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Ministry strengthens forest protection post-flood recovery in Sumatra

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said the ministry is strengthening forest protection through a logging and ...

Prabowo's firm stance meets the legacy of Sumatra's deforestation

Devastating floods and landslides ravaged numerous districts and cities in Indonesia’s Aceh, North Sumatra, and ...

Illegal mining in Lebak, Banten threatens environmental sustainability

Illegal mining activities in Lebak District, Banten, are considered to pose a serious threat to environmental ...

Indonesia cracks down on illegal logging syndicate in Baluran E Java

The Forestry Ministry’s Directorate General of Law Enforcement, in coordination with the Situbondo Police, has ...

Indonesia brings home four smuggled orangutans from Thailand

The Forestry Ministry and the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok have repatriated four Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) ...

Indonesia strengthens controls against illegal activities in Nusantara

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

West Aceh: Police confirm halt to logging activities since December 1

The West Aceh District Police have confirmed that there has been no tree-cutting activity by holders of land use rights ...

Jakarta prunes aging trees to prevent storm hazards

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has ordered the City Parks and Forests Department to prune aging trees across the ...

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 ...

Lilin Nusantara praises police response to Sumatra flood probe

Civil society group Lingkar Linguistik Nusantara (Lilin Nusantara) said Wednesday the Indonesian National Police have ...

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Sumatran elephants, human bear heavy toll of devastating floods

Environmental degradation should be treated as a serious priority by the government, as poorly managed land use, ...

RI Govt plans major land-use revisions in flood-hit Sumatra

Indonesia’s Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Nusron Wahid said on Monday that the land-use plans ...

Indonesian academic urges tough action on illegal forest mining

An Indonesian academic urged law-enforcement agencies to intensify crackdowns on illegal mining, warning that forest ...