#marine pollution

Collection of marine pollution news, found 82 news.

Indonesia should process own waste into electrical energy: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan emphasized that Indonesia should be ...

G20 Indonesia

Ministry unveils new-fangled strategies in blue economy at G20 event

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry introduced three blue economy strategies and action plans at the G20 ...

Workshop on South China Sea yields positive, concrete achievements

The Workshop on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea has generated positive and concrete achievements, ...

BRIN reveals increased microplastic concentration during pandemic

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) called for streamlining the management of single-use waste following ...

Indonesia pledges to conserve 32.5 million hectares of marine area

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reiterated Indonesia's commitment to conserving up to 32.5 million hectares of ...

News Feature

The generation that can make peace with nature

Most of us live our lives without a single thought of the environment. I mean, why would we worry about the earth, it ...

Indonesia invites Malaysia, Singapore to join Marpolex

Indonesia has invited Malaysia and Singapore to join the regional marine pollution exercise (Marpolex) to test and ...

Ministry's team tasked with tackling NTT's sea pollution and damage

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) government, and the United Nations ...

Causes of marine mammals stranding on Indonesian beaches being studied

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) in cooperation with several institutions and marine experts, is ...

Indonesia launches radical action plan to curtail plastic waste

Indonesia launched a plan of action to radically reduce plastic waste to fulfill its ambitious target of reducing ocean ...

Further research needed to examine impact of microplastics on humans

Microplastics detected in marine biota are suggestive of marine contamination in Indonesia, though further research is ...

Indonesia's 30 days At Sea to tackle marine pollution crime

The government has launched the Indonesia Operation 30 Days At Sea that would last from November ...

Pandjaitan emphasizes it is high time AIS members realize commitment

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan believes that the time has come for ...

Transportation Ministry committed to clearing debris from sea

The Transportation Ministry and stakeholders are committed to getting rid of the debris in the Indonesian sea and ...

News Focus

In search of a cause for whale's death in East Java

An 11-meter-long whale was found dead after it was washed ashore on the Bambang Beach of Lumajang District, East Java ...