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East Java police and national police arrested seven suspects for six baby komodo dragons smuggling in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Various parties signed on a memorandum of understanding to restore Cycloops Mountains nature reserves, Sentani Lake and Sentani Tami water catchment areas, after flash floods hit Sentani on 16 March 2019.
Indonesian government rise up temperature on its heated relationships with European Union over palm oil for biofuel issue by calling for boycotts on several of European products.
Green groups blasted Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Issues, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan’s latest threat to pull from Paris Agreement as ‘reckless’ for overstepping presidential decree.
WWF Indonesia and Earth Hour communities in 30 cities call out for Indonesian president, city leaders, local administrations, companies, and public, especially young generation to use public transportation to reduce greenhouse gas emission.
Following the finalization of Merah Putih Waste-To-Energy Plant in Bantar Gebang of Bekasi city, other eleven cities stipulated by the 2018 Presidential Regulation on Waste-To-Energy Plant acceleration to develop the plant are under the spotlight to finish the projects.
Waste-to-energy plant in Bantargebang, Bekasi, finally inaugurated on Monday (25/3/2019) in Bekasi. The plant, dubbed as Merah Putih, is ready to manage waste up to 100 tons per day and produce 700 kilowatt of electricity.
Based on data published by WWF, 82 percent out of 550 rivers in Indonesia is in bad condition. To improve the condition, WWF is cooperating with private sector, public, and stakeholders for marine ecosystem in Indonesia.
Amid ongoing efforts to tackle waste issue, Indonesia still potentially becoming world’s largest dumpster after China refused to collect wastes from other countries.
Following recent flash floods in Sentani of Papua which have claimed lives, government agencies have split opinions about the cause of the disaster.
Water is basic rights for Indonesians as stipulated by the 1945 Constitution. Consequently, the state is obliged to provide water as basic human rights. However, ground water is being exploited for human needs regardless of its sustainability and quality.
Heavy rains in Jayapura in Saturday (16/03/2019) afternoon resulted to flash floods hit at least nine urban communities (kelurahan) of Sentani subdistrict.
People’s Coalition for Fisheries Justice, or KIARA, uncovered the practice of selling Indonesia’s small island for a total of Rp243 billion (US$17 million) via online.