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BRGM exceeds 2021 mangrove rehabilitation target

The National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) has said it managed to rehabilitate 34,911 hectares of ...

Weather modification technology to prevent forest fire: ministry

The Environment and Forestry Ministry affirmed that weather modification technology will continue to be promoted to be ...

Realization of West Papua mangrove plantation target reaches 80%: BRGM

The national Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) has informed that the realization of mangrove plantation ...

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 ...

Diversify agriculture, products to boost income potential: Minister

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has pushed for the diversification of agriculture and downstream products to ...

Environment Ministry anticipates forest fires despite La Nina

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry readies anticipatory measures against forest and land fires during and after ...

Indonesia's environment sector has evolved: minister

Indonesia's environment sector has evolved in terms of efforts made to prevent climate change, including the ...

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Preserving Indonesia's mangroves to nurture blue carbon potential

The Indonesian government has set an ambitious target of restoring 600 thousand hectares of mangrove forests across the ...

Tackling climate change Indonesia's national interest: minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has highlighted Indonesia's ...

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Liberica coffee, a black diamond to save peatlands

The Javanese calls it "jackfruit coffee" for its jackfruit aftertaste, and it is less sour than arabica, ...

BRGM aims to restore 1.2 ha peatland in seven provinces

The National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) has said it is aiming to restore 1.2 million hectares of ...

South Sumatra BPBD dampening peatlands to prevent wildfires

The South Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) intensified efforts to dampen peatlands to reduce damage from ...

Indonesia has potential to be 'climate superpower': DPPPI chief

Indonesia can become a "climate superpower" if it is able to take advantage of its existing potential, ...

BMKG forecasts potential forest, land fires after transition season

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has forecast likely expansion of dry areas following ...

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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...