#peatland

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EARTH WIRE -- Indonesian govt imposes moratorium on land clearing of peatland

Indonesia, through its new government regulation (PP) No. 57/2016 on the revision of PP No. 71/2014 on Peat Ecosystem ...

Govt revises regulation on peatland protection

The Indonesian government has issued Government Regulation (PP) No. 57/2016 as a revision of PP No. 71/2014 on ...

EARTH WIRE -- Social forestry program has many benefits

The social forestry program launched by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to help develop agroforestry, ...

VP urges environment forestry ministry to familiarize people with peatland restoration

Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla has instructed the Environment and Forestry Ministry to familiarize all sections ...

Earth Wire -- NASA satellites detect 48 hotspots across Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites of NASA detected 48 hotspots across Sumatra Island on Wednesday morning. Of the ...

Government prepares economic package for peat restoration

The Indonesian government is preparing a special economic policy containing investment packages specially aimed at ...

Satellite detects 63 hotspots on Sumatra Island

NASAs satellite detected 63 hotspots on Sumatra Island on Friday, a sharp increase from the 14 found on the previous ...

Paris Agreement initiates carbon-free world

French Ambassador to Indonesia, Corrine Breuz', has said the Paris Agreement arrived at the UN Summit on Climate ...

EU calls for implementing Paris Agreement

The European Union (EU) has urged all countries to implement the Paris Agreement generated from the United Nations' ...

140 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

A total of 140 hotspots indicating forest, peatland and plantation fires, were detected in West Kalimantan Province, ...

Indonesian minister advises maintaining vigil in wake of forest fires

Indonesia has continued to remain vigilant against forest fires, although the number of hotspots across the nation has ...

29 hotspots detected across Sumatra island

As many as 29 hotspots were detected across Sumatra Island in the morning of Wednesday. "Three hotspots were ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Riau police name 85 suspects over wildfire cases

The Riau Police have named 85 suspects over wildfires during the January-August 2016 period. The cases are being ...