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South Sumatra plans restoration of hundreds of hectares of peat land

Peat land restoration would cover around 594,231 hectares in South Sumatra this year to preserve the environment, a ...

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 ...

World`s environment ministers attend meeting in Bali

Environment Ministers from various countries will attend the 4th Intergovermental Review Meeting on the Implementation ...

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 claims less hot spots detected in intervened peatland

Indonesia`s Peat land Restoration Agency (BRG) has claimed that fewer hot spots were found in the peat land area under ...

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 ...

BMKG detects 150 hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 150 hotspots as an early indication of land and forest fires in Sumatra ...

South Kalimantan hopes for more rain to cope with forest fires

The people of South Kalimantan hope that rain would fall again to send away haze of smokes that begin to blanket some ...

Jokowi to revisit quake-devastated Lombok

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

Aalhi calls for tighter control of peat land restoration process

Non-governmental organization on environmental advocacy Walhi has urged the government to tighten control over peat ...

Asian Games 2018

Government stakes reputation on success of Asian Games

People would certainly not easily forget the big forest and bush fires ravaging five provinces of the country in 2015 ...

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 ...

More than 3,000 hectares of forests damaged in Aceh

More than 3,000 hectares of forests in the Leuser Ecosystem Area of Aceh have been damaged in the first six months of ...