past 18 years, they ...

Being journalist after being inspired by Bung Karno, Bung Hatta

When Bung Karno (the Indonesian proclamator) was imprisoned by Dutch colonizers in Boven Digul, Papua (formerly ...

EARTH WIRE -- Efforts underway to restore Lake Limboto in Gorontalo

The central government is giving special attention to Gorontalo, currently the third conservation province in ...

Govt revises regulation on peatland protection

The Indonesian government has issued Government Regulation (PP) No. 57/2016 as a revision of PP No. 71/2014 on ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

EARTH WIRE -- Social forestry program has many benefits

The social forestry program launched by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to help develop agroforestry, ...

Indonesia's commitment to reducing gas emission questioned

Indonesian plan to build coal fired power plants with a total capacity of 20,000 megawatts under its energy program ...

President Jokowi committed to revitalizing two zoos

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has committed himself to revitalize Surakarta Zoo in Central Java and Bukittinggi Zoo ...

Ratification of Paris Agreement not enough : NGO

The decision of the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change should be followed ...

VP urges environment forestry ministry to familiarize people with peatland restoration

Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla has instructed the Environment and Forestry Ministry to familiarize all sections ...

Lake Toba area development to be completed in 2019: Minister Pandjaitan

The development of the Lake Toba area in North Sumatra into a main tourist destination in the country will be ...