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Preserving Indonesia's mangroves crucial for climate change mitigation

Indonesia, which is home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests, has set a target of rehabilitating 150 ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...

Bappenas drafts roadmap for wetland management

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is drafting a roadmap for the management of wetlands for mangrove ...

Fisheries Ministry builds mangrove nursery in Pasuruan, E Java

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has built a mangrove nursery in Pasuruan district, East Java, as ...

Minister stresses target of rehabilitating mangrove ecosystem in 2021

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan drew attention to this year’s ...

Asset redistribution is solution to agrarian disputes: President

President Joko Widodo has said asset redistribution is the solution for agrarian disputes in Indonesia. Therefore, ...

11 crocodile attacks recorded in East Kotawaringin in 2020

The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) recorded 11 crocodile attacks in different rivers ...

Jokowi installs new chief of Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially installed Eng. Hartono as head of the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration ...

Government pledges to environmental preservation in Job Creation Law

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto echoed the government’s commitment to protecting the ...

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Green economy takes precedence in push for recovery

With people forced to lock themselves at home to break the chain of COVID-19 spread, pollution has reduced ...

Jokowi inspects seedling center for environmental disaster prevention

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Friday inspected the development of the seed and seedling center in Rumpin, Bogor ...

Indonesia reiterates commitment for greener economy at G20 Summit

President Joko Widodo reiterated his commitment for a more sustainable and greener economy at the G20 Riyadh ...

Food estates will not encroach protected zones: minister

The Indonesian government has stressed that the farmland areas selected for its food estate programs in Central ...

Senior minister meets IMF, WB leaders in US

Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, held a series of ...

West China's Chongqing Banan District blooming with chrysanthemum show

Life is rosy in west China's Chongqing City, a scenic region where the 24th chrysanthemum art exhibition is held in ...