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Plastic waste education to be included in school curriculum

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said plastic waste education will be included ...

Tackling plastic waste menace in Indonesia

Indonesia finds itself facing a grim reality, with the recent death of a sperm whale after ingesting almost six ...

Indonesia to impose cleaning levy on local, foreign tourists

The Indonesian government has planned to impose a cleaning levy on domestic and foreign tourists visiting several main ...

News Feature - Time for central, local governments to maintain Raja Ampat`s cleanliness

Raja Ampat has 553 coral reef species, constituting 75 percent of the world`s coral reef biodiversity, and over a ...

Siti Nurbaya leads opening of 14th APRSCP conference

Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK), Siti Nurbaya, opened the 14th Round Table for Sustainable Consumption and ...

Indonesia uses 9.8 billion plastic bags every year

Indonesia used 9.8 billion plastic bags every year, almost 95 percent of it would end up as waste, Environment and ...

Indonesia shares experiences in being IORA chair at Italian Expo

Indonesia has shared its experiences as the Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for the 2015-2017 period ...

Indonesian waters in plastic waste emergency

Indonesian waters are currently in a state of plastic waste emergency that can affect the health of marine animals and ...

International coastal cleanup activity held in Bali

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) cooperated with the Ocean Conservancy Institution from the United ...

Five state heads to attend ocean conference in Bali

Five heads of state will attend the world maritime forum of Our Ocean Conference (OOC) to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, ...

US deems Indonesia as important: minister

The United States (US) deems Indonesia as important, so the strategic partnership between the two countries should ...

Indonesia, Norway strengthen cooperation on marine spatial planning

Indonesia and Norway strengthen collaboration on marine spatial planning to balance the management of economic ...

UN Environment, Indonesian institute tie up against plastic pollution

The United Nations (UN) Environment is partnering with the Indonesian Energy and Environmental Institute (IE2I) to ...

Government to crack down on garbage dumpers at sea

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan affirmed that the Indonesian government will take ...

Maritime minister urges ASEAN countries to help reduce marine waste

Indonesian Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has sought cooperation of the Association of ...