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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 ...

Exposure to forest, land fire smoke worsens COVID-19 risk: Monardo

COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force Chief Doni Monardo cautioned that heavy smoke from forest and land fires, ...

Sustainable peatland management crucial in preventing fires: President

President Joko Widodo appealed to ministries and related institutions to ensure sustainability and consistency in ...

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 ...

Indonesia, Sweden to focus on four research collaborations

Indonesia and Sweden will highlight four research collaborations following a visit by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and ...

Indonesia becomes global model for peatland restoration: UNEP

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

Forestry Ministry hopes no forest fire this year

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it hopes that this year there would be no forest fire in ...

Thousands of hectares of land in S Sumatra to be restored

An area of 400 thousand hectares of land in South Sumatra province is targeted for restoration and revegetation until ...