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Environmental NGOs, Businessmen Criticize New Peatland Regulation

- It is crucial that peatlands in Indonesia are protected as they cover some 22 million hectares of land in the ...

President calls for heavier punishment for arsonists

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for heavier punishment for those who deliberately lit fires in forest, ...

10 people named as suspects in Riau`s forested land fires

The Environment Ministry has named 10 people charged with setting fire to forested land in Riau Province last year. ...

528 hotspots of forest fires detected in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellite detected a total of 528 hotspots of forest, plantation, and peatland fires across Sumatra ...

Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires

Hotspots in forests, plantations and peatland fires, which came early on Sumatra and Kalimantan islands this year, ...

Singapore protests against smokes should taken seriously

The Singapore protests against smoke from land and forest fires in Riau should be taken seriously with the mitigation ...

Malaysia not to assist Malaysian firms burning land in Indonesia

The Malaysian government will not provide assistance to Malaysian companies that violate Indonesian regulations, ...

Up to 93 hotspots detected in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellite has detected 93 hotspots, or areas of intense heat indicative of forest fires, in the ...

Historical year for Indonesia`s forest protection

During the past one year, the Indonesian government has made several historic policies and breakthroughs for the ...

Indonesia dominates world`s palm oil market

Growing demand for Indonesias palm oil and its domination of the world market was an attracting topic in a ...

Incentives called for development of downstream palm oil industry

Agriculture Minister Suswono said the finance ministry needs to consider incentive to develop downstream palm oil ...

Southeast Asia agrees anti-haze system

Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday approved a new system aimed at cracking down on illegal forest fires blamed for ...

Trans Sumatra road project to be accelerated to improve connectivity

Sumatra is one of Indonesia`s significant economic gates given the fact that its location is very strategic and the ...

Govt allocates Rp2 trillion to build Trans Sumatra

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Radjasa here on Thursday said the government has allocated Rp2 Trillion ...

Number of hot spots in Riau decreasing

The number of hot spots that cause forest fires in several locations in Riau Province has been decreasing from 50 last ...