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Riau braces for more forest fires as rainy season nears end
Archipelago 2 months ago

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Riau braces for more forest fires as rainy season nears end

Authorities also detected more than 200 hotspots across the province in January 2026, with at least 40 fire incidents recorded during the month.
Indonesia’s rhetoric of net-zero emissions
Academia 1 year ago

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Indonesia’s rhetoric of net-zero emissions

In order to push for growth, Indonesia may clear 2.1 million hectares of rainforest over the next five years, roughly the size of 30 Singapore islands, and still claim compliance with its emissions targets.
Green energy or eco threat? Indonesia’s hydropower dilemma
Academia 1 year ago

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Green energy or eco threat? Indonesia’s hydropower dilemma

A hydropower project reportedly requires 16 types of permits, including a consent statement from residents and an environmental impact analysis (Amdal), notorious for taking years to issue.
Government admits lack of certainty in Rempang investment
Economy 2 years ago

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Government admits lack of certainty in Rempang investment

Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has conceded that adjustments will be made to the deadlines for the relocation of residents and construction timeline of the Rempang Eco City project.
Police look into alleged land-clearing smoke in fatal pile-up
Archipelago 3 years ago

Police look into alleged land-clearing smoke in fatal pile-up

The Central Java Police are investigating a slash-and-burn that created thick smoke, allegedly causing a pile-up collision involving 13 vehicles, killing one and injuring 18 others on a toll road in Brebes on Sunday afternoon.
Forest fire again erupts near Lake Toba
Archipelago 3 years ago

Forest fire again erupts near Lake Toba

The head of a district administration in North Sumatra has alleged that slash-and-burn agriculture was to blame for a forest fire that has erupted in two regencies near the popular tourist destination of Lake Toba.
Ganjar confident Wadas unrest won't damage his standing in polls
Politics 4 years ago

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Ganjar confident Wadas unrest won't damage his standing in polls

Ganjar said in a discussion with the media on Thursday night that he took full responsibility for the fallout from the violence that "may have occurred" during the survey for a dam project in Wadas village, Purworejo Regency, Central Java.
Australia warns koalas 'endangered' as numbers plunge
Environment 4 years ago

Australia warns koalas 'endangered' as numbers plunge

Australia officially listed koalas across its eastern coast as "endangered", with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease.
Sumatran tiger disrupts land clearing in West Sumatra
Environment 4 years ago

Sumatran tiger disrupts land clearing in West Sumatra

A Sumatran tiger has gone viral after it blocked two excavators belonging to a plantation company from clearing land near its habitat in West Sumatra. It is the second such incident since July 2021.
Bloody clash in Natumingka ignites Batak groups to rise against pulp giant
Environment 4 years ago

Bloody clash in Natumingka ignites Batak groups to rise against pulp giant

Indigenous Batak communities in North Sumatra are continue their tireless fight  against big business to keep their customary lands.
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