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Kulonprogo promoting bio-gas as alternative energy source

The environmental office of Kulon Progo district, Yogyakarta province, is promoting the use of biogas as an ...

Haze again covers Dumai, Riau

Haze again covered Dumai, Riau Province, on Tuesday evening, after it had been disappearing over the last two weeks. ...

Observer: Indonesia-Australia sea border should be canceled

The agreements on the border between the waters of Indonesia and Australia in the Timor Sea, signed in 1973 and ...

South Lampung PLTP to operate in 2015

The geothermal power plant (PLTP) in South Lampung regency was slated to start operating in 2015 with a capacity of ...

At least 69 hot-spots detected in Dumai in January-July

The Dumai agriculture, plantation and forestry office has detected at least 69 hot-spots from January to July 2011, ...

Al Gore Announces New Campaign and Worldwide, 24-Hour Event to Mobilize Climate Change Action

-24 Hours of Reality event to be produced by The Climate Reality Project,  formerly the Alliance for Climate ...

Haze comes back in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Haze has come back on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands over the past few weeks, affecting the environment, the local ...

Hazei n Dumai could claim lives

Health authorities in Dumai have warned the public that the air quality in the region has deteriorated due to haze ...

Climate change adversely affects fishermen

The climate change has adversely affected the income of fishermen, especially those operating along 50 meters from ...

Haze affecting Dumai residents` respiratory health

Residents of Dumai city, Riau Province, have begun to suffer from respiratory problems due to haze produced by forest ...

RI, US sign agreement on environmental protection

The Indonesian Environment Ministry and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday signed a Memorandum of ...

Peru protesters shut airport after deadly clash

Thousands of protesters opposed to mining and energy projects in southern Peru took over a commercial airport on ...

Indonesia, PNG discuss border issues in Batam

The governments of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) discussed border issues during a Joint Border Committee ...

RI`s claim to damages over oil spill facing dead end

Indonesia`s efforts to seek US$2.4 billion in damages from a Thai oil drilling company for an oil spill in the Timor ...

UNEP-WMO assessment complements urgent action needed to cut CO2 emissions

Fast action on pollutants such as black carbon, ground level ozone and methane may help limit near term global ...