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Women of West Kalimantan's peatland villages produce 10,000 masks

Women members of the Peat Care Villages (DPGs) in West Kalimantan successfully produced 10 thousand cloth masks that ...

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COVID-19 deals crushing blow to MSMEs

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not just attacked people, but also indirectly battered the Indonesian ...

In Sumatra, villagers switch from weaving mats to producing masks

Villagers in Ogan Komering Ilir District (OKI) of South Sumatra Province have switched from weaving mats to producing ...

Wildfire exhumes two hectares of peatland in Aceh

A wildfire scorched two hectares of peatland area in Lamie Village, Darul Makmur Sub-district, Nagan Raya District, ...

Sebangau peat forest, a paradise under threat

A man in his 30s checks a motorboat's engine, while travelers board a vessel at Kereng Bekirai Port, one of the two ...

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima to visit in March

The Netherlands and Indonesia's wide-ranging relationship is getting stronger as King Willem-Alexander and Queen ...

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Turning peat swamp to benefit of creative craftsmen

The monotonous swamp welcomes visitors to North Hulu Sungai District in South Kalimantan Province. On the left and ...

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 ...

Indonesia takes role in efforts to save the earth: Kalla

Indonesia plays an important role in saving the earth by contributing to carbon absorption and maintaining the rate of ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

BRG to develop more peat rewetting infrastructure in Riau

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) will develop infrastructure for peat rewetting in areas in Riau Province, with no ...

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to Sembilang Park: Walhi

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to the Berbak-Sembilang National Park, Banyuasin, South Sumatra, if the government ...

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Awaiting a brighter, certain future for Indonesia's forests

With Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 6 of 2017 on postponement of issuance of new licenses and improving ...