#peat restoration

Collection of peat restoration news, found 35 news.

Deputy Minister Jerry Sambuaga to improve trade balance

Deputy Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga has vowed to improve the trade balance by encouraging a significant increase in ...

President Jokowi installs 12 deputy ministers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed 12 deputy ministers of the Indonesia Moving Forward Cabinet at the State ...

President Jokowi introduces 12 vice ministers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) introduced 12 vice ministers for his cabinet termed “Indonesia Moving ...

South Sumatra to host 2019 UEA Summit

South Sumatra has been entrusted to host the Urban Environmental Accords (UEA), or a network of areas keen on ...

Indonesia to share best practices at climate change conference

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya has stated that Indonesia would share the best practices in ...

News Focus - ITPC expected to promote sustainable peatland ecosystem management by Fardah Assegaf

Peatlands, which are natural areas of the accumulated decayed plant material known as peat, have huge importance as ...

Indonesia has int`l tropical peat center

As a country with very large peat-lands, Indonesia has become a reference for countries around the world on peat-land ...

Indonesia outperforms Europe in peat restoration: German expert

Global peat expert from Griefswald Moor Centrum Germany Professor Hans Joosten stated that Indonesia has successfully ...

BRG allocates rp2.3 billion for peatland restoration in Dumai

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has allocated Rp2.3 billion (US$155 thousand) for the construction of ...

Jokowi to revisit quake-devastated Lombok

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would visit Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province to ensure that ...

44 hotspots detected in Musi Rawas, S Sumatra, during January-July

As many as 44 hotspots had been detected in Musi Rawas District, South Sumatra Province, during the January-July ...

Asian Games 2018

Asian Games - BRG prepares 200 artesian wells to anticipate haze

The Peat Restoration Agency (BRG) would drill 200 artesian wells in six villages in Ogan Komering Ilir, a land ...

Government discusses precautionary measures against forest fires

The government has held discussions on precautionary measures against land and forest fires following the onset of the ...

Indonesia becomes global model for peatland restoration: UNEP

Indonesia is the worlds model for restoring peatlands, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Australia, Indonesia help farmers to overcome climate change

Australia is working together with Indonesian forestry and agriculture industries to prevent forest and peat fires as ...