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TNI's 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu to tackle forest fire

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has readied 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, as a precautionary ...

Land fires hit East Kotawaringin

Land fires began in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, as less rain fell in the past week to make the dry ...

Riau Fire Free Village program covers 600,000 hectares

The Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) that has been running for the past five years in Riau Province has reached five ...

BRG conducts revegetation in Giam Siak Kecil Biosphere Reserve

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has taken measures to replant local species in the Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu ...

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 ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Land fires trigger haze in several areas in North Kalimantan

Forest and land fires continue to haunt North Kalimantan, as they have occurred daily in the province over the last ...

Joint team has put out 80 percent of peatland fires in Nagan Raya

A joint team of the Indonesian military, police and regional disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) has put out some 80 ...

Governor calls on people to cultivate peatlands for farming

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has called on people to utilize peatland areas in the region to plant horticulture ...

Land fires in Riau arose far from settlement: BRG

The land and forest fire in Riau Province occurred in areas far from the settlement and farmers` plantation, according ...

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 ...

RSPO strengthens protection of palm oil workers` rights

The non-profit Association of Palm Oil Industry Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) strengthens protection of ...

Wood survives in times of economic turmoil: Environment Minister

Environment and Forestry Affairs Minister (LHK) Siti Nurbaya Bakar said wood still survives in times of economic ...

Forestry businesses optimistic of increase in investment

The Indonesian Forest Entrepreneurs Association (APHI) is optimistic that investment in the forestry sector will ...