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News Feature - Time for central, local governments to maintain Raja Ampat`s cleanliness

Raja Ampat has 553 coral reef species, constituting 75 percent of the world`s coral reef biodiversity, and over a ...

News Focus - maintaining cleanliness of raja ampat waters for sustainable tourism

Jakarta (Antara - One of the most alluring places in Indonesia, Raja Ampat, a slice of paradise in the province of West ...

Minister Susi asks people not to use single-use plastics anymore

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has appealed to the public not to use single-use plastics ...

Ocean must be protected, preserved for future generation: minister

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on the public to realize that ocean is a legacy ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

Government discussing sanction on use of plastic

The Indonesian government is discussing ways to reduce plastic waste, including a plan to impose sanctions and ...

Plastic waste pollution serious: Minister

Noting that plastic waste in the archipelago`s sea have serious consequences for the nation, Minister of Maritime ...

News focus - Rising environmental concern over plastic waste polluting Indonesian seas

The carcass of a 9.5-meter-long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) washed ashore the Kapota isle, Wakatobi District, ...

Batam administration rejects plan to import plastic waste

Batam City Administration has rejected an investor plan to import plastic waste, which would be processed into plastic ...

News Focus - Cleaning up Indonesia`s land and sea by Rahmad Nasution

Plastic waste has, since decades, undoubtedly become a major problem in Indonesia amid the government`s serious ...

P&G tackles clean water, gender equality and plastic waste in 2018 CSR Report

- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) extends its long history of doing good in the world by bringing the comforts ...

93 million plastic straws used in indonesia every day: official

As many as 93 million plastic straws are used by Indonesians per day, a fact concerning the cause of environmental ...

Indonesia uses 9.8 billion plastic bags every year

Indonesia used 9.8 billion plastic bags every year, almost 95 percent of it would end up as waste, Environment and ...

Manado declaration to tackle threat of climate change: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut B Panjaitan, remarked that the Manado declaration was a real action ...

SOM delegation agree to establish archipelagic and island states forum

The 3rd Senior Official Meeting (SOM) delegation agreed to establish the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) ...