#land use

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Social forestry projects outside Java to continue: Senior Minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution has assured that social forestry programmes to reduce ...

Accurate maps crucial for peatland management

Highly accurate maps on peatlands are crucial to serve as a reference for stakeholders engaged in the decision-making ...

Land reform to improve economic equality in Indonesia: President

Land reform and social forestry have become part of the efforts to improve economic equality for Indonesians, ...

Indonesia able to supply eight million tons of palm oil to Europe

Indonesia is able to supply up to eight million tons of sustainable palm oil to the European market to meet demand in ...

Islamic figure discusses economic gaps with Jokowi

A revered Islamic figure has met President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to discuss economic gaps in the country. Buya ...

Indonesia becomes global model for peatland restoration: UNEP

Indonesia is the worlds model for restoring peatlands, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Government urged to seriously develop new and renewable energy

A legislator has called on the government to seriously develop new and renewable energy amid the declining air quality ...

Government asked to consider European Parliament palm oil resolution

A number of non governmental organizations (NGOs) asked the government to use the resolution of the European ...

Gadjah Mada University reveals causes of Ponorogo landslide

Spatial change of land use and heavy rains were among the factors that triggered a deadly landslide in the Banaran ...

Jokowi pledges faster land reform with millions of land certificates

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pledged faster process of land reform saying certificates would be issued for five ...

Sumatra elephants` habitat continues to shrink: NGO

The habitat of Sumatra elephants (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus), which continues to shrink, has sparked more conflict ...

EARTH WIRE -- Land and water resources altered by Syria war

Researchers have analyzed satellite data and determined that the civil war in Syria and subsequent refugee migration ...

EARTH WIRE -- Food tax could tackle climate change and save half a million lives: Study

Taxing food on the basis of planet-warming emissions generated to produce it could boost the fight against climate ...

Indonesia has 800 thousand hectares of agricultural lands in Australia

The Australian Tax Authorities (ATO) have noted that by mid-2016, foreign entities own 52.1 million hectares of ...

Indonesia`s Lapan-A3 satellite launched in India

Indonesian satellite LAPAN A3 was launched in India on Wednesday, June 22 aboard the India-owned Polar Satellite ...