#peatland

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UN Environment ready to help finance International Tropical Peatland Center in Bogor

The UN Environment is ready to finance the International Tropical Peatland Center (ITPC) set up in the West Java city ...

Ministry prepares for forest fires following moderate el Nino forecast

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has taken early precautionary measures against land and forest fires, with the ...

News Focus - ITPC expected to promote sustainable peatland ecosystem management by Fardah Assegaf

Peatlands, which are natural areas of the accumulated decayed plant material known as peat, have huge importance as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Global warming to see peatlands absorb more carbon in near future: study

Peatlands will store more carbon in the coming years as global warming heightens, but the effect will eventually ...

Public participation can prevent peatland fires: Bappenas

The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Bambang Brodjonegoro, said public participation has ...

Forest, land fires in Musi Banyuasin extinguished successfully

Forest and land fires in Babat Toman District, Musi Banyuasin District, South Sumatra, on Sunday afternoon, were ...

TNI, Polri anticipate possible land and forest fires during Asian Games

The National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian Police (Polri) have made every effort to anticipate land and ...

Disaster Mitigation Agency assures Asian Games will be free from smoke

Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei has assured the public that the 18th Asian ...

Government anticipates forest and land fires ahead of Asian Games

The government is preparing a number of anticipatory measures to overcome the potential of forest and land fires, ...

Two water-bombing helicopters deployed to palembang for asian games

Two additional water-bombing helicopters have been sent to Palembang, South Sumatra Province, for anticipating ...