#water resources

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EARTH WIRE -- Peatland restoration helps prevent forest fires

Set up nearly a year ago, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has wasted no time in protecting and restoring peatlands ...

EARTH WIRE -- China to appoint "river chiefs" to fight pollution

China will appoint "river chiefs" to prevent pollution in the nations waterways, the official Xinhua news agency ...

Yearender - Indonesia on track to revitalize industrial sector

The government will continue to focus on restoring and revitalizing the industrial sector because of its vital role as ...

EARTH WIRE -- Land and water resources altered by Syria war

Researchers have analyzed satellite data and determined that the civil war in Syria and subsequent refugee migration ...

EARTH WIRE -- BRG to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands

Indonesias Peat Land Restoration Agency (BRG) said it hoped to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesian govt allocates Rp187.5 billion for lake rehabilitation

The Directorate General of Water Resources of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has allocated Rp187.5 ...

Indonesian govt allocates Rp613.27 billion to handle floods

Nearly Rp613.27 billion (US$47 million) of a special budget, up from Rp559.16 billion budget in 2015, has been ...

Jakarta bay reclamation to be hot topic in election campaign

Indonesias electorate is looking forward to a very exciting and fierce gubernatorial election campaign in Jakarta as ...

Greenpeace concerned about Indonesian coastal area development

Greenpeace Indonesia has expressed concern at the development in Indonesias coastal areas which tends to be ...

Government sets aside Rp70 trillion for 65 dam projects

The government has decided to set aside Rp70.1 trillion to build 65 water reservoirs until 2022, an official said ...

Kubota, NTT and NTT Communications to develop ICT solutions for agriculture and water infrastructure

- Kubota Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and NTT Communications ...

Satellites detect 13 hotspots in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 13 hotspots in five districts in Riau Province, on Friday at 5 a.m. local ...

Vice president calls for water conservation

Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has called upon people to conserve water in view of the limited water resources and the ...

Tangerang prepares 74 pumps to overcome floods

Tangerang city administration in Banten province has made 74 pumps ready to prevent floodwaters from inundating ...

Jakarta braces for flooding during peak rainy season

The Jakarta administration is intensifying efforts to normalize sewage systems in the capital city as the rainy season ...