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BNPB deploys helicopter to mitigate forest, land fires in S Kalimantan

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed a helicopter to assist the South Kalimantan provincial ...

Forest, land fires most common disasters last week: BNPB

Forest and land fires (karhutla) were the most common disasters in the week from July 18 to July 24, 2022, the National ...

Mount Ile Lewotolok erupts, spewing smoke reaching 700 meters high

The Mount Ile Lewotolok Monitoring Post on Lembata Island, Lembata District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), reported an ...

South Sumatra BPBD dampening peatlands to prevent wildfires

The South Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) intensified efforts to dampen peatlands to reduce damage from ...

Mount Merbabu trekking reopens to tourists, climbers

The Mount Merbabu National Park Center (BTNGMb) is reopening two hiking trails of the volcano located at the borders of ...

Residents start seeking refuge to avoid Mt Semeru's lava flows

Residents on the slope of Mount Semeru in Lumajang District, East Java, have begun taking refuge to steer clear from ...

Efforts on to put out wildfires in West Aceh

Personnel from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and a joint team of firefighters were striving to ...

Apply technology to prevent land, forest fire: President

President Joko Widodo highlighted the need to apply technology to prevent land and forest fires while monitoring ...

Weather modification for rainfall in Riau's peatland areas

Coinciding with the Idul Fitri Islamic Festivity on Sunday (May 24), the Indonesian government conducted climate ...

Task force teams deployed in Sumatra, Kalimantan to anticipate fires

Indonesia's Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has deployed task force teams as a precautionary ...

Wildfire exhumes two hectares of peatland in Aceh

A wildfire scorched two hectares of peatland area in Lamie Village, Darul Makmur Sub-district, Nagan Raya District, ...

11 hotspots of forest fires detected in Riau's coastal areas

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Office (BMKG) detected 11 hotspots indicative of forest fires ...

Sebangau peat forest, a paradise under threat

A man in his 30s checks a motorboat's engine, while travelers board a vessel at Kereng Bekirai Port, one of the two ...

All parties in Riau demand halting recurrence of 2019 wildfires

A top military officer urged stakeholders involved in Riau’s wildfire mitigation efforts to seriously handle ...

Riau plans to issue wildfire emergency preparedness status

The Riau provincial administration unveiled its plan to issue a land and forest fire emergency preparedness status at a ...