Sharp rise in hungry Ethiopians needing aid: UN
The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply this year to 4.5 million due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon, the UN has said. With rains poorer than predicted, "food
View ArticleRevolutionary approaches sought to recover RI’s damaged rivers
Hundreds of participants of the first-ever Indonesian River Congress (KSI) have called on both the government and the public to jointly take an integrated and revolutionary approach to save the country’s
View ArticleThick haze puts health, air travel at risk
The intensity of pollution produced by land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan continued to fluctuate over the weekend, putting the health of local residents at risk and disrupting activities in
View ArticleASEAN needs $10 billion to tackle deadly forest fires: scientist
Smog-affected ASEAN countries, especially Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, should allocate up to US$10 billion to cope with unending forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, a scientist said. “The
View ArticleGovt revokes, suspends licenses of forest burners
The government has announced the revocation of permits for four firms whose concessions in Sumatra and Kalimantan have burned up recently, adding to the haze fire disaster that has engulfed the nation.
View ArticleThousands of hectares of land in Jambi burned down
As many as 15,600 hectares of land in Jambi have been burned down in the last three months, some of which are in forest areas, a forestry official has said. Jambi Forestry Agency head Irmansyah said
View ArticleLocal tribe wins UN green award
An indigenous community in East Kalimantan has won a prestigious environmental award from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for its persistent efforts to protect its forest from being turned
View ArticleAir pollution in Kalimantan, Sumatra at one of the lowest levels since August
Cities across Kalimantan and Sumatra, which have been shrouded by the haze for months, are finally breathing easy with air pollution at possibly one of the lowest levels since the crisis started in...
View ArticleAir pollution in Kalimantan, Sumatra at one of the lowest levels since August
Cities across Kalimantan and Sumatra, which have been shrouded by the haze for months, are finally breathing easy with air pollution at possibly one of the lowest levels since the crisis started in...
View ArticleSumatran orangutans threatened by forest destruction
A series of deaths of orangutans further confirms the destruction of Indonesia’s forests, contributing to the problem of global climate change. The country’s biodiversity, including protected species
View ArticleRI indigenous groups awarded for conservation
A local tribe from East Kalimantan and a green group from Belitung, Bangka-Belitung province, have won prestigious UN Development Program (UNDP) green awards for their efforts to protect the environment
View ArticleUS grants Indonesia $250m for ambitious environmental scheme
The US government, through its development aid agency, granted US$250 million to Indonesia to fund an ambitious long-term partnership as Indonesia plays a pivotal global role in tackling environmental
View ArticleGovt to set new standard for environment
As the government accelerates work on infrastructure projects, the Environment and Forestry Ministry is preparing a plan to improve environmental safeguards in a bid to minimize the environmental damage
View ArticleIndonesia’s largest landscape-level forest restoration project ongoing in...
APRIL Group has adopted a landscape approach in restoring 150,000 hectares of environmentally important peat forest in the Kampar Peninsula in Riau province, Sumatra, involving multiple stakeholders,...
View ArticleFloods force thousands to flee
Flooding caused by heavy downpours and overflowing rivers has inundated several regions on Sumatra, leaving at least one person dead and forcing thousands to leave their homes. In Padang, West Sumatra,
View ArticleIndonesia pushes for stronger regulation on marine pollution
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stressed the importance of marine sustainability and called for better and comprehensive international regulations to address marine pollution on Tuesday. Speaking at
View ArticleUN warns that 7.6 million Yemenis are "one step" from famine
The director of UN humanitarian operations warned Tuesday that 7.6 million people in conflict-torn Yemen face severe food shortages and are "one step" from famine. John Ging, who just returned from
View ArticleSingapore raises concerns over haze at UN meeting
Singapore has raised concerns over transboundary air pollution at a United Nations ( UN ) meeting involving some 120 environment ministers in Africa last week, the Ministry for the Environment and Water
View ArticleSingapore targeting private firms linked to Indonesian fires
Singapore's move to go after companies linked to fires in Indonesia that led to last year's haze is not an issue of sovereignty or national dignity, said a Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
View ArticlePoverty has decreased by 2.11 percent in Indonesia: BPS
The percentage of the Indonesian population living below the poverty line decreased by 2.11 percent to 28.01 million people as of March, 2016, compared to March 2015, according to data provided by the
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