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Peat an important factor in forestry carbon trading: Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry stated that the existence of peatlands in forest areas is an important factor in supporting ...

Indonesia's BRGM restores 1.6m hectares of peatland, 84k mangroves

Indonesia's Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) stated that it had restored 1.6 million hectares of ...

Terraformation’s biodiversity-focused forest accelerator gains momentum as the first cohort scales its operations and two more cohorts confirmed

- Terraformation, the global forestry company founded by former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong, announces the progression of ...

Astra Agro reaffirms commitment to sustainable oil palm plantations

The management of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (Astra Agro) has reaffirmed its commitment to the sustainable management of ...

Deputy Minister Dohong receives award from University of Queensland

Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry Alue Dohong received the 2022 International Alumnus of the Year Award from ...

RI may lose 26,100 ha mangrove area per year: BRGM

Indonesia could lose 26,100 hectares of mangroves per year due to land conversion arising from the development of ...

Mangrove ecosystem can store carbon for thousands of years: BRGM

The mangrove ecosystem can not only store a large amount of carbon, but store it for thousands of years, Planning and ...

BRGM plants mangroves to commemorate National Tree Planting Day

Indonesia's Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) commemorates the National Tree Planting Day, ...

BRGM holds peatland product expo to boost local economy

The Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) has held a two-day exhibition that showcase the potential of ...

Massive peatland damage connected to flooding: researcher

There is a connection between peatland damage, which causes such lands to lose their function of absorbing and storing ...

Elephant calf rescued from snare trap in Aceh Jaya: BKSDA

Members of the wildlife team of the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) rescued a Sumatran elephant calf ...

Law enforcement is tool to curbing forest fires: Professor

Law enforcement is one of the potent tools to curb land and forest fires in Indonesia, a professor of forest protection ...

Pertamina collaborates with community to achieve sustainability

Indonesian energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) echoed its commitment to achieving environmental sustainability ...

Efforts on to put out wildfires in West Aceh

Personnel from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and a joint team of firefighters were striving to ...

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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 ...