Dwiyanti Kusumaningrum – A bizarre 6.5-km bamboo fence that has appeared in waters off the coast of Tangerang, Banten, has made national headlines across Indonesia in the last few weeks

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Police observer from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Bambang Rukminto said that demolition alone is not enough to resolve the 30.16-ki

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Mahfud Md said it was not difficult to enforce the law regarding the right to build certificate (HGB) and land ownership certificate

Jakarta – The sprawling sea fence of unexplained origin in Tangerang, Banten, that has impeded fisherfolk's access to the sea has sparked a fierce debate about the issue of unlicensed l

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Wahyu Sakti Trenggono admitted that his KKP ministry was caught off guard by the discovery of the illegal sea fen

Wawan Kurniawan, Ilham Oktafian, Stefani Wijaya, Tangerang – The Indonesian Navy, supported by local fishermen, continued dismantling offshore bamboo barriers near Tangerang Regency on

Bioantika and Hernandi Albeto Octaviano – Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman Chair, Mokhammad Najih, has revealed that fishermen in Tangerang Regency have suffered losses amounting to approximately Rp9 billion due

Adil Al Hasan, Agung Sedayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) believes that there has been a potential violation of the law related to the issuance of land rig

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Tangerang – The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) deployed 600 personnel on Saturday to dismantle bamboo barriers spanning 30 kilometers in the waters off Tanjung Pasir, Ta

Jakarta – The mysterious appearance of a makeshift bamboo fence spanning 30 kilometers in the coastal waters off Tangerang, Banten, has increasingly raised eyebrows since the beginning

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the immediate removal of bamboo barriers illegally installed along 30 kilometers off the coasts of Tangerang Regency, Ban

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – The discovery of a mysterious 30.16-kilometre-long bamboo fence in the Java Sea, north of Tangerang, has left Indonesians disconcerted.

Bogor, West Java – Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto opened the option of sinking ships smuggling textile commodities from abroad.

Yudha Almerio, Balikpapan, Indonesia – Abdul Kadir looked out to sea as a gathering of storm clouds darkened the outlook for the day's fishing in Balikpapan Bay.

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M Ambari, Jakarta, Indonesia – Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, who will remain as Indonesia's fisheries minister in the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto, has unveiled an ambitiou

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Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Jepara District Court's panel of judges declared the four shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa guilty of environmental pollution.

Asia Indonesian Fisheries – Labor abuses on foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Indonesia's remote eastern seas continue to claim lives, with Indonesian crew members bearing the brunt of

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia's Java Island are leading the fight against the government's decision to dredge sea sand for export, warning the act

Ririe Ranggasari, Jakarta – Indonesian coastal communities staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) building in Central Jakarta on Thursday, Octob

Jakarta – The government's decision to allow the resumption of sea sand exports will badly impact the environment and the livelihood of fishing communities, while the tax revenues and i

Hanin Marwah, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – Victor Gustaaf Manoppo, the Director General of Marine Space Management of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, said that 66 companies ha

Antara, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara – Climate change, which triggers sea level rise, puts threats on small islands in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Indonesia, the provincial government

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Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's decision to resume the export of sea sand continues to draw criticism.

Jakarta – Perhaps playing word games has become President Joko Widodo's specialty.

Wahyu Chandra, Makassar, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have arrested a 72-year-old South Korean national for allegedly running a sand quarrying operation in a protected forest area

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Bogor – The head of the Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, stated that material suc

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries said the Directorate General of Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the provincial go

Mahfudzulloh Al Murtadho, Jakarta – The Head of the Coastal and Marine Resource Research Center at Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, said sea sand export has long bee

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Following a 20-year ban, the government has officially lifted the restriction on exports of sea sand, prompting protests from some quarters, including a f

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – A recent decision made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to lift a decades-old ban on sea sand exports has raised concerns that it may jeopardiz

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Sedimentologist and former Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI), Andang Bachtiar, has addressed the ongoing controversy sur

Asad Asnawi, Lamongan, Indonesia – Sulaiman is so practiced at stripping a zebra shark that he can skin the animal in just a few minutes.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to export sea sediment that sparked debate about sea sand export after a two-decade hiatus.

Sekarsari Sugihartono – Recently, Indonesia made headlines when it announced the lifting of a long-standing ban on the export of sea sand.

Antara, Jakarta – A decision by the Indonesian government to reopen sea sand export has been met with opposition from experts and environmental groups.

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – Environmentalists and broad sectors of Indonesian civil society have welcomed with shock and disapproval the decision by outgoing President Joko 'Jokowi' Wid

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Riri Rahayu, Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo denied that his government has reinstated sea sand exports.

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Arif Ferdianto, Jakarta – The government has officially reopened the sea sand export tap after a 20-year moratorium.

Arif Ferdianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) believes that the government's decision to reopen the tap of sand sea mining will bring with it financial loss

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's recently updated conservation law continues to prioritize terrestrial protection, raising concerns over much-needed improvements to the management o

M Ambari, Jakarta – A milestone debt-for-nature agreement to conserve coral reefs in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic country, has drawn a mix of optimism and skepticism from

Jakarta – The working period of the Peatland and Mangrove Rehabilitation Agency should be extended in order to rehabilitate the severely damaged mangrove forests.

Karunia Putri, Annisa Firdausi I Haris Setyawan, Jakarta – The issue of buying and selling islands has again become a topic of discussion among the Indonesian people.