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Fires detected again in lands owned by companies given SP3

Environmentalist organizations said fires have been detected again in lands owned by eight companies given SP3 (order ...

Jakarta bay reclamation project has potential to widen social gap

The pros and cons related to the implementation of the Jakarta Bay reclamation project have continued to surface, ...

NGOs against expansion of coal mining industry

A number of non governmental organizations including Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi), Jaringan Advokasi Tambang ...

Moratorium imposed on Jakarta Bay reclamation

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli announced on April 18 the governments decision to impose ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation project might marginalize urban poor

The Jakarta Bay reclamation project has become controversial after a bribery case concerning the mega project came to ...

President Jokowi discusses sustainable development goals with civil organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) discussed sustainable development goals (SDGS) with a number of social civil ...

NGO hopes no gap between president`s speech and reality

Indonesias Environmental Forum (Walhi) has hoped that there would be no gap between the presidents speech at the Paris ...

Putting Out Forest Fires Crucial to Saving Lives

At least 307,360 people in six Indonesian provinces, from June 29 to October 5, 2015, sought medical treatment for ...

Govt should identify main culprits of land fires and haze

The government needs to identify the main culprits behind the land fires and haze that have caused health problems and ...

Walhi encourages people to file class action suit over haze disaster

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has encouraged haze-affected residents to file a class action suit ...

Thousands travelers stranded at Pekanbaru on thick smokes

Indonesia still looks helpless in dealing with thick smokes causing inconvenience including disrupting flight ...

NGO to provide legal counsel to victims of forest fires

The prolonged drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon, has resulted in a water crisis and harvest failure in some ...

Walhi to assist haze victims in taking legal action

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has opened command posts for suing plantation companies responsible for ...

Jambi records 150 human-wildlife conflicts in past one year

Some 150 conflicts have occurred between humans and animals in Jambi Province during the past one year since most of ...

NGOs urge government to change energy policy

Environmentalists from a number of non governmental organizations (NGOs) have been united to urge President Joko ...