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Collection of peat news, found 63 news.

Peat an important factor in forestry carbon trading: Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry stated that the existence of peatlands in forest areas is an important factor in supporting ...

Mangroves help ensure food security: ministry

Prime mangroves offer coastal protection and ensure the availability of food for local communities, according to the ...

President calls for optimal food estate development

President Joko Widodo has issued directives for the maximum development of food estates in some areas as a means to ...

Net Sink 2030: S Sumatra seeks to rehabilitate Dangku Wildlife Reserve

The South Sumatra Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BKSDA) has been focusing on rehabilitating the Dangku ...

Understanding Sintang flood through spatial analysis

After remaining flooded for one month, Sintang, the capital city of Sintang district in West Kalimantan, on Sunday ...

Rehabilitation required for 701,000-ha mangrove areas in Indonesia

Indonesia needs to rehabilitate 701 thousand hectares of mangrove areas, Director of Inland Waters Damage Control at ...

Massive peatland damage connected to flooding: researcher

There is a connection between peatland damage, which causes such lands to lose their function of absorbing and storing ...

Comitted to ESG, Pertamina develops climate village

PT Pertamina (Persero) has been implementing four community programs, based on adaptation and mitigation approaches as ...

Pertamina collaborates with community to achieve sustainability

Indonesian energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) echoed its commitment to achieving environmental sustainability ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

Defense minister also tasked with enhancing food resilience: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has justified his decision to task Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with leading the ...

NLPSF researcher cautiously supports Indonesia's food-estate program

A senior researcher of the Palangka Raya University's Natural Laboratory of Peat Swamp Forest (NLPSF) suggested ...

Jokowi reminds aides of carbon emission reduction target in 2020

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has jogged his aides’ memory on Indonesia's target to lower greenhouse gas ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...