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BMKG detects 38 hotspots in North Sumatra

Thirty-eight hotspots of forest and land fires have been detected in several parts of North Sumatra Province by Sensor ...

26 hotspots detected in North Sumatra: BMKG

Twenty-six hotspots have been detected in several parts of North Sumatra province by Sensor Modis NOAA20, the ...

No compromise on handling forest arsonists: Indonesian president

President Joko Widodo stressed that the law enforcement apparatus should handle forest arsonists without ...

House Speaker: Support increased cooperation between Indonesia, Norway

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, has said she supports heightened cooperation between ...

Fires destroy 55 hectares of land, forests in Riau

Fires gutted 55.71 hectares of land and forests in Riau province between January 1 and February 13, 2021. During the ...

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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 ...