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Rivers gone dry, villagers facing difficulties to get basic needs in Central Kalimantan

Sampit, Ekuatorial – As rivers dried up due to long dry season, local villagers in Central Kalimantan were facing difficulties to get their basic necessities,...

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Bandarlampung dodge water crisis through biopores, says activist

Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Dealing with water scarcity, researchers with civil society in Lampung province pushing local people to implement biopores program, said an activist in...

Article Forests Kalimantan Sumatera

Riau government failed to protect their forests, audit says

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Not only seventeen companies in Riau were found incapable of preventing forest fires, the audit also revealed that local governments have failed...

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Heat strikes Sorong of West Papua

Sorong, Ekuatorial – Temperature rising has led to clean water scarcity in Sorong of West Papua, an area considered to have never experienced dry season....

Article Biodiversity Kalimantan

52 percent world’s biodiversity loss, Indonesia needs to make changes

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – As world’s biodiversity decline sharply for the past forty years, Indonesia needed to change its production and consumption patterns to avoid further...

Article Forests Kalimantan Sumatera

Central Kalimantan Police declared 110 suspects over forest and land fires

Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – Central Kalimantan police announced 110 suspects over forest and land fires on Friday (10/10), in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. “More than...

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Walhi filed a judicial review on Aceh’s spatial planning law

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Walhi filed a judicial review on Aceh’s spatial planning law to the Supreme Court, on Thursday...

Article Forests Kalimantan Sumatera

Indonesia’s development goes green in five years time, says official

Jakarta, Ekuatorial -- Despite of recent development, senior official said that Indonesia would be able to include environmental awareness within five years time. The statement...

Article Kalimantan Sulawesi Sumatera

1,000 residents relocated to make way for Jakarta Giant Sea Wall project

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama said on Tuesday (7/10) that the city administration will be relocating as much as 1,000...

Forests Kalimantan Sumatera

Antara : Two directors named suspects in Riau forest fires

Pekanbaru, Antara – Police announced two directors of PT National Sago Prima, as suspects for allegedly burning lands and forests in Meranti island, Riau province,...