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Riau Islands: BRGM aims to restore 4,617 ha of mangroves

The Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Board (BRGM) has set a target of rehabilitating 4,617 hectares of mangroves in ...

17 Belitung sites get UNESCO global geopark status

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 17 sites on Belitung ...

President Jokowi, Chancellor Merkel hold virtual bilateral talks

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held virtual bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the ...

House plenary agrees on DPR budget of Rp7.9 trillion for 2022

The plenary meeting of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday agreed on the 2022 work plan and budget of Rp7.990 ...

Marine Ministry to get additional budget for mangrove rehabilitation

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is expected to receive an additional budget allocation of Rp43.34 ...

Two Papua New Guinea citizens nabbed for smuggling marijuana

Papua police this week apprehended two Papua New Guinea citizens for smuggling drugs into the Indonesian province, a ...

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Gane Dalam's merit for Indonesia

Most Indonesians may not be familiar with Gane Dalam, but who would have thought that this village at Halmahera ...

ASEANO awards grants for research on plastic pollution

The ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Local Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic Pollution in the ASEAN Region ...

Indonesia, UAE committed to driving economic transformation: minister

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are committed to an economic transformation for the future, wherein ...

Preserving forests to sustain food independence in N Maluku

Renowned biologist Alfred Russel Wallace has famously written about his delight at discovering an Ornithoptera ...

Indonesia, UAE agree on cooperation for creative economic development

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to cooperate in developing the creative economy, especially in ...

Conserve mangroves in tsunami-prone villages, minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has urged regional governments to ...

Pandjaitan launches program to revive mangroves

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, launched a national mangrove ...

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Conservation efforts put Curiak Island on the map --- literally

Caption: A group of tourists at Curiak Island, which is home to proboscis monkeys (nasalis larvatus), known locally as ...

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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 ...