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Minister instructs regional heads to handle potential land fires

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has instructed regional heads across Indonesia to be ready to deal ...

Riau: Artificial rain to be made to prevent peatland fires

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) have resumed ...

Peatlands are crucial ecosystem for biodiversity conservation: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) emphasized that peatlands are an important ecosystem for the ...

Lampung to form task force to tackle forest fires

The provincial government of Lampung is planning to form a task force for tackling forest and land fires as an ...

Ministry edifies about achieving FOLU Net Sink in Central Sulawesi

The Environment and Forestry Ministry disseminated information on the efforts to achieve Indonesia's Forestry and ...

Damage to peatlands could erase local people's identity: Pantau Gambut

Non-profit organization Pantau Gambut has warned that the destruction of peatlands in Indonesia will not only have an ...

Eighty one hot spots detected in Indonesia: ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) detected 81 hot spots indicating forest and peatland fires in several ...

Central Kalimantan urged to anticipate forest, land fire

Central Kalimantan's Disaster Mitigation and Fire Prevention Agency on Sunday urged all district and city ...

Police, military should intensify forest, land fire prevention: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged regional military and police chiefs to exert effort in anticipating forest and ...

Ministry readies Rp1.67 trillion for community-based green activities

The Environment and Forestry Ministry will disburse Rp1.67 trillion (US$110 million) to 327 selected districts and ...

Govt looks to tackle peatland fires with weather modification

The Peat and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM), in collaboration with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), ...

Bappenas unveils Wetland Management National Strategy document

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) unveiled the Wetland Management National Strategy document ...

No leniency for private firms on forest, land fires: minister

Environment and Forestry (LHK) Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar has emphasized that the government will take strict action ...

C Kalimantan seeks gov't support in forest, land fire handling

The Central Kalimantan provincial government has sought the central government's support for the prevention and ...

Indonesia's Environmental Quality Index up in 2022: ministry

Indonesia's Environmental Quality Index (IKLH) rose by 0.97 points in 2022 compared to the previous year, Director ...