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KKP to rehabilitate six mangrove regions for driving economic recovery

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry intends to restore and rehabilitate six mangrove regions as part of ...

Fossil energy increases CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions: UI professor

The use of fossil energy to usher in the fourth industrial revolution, known as industry 4.0, in Indonesia increases ...

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Sali Kecil, a shining exemplar of preserving nature amid limitations

At first glance, a small island of Sali Kecil, located between Bacan Island on the west side and Halmahera Island in ...

President Jokowi inaugurates Kuabang Airport's passenger terminal

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the passenger terminal of the Kuabang Airport in North Halmahera District, ...

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Conservation efforts put Curiak Island on the map --- literally

Caption: A group of tourists at Curiak Island, which is home to proboscis monkeys (nasalis larvatus), known locally as ...

Indonesia's maritime conservation area reaches 23.91 million hectares

Indonesia's maritime conservation areas have reached 23.91 million hectares in 201 regions, according to the Marine ...

Minister Prabowo strives for tourism revival in Nias Pesisir

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo is firmly resolved to breathe new life into the tourism sector in ...

Two more high-ranking government officials contract COVID-19

Following the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister contracting COVID-19 and a director general succumbing to the ...

A top official of Maritime Affairs Ministry succumbs to COVID-19

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry's Director General for Marine Spatial Management Affairs, Aryo Hanggono, died ...

Babel vigilant of likely drug smuggling into its 440 isles

The Provincial Government of Bangka Belitung (Babel) Islands and local police are staying on guard against ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...

Ministry sets target to rehabilitate 200 ha of mangrove forests

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has set a target to rehabilitate 200 ha of mangrove forests in ...

West Nusa Tenggara to reopen Gili island triplets in Lombok

West Nusa Tenggara will reopen tourist destinations in Lombok’s three small island triplets -- Gili Trawangan, ...

BNN seizes 60,000 ecstasy pills, 10-kg meth smuggled from Malaysia

The Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and Dumai Customs Office jointly thwarted the circulation of 60 thousand ...

Macrogen Research outcome from ‘GenomeAsia 100K’ covered in Nature

- The precision medicine and biotechnology company Macrogen (Chairman Jung-Sun Seo, www.macrogen.com) (KOSDAQ: 038290) ...