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Indonesia nominates ambassador for ITTO executive director post

The Indonesian Government has nominated Ambassador Yuri Octavian Thamrin as a candidate for the post of executive ...

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Indonesia spices up global community at World Expo 2020 Dubai

Indonesia is home to some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world, with 11 percent of the plant species ...

Climate change is global threat affecting nation: DPR deputy speaker

Climate change is a global threat that affects the entire nation, House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Abdul ...

Batam tourism office sets sights on attracting European tourists

The Batam City Tourism Office has outlined a target to draw foreign tourists especially from Europe. "We are ...

Climate change impacts better addressed through local wisdom: BMKG

Farmers' production can be maintained through the application of local wisdom and advanced technology to reduce ...

Ministry releases West Kalimantan's 6,901 ha of protected forest area

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry (LHK) Ministry officially issued a decree (SK) on releasing 6,901 hectares of ...

Family farms vital to food security, in need of support: FAO

Millions of family farmers in the Asia-Pacific region will need help to ensure food security in wake of the coronavirus ...

Ministry sets target to rehabilitate 200 ha of mangrove forests

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has set a target to rehabilitate 200 ha of mangrove forests in ...

Central Sulawesi to reopen Togean Islands for tourists in August

The Central Sulawesi administration is prepping to reopen Togean Islands National Park located in Tojo Unauna District, ...

P&G embraces natural climate solutions to accelerate progress on climate change and will make operations carbon neutral for the decade

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced a new commitment to have its global operations be carbon neutral ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

Mangrove forests to hereafter not be converted into ponds: Minister

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Eddhy Prabowo has made assurance that mangrove forests would henceforth not be ...

26 orangutans released into natural habitat in Kalimantan

Twenty six orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have been released into their natural habitat over the past seven months by ...

Two truck drivers in C Kalimantan arrested for illegal logging cases

The police in North Barito District, Central Kalimantan Province, stopped two trucks carrying several pieces of ...

Government issues 37 mining business permits in Aceh: Walhi

The government has issued as many as 37 Contracts of Work/Mining Business Permits (KK/IUP) in Aceh Province, according ...