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Indonesia, UK discuss preparations for COP26 FACT dialog

Representatives of Indonesia and the United Kingdom met in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss preparations for one of the ...

Social affairs ministry to reduce stunting rates in five provinces

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has tasked the Social Affairs Ministry to contribute to the government's endeavors ...

Smoking lowers immunity, raises risk of exposure to COVID-19: Experts

Smoking could lower immunity and increase the risk of being exposed to COVID-19, with more acute symptoms experienced ...

Jokowi encourages P4G Initiative to facilitate sustainable development

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has encouraged the Partnership for Green Growth and Global Goals (P4G) 2030 Initiative ...

Walhi activists report several hundred hotspots in S Sumatra's forests

Activists of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) chapter in South Sumatra reported about hundreds of hotspots ...

Nutmeg gives Banda Islands lingering scent of profit

Nutmeg, or Myristica fragrans Houtt, appears to thrive on almost all inhabited islands of Banda. The spice has held a ...

ASEAN adopts action plan to curb plastic pollution

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday unveiled a regional action plan (RAP) for combating marine ...

Government seeks preventive efforts against COVID-19 spike in June

The government has striven to avert a likely spike in COVID-19 cases in June 2021 following heightened community ...

WALHI praises Dutch court's 45-pct emission reduction verdict for RDS

Indonesia's NGO, WALHI, or Friends of the Earth Indonesia, applauded a verdict by a Dutch court ordering Royal ...

179 bird species facing extinction in Indonesia: conservation agency

 At least 179 species of birds in Indonesia are under the threat of extinction, according to flora and fauna ...

Walhi objects to dream land plan for Kemaro Island

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), South Sumatra chapter, has objected to the Palembang city ...

Veterinarian team treats wounded female Sumatran elephant in East Aceh

A team of veterinarians from the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL) ...

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Gane Dalam's merit for Indonesia

Most Indonesians may not be familiar with Gane Dalam, but who would have thought that this village at Halmahera ...

Preserving forests to sustain food independence in N Maluku

Renowned biologist Alfred Russel Wallace has famously written about his delight at discovering an Ornithoptera ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...