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Preserving Indonesia's mangroves crucial for climate change mitigation

Indonesia, which is home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests, has set a target of rehabilitating 150 ...

"Cross the Sea - Gather in Haikou on the New Year's Eve" Carnival Festival to be held

According to Haikou Tourism Development Commission, the "Cross the Sea - Gather in Haikou on the New Year's Eve" ...

Minister highlights carbon storage potential of Indonesian forests

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan acknowledged endeavors to preserve ...

Mangrove forests to hereafter not be converted into ponds: Minister

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Eddhy Prabowo has made assurance that mangrove forests would henceforth not be ...

Deforestation in Aceh may reach 35,000 hectare: Walhi

The deforestation rate in Aceh Province may have reached 35 thousand hectares (ha) in the last three years and will ...

Year Ender 2019

2019: Heartfelt thank-you and adieu

With 2019 drawing to a close so quickly, regardless of whether one is ready, it is almost time to bid adieu. New ...

Tourism Ministry invites French travel agents to Sumba, Komodo Island

Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economic Ministry is inviting French travel bureaus' agents, whom Visit ...

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Relocating Indonesia's capital to Kalimantan, 'the world's lungs'

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on August 16, 2019, officially announced his plan to move Indonesia’s capital city ...

West Papua receives award from Conservation International

West Papua Province received the Global Conservation Hero Award from the Conservation International (CI) at the ...

Dumai seaport installs thermal scanner to check for monkeypox

The Dumai Seaport's Health Office has installed a thermal scanner at the seaport's entrance gate to check ...

Indonesia sets precautionary measures to fight spread of monkeypox

Singapore, a city state which is located next to the Indonesian island of Batam, has been shocked by a case of ...

Tanjungpinang offers isolation room to prevent spread of monkeypox

Tanjungpinang Health, Birth Control, and Family Planning Office is offering an isolation room at Raja Ahmad Thabib ...

C Kalimantan takes precautionary measures against spread of monkeypox

Central Kalimantan's provincial government has intensified its prevention and detection system for those arriving ...

Riau applies strict inspection regime to halt monkeypox virus spread

Riau's provincial government has strengthened its prevention and detection mechanism for visitors at its seaports ...

90 percent of orangutans live outside preserved forests: BKSDA

Some 90 percent of the orangutan population are living outside preserved forests and are exposed to conflicts with ...