#land use

Collection of land use news, found 106 news.

RI, Norway launch Phase 4 of Community Fund for Environment Service

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry and Norway launched the fourth phase of the Community Fund for the Environment, ...

Cisarua landslide linked to ancient geology, saturated groundwater

The Geological Agency revealed that the landslide accident that buried 30 hectares of land in Pasirlangu Village, ...

Collapsed natural dam triggered deadly mudflows in W Java: geologist

Mudflows that struck parts of West Bandung were triggered by the collapse of a natural landslide dam upstream rather ...

RI Govt to study Cisarua landslide area for future risks

Indonesia’s environment ministry will deploy a team of experts to conduct an in-depth scientific study of the ...

Ministry tightens environmental assessment for firms in Sumatra

The Ministry of Environment has tightened the Strategic Environmental Assessment (KLHS) as a prerequisite for issuing ...

West Sumatra to normalize nine rivers after floods

Authorities in Agam District, West Sumatra, will normalize nine rivers after heavy sedimentation caused by ...

Task force secures Rp7 trillion forest use fines from 48 companies

The Forest Area Enforcement (PKH) Task Force has collected Rp7.07 trillion (around US$419 million) in administrative ...

Indonesia pins hopes on waste-to-energy to ease landfill crisis

Indonesia’s government is banking on waste-to-energy facilities to curb mounting pressure on overcrowded ...

Five new investors join Nusantara Capital City development

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has announced that five additional investors have joined the development of ...

Indonesia eyes US$7.1 billion exports from transmigration zones

Indonesia’s Transmigration Minister M. Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said transmigration zones across the country ...

RI increases carbon stock by 34,478 Tons of CO2 via Norway partnership

The Indonesian government (RI) has increased carbon stocks across 17,436.18 hectares of land through the planting of ...

Five Bali regions flooded after days of rain linked to System 93S

Bali’s Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reports that flooding linked to Tropical Disturbance 93S has affected ...

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 ...

Need additional forest rangers to prevent illegal logging: Minister

President Prabowo Subianto ordered the addition of forest rangers (Polhut) to strengthen supervision and prevent ...

Environment ministry summons 8 companies over flood risks

The Environment Ministry summoned eight major companies in North Sumatra over environmental management practices ...