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Beyond quick fixes: Indonesia’s race to restore forests and nature

A series of demonstrations and riots in several regions of Indonesia at the end of August damaged a number of ...

Police chief calls for strict monitoring of hotspots

Chief of the Indonesian National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, has stressed the importance of preventing forest ...

Central Kalimantan fires tougher to control than NTT: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) considers forest and land fires in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) more ...

Authorities ready 77 wildfire monitoring posts across C Kalimantan

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced that 77 forest and land fire (karhutla) monitoring posts in ...

Forest fires: 8 companies under scrutiny in S Kalimantan

The Ministry of Environment (KLH) is investigating eight South Kalimantan forest concession companies over their ...

Three firms sealed in Riau over burning peatlands: Forestry Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry's Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum Kemenhut) has sealed three more companies ...

Forest, land fires account for 60% disasters in country: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has informed that forest and land fires (karhutla) accounted for around ...

Government prioritizes faster response to forest, land fires

The Indonesian government is prioritizing faster handling of forest and land fires (karhutla) to prevent further ...

BMKG warns of rising hotspots, fire risk peaks in Kalimantan, Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected a significant increase in hotspots that could ...

Local governments urged to improve forest fire management

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan has called on the regional governments, ...

South Sumatra urged to anticipate fires ahead of dry season peak

Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has asked the South Sumatra provincial government to take ...

South Sumatra declares emergency as 47 hectares burned

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced that South Sumatra has declared a forest and land fire ...

Turning haze into clear skies: Indonesia’s war on forest fires

In the first half of 2025, some 12 districts and cities in Riau Province were affected by fires, resulting in a ...

Government pursues collaborative approach to restore burned peatlands

The Indonesian government will adopt a collaborative approach to restore burned peatlands, involving relevant ...

National concern grows as North Sumatra fires persist

The mitigation of forest and land fires (karhutla) in North Sumatra has become a national concern after 61 incidents ...