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PMI becomes front guard in humanitarian affairs: Minister

Social Minister Agus Gumiwang said the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has become the front guard in handling humanitarian ...

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 -- Efforts underway to restore Lake Limboto in Gorontalo

The central government is giving special attention to Gorontalo, currently the third conservation province in ...

Papua administration pursues cross-country watershed management plan

The Papua provincial administration is disseminating awareness about Indonesia and Papua New Guinea cross-country ...

President wants long-term solution to Garut disaster

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants a long-term solution to recurring natural disasters, especially the flash floods ...

Coral reefs, vital for maintaining food supply

Coral reefs are not just beautiful but also crucial for maintaining the food supply for millions of people living ...

Banjarmasin`s rivers as drivers of urban development

Banjarmasin, the capital city of South Kalimantan province, stands proudly on the banks of many rivers, with its ...

ASEAN-US Summit ends with Sunnylands Declaration

The ASEAN-US Summit at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, concluded on Tuesday with the Sunnylands ...

Bamboo conservation along Ciliwung watershed can prevent floods

Bamboo conservation along the Ciliwung watershed can be an alternative measure for long-term flood prevention. ...

K-pop night to heat up U.S. music festival

Korean musicians will perform at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, this week, the government ...

Floods in Indonesia ecological disaster: Kambuaya

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya stated that the flooding that has taken place in most parts of Indonesia was ...

Lessons learnt on managing mangroves sustainably

Indonesia`s mangrove swamp is the largest in the world, covering some 3.2 million hectares, or 22 percent of the total ...

South East Asian youth join clean river campaign

A number of youth from several Southeast Asian countries joined "Our Rivers Our Life" (OROL) campaign to promote ...

Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes high-wire walk across Grand Canyon

Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk on a 2-inch (5-cm) steel cable over the Grand Canyon on ...

Floods paralyze Gorontalo city

Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains since Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning in Gorontalo city virtually ...