Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to send 79 containers of hazardous materials back to Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States beginning in January, the
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December 25, 2020
December 24, 2020
Jakarta – Enlightened Indonesia Foundation Executive Director Adhityani Putri says that the government should be more aggressive in realising its commitments to addressing climate chang
December 10, 2020
Nina Loasana, Jakarta – The plastic recycling industry, a key player in the country's ambitious goal to cut waste by 30 percent and marine plastic debris by 70 percent by 2025, faces mo
December 6, 2020
Antara, Jakarta – As many as 313 flood victims from Tanjung Selamat village, Sunggal sub-district, Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra, are currently lodged at two command posts set up
December 5, 2020
Medan, Indonesia – Torrential rains in Indonesia's third largest city caused four rivers to overflow, flooding thousands of homes and killing at least five people, officials said Friday
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – With waste management problems continuing to mount globally, Indonesia, as one of the world's largest waste producers, has a key role to play in developing comp
December 4, 2020
Lucie Godeau, Jakarta – Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from the streets of Jakarta, with some of it ending up as far away as Bali's beaches.
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government is considering several ways to collect the Rp 773.8 billion (US$54.86 million) loan made by oil and gas company Lapindo Brantas Inc.
December 2, 2020
Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – More than 5,500 people have reportedly fled to evacuation shelters in Lewoleba city in Lembata regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), after Mount Ili Lewotolok experi
December 1, 2020
Apriadi Gunawan, Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra – A swell of water 2 meters deep flooded thousands of houses in Tebing Tinggi city, North Sumatra over the weekend, blocking the roads conn
November 30, 2020
Djemi Amnifu and Nina Loasana, Kupang – The eruption of Mount Ili Lewotolok in Lembata regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Sunday morning has forced 4,628 residents out of their homes, acco
Antara, Jakarta – Several sea tourist destinations in Bintan Regency of Riau Islands were polluted by oil waste, including ones in Madu Tiga Beach and Resort areas.
November 29, 2020
Indonesia's Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted on Sunday, releasing a column of smoke and ash 2.5 miles (4km) into the sky, triggering a flight warning and the closure of the local airport.
Yudha Baskoro – Environmental activists, students, and children joined the "Asia Climate Rally" in front of the Jakarta City Hall on Friday to raise awareness about climate change and v
November 28, 2020
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November 27, 2020
Jakarta – A United Nations special rapporteur wrote his opinion to the Central Jakarta District Court, which has yet to rule on a lawsuit filed by Jakartans over polluted air.
November 21, 2020
Arya Dipa, Bandung – One person is dead and two others injured after a landslide struck Sindangkerta village, Cianjur, West Java, on Friday.
November 18, 2020
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Eight rental villas and several shophouses were swept away by a flash flood in the Landak River tourist area in North Sumatra's Langkat regency early on Wednesd
Jakarta – National COVID-19 spokesman Wiku Adisasmito has asked the government to build temporary shelters that comply with COVID-19 health protocols to prepare for possible natural dis
November 16, 2020
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The authorities should boost efforts to raise local communities' preparedness in the face of disaster warnings and weather signals so as to improve the country'
November 12, 2020
Jakarta – Emergency response authorities have evacuated 1,294 residents from parts of Yogyakarta and Central Java in the vicinity of Mount Merapi in anticipation of heightened volcanic
November 11, 2020
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government needs to issue fiscal measures such as cutting fossil fuel subsidies and providing renewable energy incentives to slow climate change and to
November 9, 2020
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Former finance minister Chatib Basri said global investors were starting to consider environmental issues and avoid investing in projects considered detriment
November 6, 2020
Jakarta – Authorities have started evacuating hundreds of residents living in disaster-prone areas around Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, following the warning of a potential er
November 1, 2020
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Storms that hit Greater Jakarta on Sunday have led to blackouts in several parts of the capital and its satellite regions, causing some residents to comp
October 31, 2020
Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Three Indonesian biosphere reserves have been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program following a high-le
October 30, 2020
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Two residents of Cilacap, Central Java, have been admitted to the Banyumas Medika Hospital for intensive care after contracting COVID-19 while sheltering from f
October 29, 2020
Jakarta – The amount of medical waste found in the Cisadane River has been increasing since the COVID-19 pandemic began, says Tangerang City Environment Agency head Dedi Suhada.
October 26, 2020
Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has warned the public to avoid Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra, and has evacuate
October 25, 2020
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – More than 100 tons of carp and tilapia in Lake Toba, Samosir regency, North Sumatra were found dead on Thursday, possibly due to extreme weather, local official
October 23, 2020
Jakarta – The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) has said that the radiation level in part of the Batan Indah housing complex in South Tangerang has returned to normal after rad
October 17, 2020
Jakarta – Seven neighborhood units (RTs) in South Jakarta and West Jakarta were inundated after a heavy downpour in the capital on Friday afternoon.
October 14, 2020
Phelim Kine – The Indonesian parliament gambled that its hasty approval of a controversial economic stimulus plan on October 5 would effectively mitigate public anger about its problema
October 13, 2020
Hans Nicholas Jong, Philip Jacobson – Multiple versions of a sweeping deregulation law passed in Indonesia last week contain substantial differences affecting the nation's plantation se
October 12, 2020
Jakarta – At least 1,000 residents from six districts in Garut regency, West Java, have been displaced by flash floods and landslides due to torrential rainfall in the region since Sund
Helen Regan – Last week, Indonesia's parliament passed a controversial and sweeping jobs law that environmentalists say will have a disastrous impact on the country's forests and rich b
October 5, 2020
Jakarta – Moderate to heavy rain in Greater Jakarta on Sunday night has left at least 56 neighborhood units (RT) inundated and displaced hundreds of residents.
London – Global investors managing $4.1 trillion in assets have written to Indonesia's government to express concerns that a flagship "Job Creation" bill that is due to come before parl
October 4, 2020
Antara, Jakarta – Flash floods submerged hundreds of houses in the southern part of Cianjur District, West Java, on Saturday, compelling hundreds of families to evacuate to higher groun
October 3, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that the current La Nina weather phenomenon could increase accumulated precipitation in Ind
September 25, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito has warned the public about possible infection clusters at shelters for flood victims as the rainy sea
September 24, 2020
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a multimillion-dollar loan to support Indonesia's disaster resilience by providing quick access to emerg
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Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that air pollution is a significant health issue in the capital, causing more than 5 million illnesses a year.
September 22, 2020
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – Floods have inundated several parts of Jakarta due to heavy rainfall that occurred in the capital and its upstream areas on Monday.
Arya Dipa and Tri Indah Oktavianti, Bandung – A flash flood on Monday has left at least two people dead, 20 others injured and hundreds more displaced in Sukabumi, West Java.
Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 2,059 natural disasters that struck Indonesia during the period from January to September 20, with the number o
September 20, 2020
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – The Kapuas Hulu administration in West Kalimantan has declared a 14-day state of emergency in response to massive flooding that damaged at least 980 resi
September 17, 2020
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The growing number of "palm oil free"-labeled products on the market can cast palm oil in an unfavorable light, according to a recent webinar held by the I
Phelim Kine – Indonesia's parliament is poised to pass a massive "omnibus bill" stimulus package by early October to help offset the economic damage incurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.