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WALHI urges government to prevent environmental pollution

The Indonesian government should work harder to prevent environmental pollution and destruction instead of focusing on ...

Javanese eagle population in Mt Ijen drops drastically

The population of Javanese eagles inhabiting around Mount Ijen on the eastern tip of Java Island is believed to have ...

West Java's Karawang waters again polluted by Pertamina's oil spill

The waters off Karawang, West Java, have, again, been polluted by oil spilled from Pertamina's Offshore North West ...

South Sumatra government extends wildfire emergency alert status

The South Sumatra provincial government has extended the emergency status concerning the ongoing land and forest fires ...

Jokowi should assert his commitment to preserving forests: NGO

The Civil Society Forest Coalition urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to avow his pledge to preserving ...

Forest fire-induced haze compels two planes to return to base

Haze emanating from forest fires in Jambi on Wednesday compelled two planes flying toward Jambi to return to base and ...

PAUDs, kindergartens shut temporarily as haze shrouds Jambi

Haze, emanating from forest fires and blanketing Jambi, has thickened, forcing the temporary closure of early childhood ...

Haze cover over Palembang thickens: Walhi

Haze arising from forest fires and shrouding Palembang, South Sumatra Province, has thickened over the past week, ...

Three tons of green mussels to clean polluted Jakarta Bay

At least three tons of green mussels (Perna viridis) were dispersed by the city-owned theme park company PT Jaya Ancol ...

Maritime ministry to act strongly against ships for oil spill

The Coordinating Maritime Affairs Ministry will crack down on ships causing oil spills in Indonesia's waters on ...

Walhi's investigating team to assist violent rally's victims

South Sumatra Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) formed an investigating team for victims to file a lawsuit ...

29,039 personnel combating Indonesia's forest, land fires: BNPB

Some 29,039 fire brigade personnel have been roped in to tackle land and forest fires throughout Indonesia, according ...

Minister Moeloek instructs to deploy ambulances in smog-stricken areas

Indonesian Health Minister Nila Moeloek instructed Riau's health authority to dispatch Public Safety Center (PSC) ...

Director named suspect in S Sumatra forest fire

The South Sumatra provincial police has named PT Bumi Hijau Lestari operations director Alvaro Khadaff as a suspect in ...

Kalimantan wildfires force orangutans to trespass on residential areas

Some orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) fled their habitat and trespassed on residential areas in East Kotawaringin District, ...