#peatlands

Collection of peatlands news, found 33 news.

Govt to recognize companies for peatland restoration

The Ministry of Environment is preparing to grant recognition to companies that successfully carry out peatland ...

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 ...

Forest fire task force officially disbanded as situation under control

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced that the Forest and Land Fire Desk and Task Force have ...

Environment Minister urges united vision to protect biodiversity

Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has called on all stakeholders to align their vision in safeguarding and ...

Ministry invites business sector to contribute to mangrove restoration

The Environment and Forestry Ministry invites business actors to contribute to mangrove forest restoration and ...

Indonesia releases document on forestry management policies

The Environment and Forestry (LHK) Ministry has released The State of Indonesia's Forests (SOIFO) 2022 document, a ...

Net Sink 2030: S Sumatra seeks to rehabilitate Dangku Wildlife Reserve

The South Sumatra Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BKSDA) has been focusing on rehabilitating the Dangku ...

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 ...

P&G embraces natural climate solutions to accelerate progress on climate change and will make operations carbon neutral for the decade

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced a new commitment to have its global operations be carbon neutral ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Exposure to forest, land fire smoke worsens COVID-19 risk: Monardo

COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force Chief Doni Monardo cautioned that heavy smoke from forest and land fires, ...

Sustainable peatland management crucial in preventing fires: President

President Joko Widodo appealed to ministries and related institutions to ensure sustainability and consistency in ...

EU supports Indonesia to realize sustainable palm oil

The European Union (EU) supports Indonesia`s efforts to achieve the target of 100 percent sustainable palm oil by ...

Indonesia, Sweden to focus on four research collaborations

Indonesia and Sweden will highlight four research collaborations following a visit by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and ...

Indonesia becomes global model for peatland restoration: UNEP

Indonesia is the worlds model for restoring peatlands, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...