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Relevant ministries should conduct synergy to deal with plastic waste: NGO

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) and relevant ministries should carry out a synergy to address ...

News focus - Rising environmental concern over plastic waste polluting Indonesian seas

The carcass of a 9.5-meter-long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) washed ashore the Kapota isle, Wakatobi District, ...

93 million plastic straws used in indonesia every day: official

As many as 93 million plastic straws are used by Indonesians per day, a fact concerning the cause of environmental ...

Bogor to ban the use of plastic shopping bags

West Java`s Bogor city administration has decided to ban the use of plastic bags by shopping centers as from December ...

Plastics make up 37 percent of garbage polluting Indonesian seas

Around 37 percent of 1.2 million tons of garbage polluting Indonesian seas are plastics, which could not easily be ...

Bio bridge initiative feared to be abandoned on PLTA project

The initiative to develop bio bridges for the habitats of Orang utans, Pongo tapanuliensis,in Tapanuli Selatan, North ...

Satellites detected 801 hotspots across Indonesia: BNPB

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected a total of 801 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, across ...

157 hotspots detected across Sumatra island on Saturday

A total of 157 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, were detected across Sumatra Island on Saturday, ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...

Satellites detect 154 hotspots on Sumatra island

A total of 154 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Thursday. The ...

Forestry Ministry demands execution of court verdict against MPL

The Forestry and Environment Ministry has demanded payment of Rp16.2 trillion in fine ruled by the Supreme Court ...

Jokowi to revisit quake-devastated Lombok

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would visit Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province to ensure that ...

Aalhi calls for tighter control of peat land restoration process

Non-governmental organization on environmental advocacy Walhi has urged the government to tighten control over peat ...

Asian Games 2018

Asian Games torch relay completes 18 thousand km-long journey

The Asian Games 2018 torch relay has finally completed its one-month-long journey covering a total distance of 18 ...

Asian Games - Two ministers join torch relay

Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly and Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri have joined the Asian Games torch ...