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Forest fires in 2019 exacerbated orangutan-human conflicts

The number of orangutan-human conflicts tended to increase since the forest fires razing Kalimantan’s forests ...

15 hot spots detected in Riau: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 15 hotspots in six districts of Riau Province on ...

Emergency alert status announced in Riau following flash floods

The Riau provincial administration declared an emergency alert status over the ongoing threats of flood and landslide ...

Riau's flash floods, landslide claim six lives

Six people died as flash floods and a landslide hit certain areas in Riau Province, Riau Disaster Mitigation ...

P&G 2019 Citizenship Report highlights commitment to Community Impact, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability

- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its 2019 Citizenship Report, detailing progress in its ...

Mt Ile Mandiri in Larantuka again besieged by wildfire

A wildfire again ravaged Mount Ile Mandiri in Larantuka, the capital of East Flores District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) ...

445 personnel deployed to extinguish forest fires on Mt Lawu

The Magetan district authorities deployed 445 personnel to extinguish wildfires which gutted forest area located on the ...

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Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

Forest degradation threatens existence of endemic flora, fauna: LIPI

Forest degradation owing to wildfires and land conversion has threatened the existence of endemic species of flora and ...

BMKG confirms detection of 136 hotspots in 12 NTT districts

Some 136 hotspots of wildfires were detected throughout East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, according to the ...

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Saving Julia and Cykita

Three years ago, Julia had just given birth to her baby Cykita, when a team of conservationists in South Kalimantan ...

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 ...

Hundreds of homes flooded in West Aceh

Hundreds of home in five villages in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, have been submerged by flood waters reaching a ...

Over one thousand people affected by West Aceh flooding

As many as 1,067 people from 332 families have been affected by the flooding in the East Woyla Sub-district of West ...

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Greenpeace campaigns on clean energy, alerts Jokowi's cabinet

At least a dozen environmental activists climbed atop the two main monuments in Jakarta on Wednesday, to unfurl a ...