Jakarta – Greenomics Indonesia, a leading NGO on forestry issues, lambasted Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan for issuing a new decree on Dec.

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Tangerang – The Tangerang municipal administration warned all industrial firms not to directly dispose untreated waste into rivers.

Elisabeth Oktofani – Environmental activists on Tuesday called on the Indonesian government to declare the inability of fishing families nationwide to earn a living because of months of

Jakarta – According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Indonesia suffered Rp 7.1 trillion (approximately US$781 million) in financial losses caused by the Mount Merapi e

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – The critically-endangered Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) population in Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) has declined past recent estimates as

Jakarta – Conservation association Burung Indonesia said Tuesday that 122 Indonesian bird species included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list could go

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Langsa, Aceh – Six years after the Indian Ocean tsunami swept more than 200,000 people to their death, Titik Yuniarti still clings to hope at least one of her children is alive.

Bengkulu – A leading Indonesian environmental group has protested a plan to build a road through Kerinci Seblat National Park, the biggest reserve on Sumatra Island.

Shari Nijman – As the United Nation's International Year of Biodiversity draws to a close, Indonesia, home to some of the earth's richest ecosystems, still struggles to protect some of

Slamet Susanto and Arya Dipa, Yogyakarta/Bandung – Thousands of survivors of the Mount Merapi eruptions staged a rally in Yogyakarta on Monday, demanding that the government fulfill its

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – A recent poll claims that public acceptance of government plans to build a nuclear power plant has increased.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) urged the Forestry Ministry to close 17 loopholes in its regulatory set-up to anticipate further abuse of forestry licenses and illegal loggi

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Analysts and government officials on Thursday accused the environmental group Greenpeace of fabricating its data on environmental

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Freed from the threat of volcanic eruptions, Merapi's refugees must now face the ordeal of rebuilding their lives.

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Despite warnings by experts that unbridled urban development would harm the environment, a Jakarta official said the economic benefits were too great to re

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The Association of Indonesian Economists' (ISEI) Yogyakarta branch has called on Bank Indonesia on Thursday to consider writing off the bank loans of debtors i

Kupang – An advocacy team has found that 3,200 fishermen have been affected by the Montara oil spill in Timor Sea.

Nurfika Osman, Yogyakarta – Thousands of families returned to their villages on Monday even as scientists warned that Mount Merapi remained a threat and more bodies were found buried in

Jakarta – Environmental activists welcome the government's pledge to decrease the consumption of fossil fuel by 2025, but they warn against the use of nuclear energy.

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Gandang Sajarwo, Agromulyo and Jakarta – Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano killed 58 people and injured dozens when it erupted again on Friday, with scores more suffering severe burns an

Jakarta – As the Mentawai Islands continue to struggle to deal with the loss of life and emergency response in the wake of the tsunami disaster, West Sumatra Governor Irwan Prayitno has

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – A team comprising personnel from the police, military, Public Order Office and Transportation Ministry removed political advertisements from Merapi refugee

Sleman, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X has criticized Indonesian political parties for potentially increasing the trauma suffered by victims displaced by t

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A coalition of NGOs has criticized what they perceive as a sluggish relief operation following last week's deadly tsunami in Mentawai, West Sumatra.

HS Syahril, North Pagai, Indonesia – Indonesian tsunami survivors complained Monday they are being forced to scavenge for wild roots because aid had not arrived a week after the wave cr

Nivell Rayda, Tuapejat and Sikakap – Despite being the capital of Mentawai district, tsunami relief efforts in Tuapejat are apparently in chaos, with food and medical supplies not only

Slamet Riyadi, Mount Merapi, Indonesia – A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers

Nivell Rayda & Agencies, Padang, Indonesia – At least 413 people have now been confirmed killed in the tsunami that slammed into the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra on Monday, as r

Jakarta – A legislator from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party apologized on Thursday after House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Ali said people who live on islan

Achmad Ibrahim and Slamet Riyadi, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia – The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 340 Thursday as more victims of Indonesia's double disaster

Ismira Lutfia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission on Thursday issued a stern reminder for all television stations to be more conscientious in broadcasting disaster footage

Widya Utami & Eko Listiyorini, Indonesia – Rescuers searched for survivors of a tsunami in Indonesia's remote west while aid workers headed for the site of a volcano eruption as the

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – At least 23 people are dead and scores missing, including nine Australians, after a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia's west coast and triggered a ts

Tarko Sudiarno, Mount Merapi, Indonesia – Indonesia ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi on Monday as it raised the alert for its most active volcano to red,

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Jakarta – Global environmental pressure group Greenpeace said on Thursday that its Rainbow Warrior flagship had been denied access to Indonesian waters to load supplies.

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Jakarta – Global environmental pressure group Greenpeace said on Thursday that its Rainbow Warrior flagship had been denied access to Indonesian waters, and insisted the government had

Irwan Firdaus, Jakarta – An environmental group has released video footage of a bulldozer buzzing trees in a protected forest that is home to endangered Sumatran tigers, but the governm

Jakarta – The Indonesian Red Cross have blamed "miscommunication" among emergency authorities for sending relief aid to the devastated town of Wasior in West Papua, despite the fact tha

AWPA (Sydney) has written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard urging that as Australia is one of the best resourced countries in the region we should offer assistance to the Indonesian Gove

Manokwari – The death toll from flash floods in eastern Indonesia has risen to 110 with bodies still lying unclaimed in the mud four days after the disaster, an official said on Friday.

Wasior, West Papua – The remote Indonesian town of Wasior was a scene of devastation on Wednesday, with bodies lying unclaimed in the debris of flash floods that killed at least 86 peop

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Residents of three villages in Jabon subdistrict in Sidoarjo, East Java, have refused to leave their homes as part of a government plan to use the area as a reserv

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – The government's lack of comprehensive strategy in preventing erosion along the country's coastlines will pose a threat to the livelihoods of those living along