Illegal logging (illustration)

Selasa , 09 Sep 2014, 22:56 WIB

Ministry of forestry applies SAR to track illegal logging

Thick smoke billows from forest fire in Riau earlier this year. (File photo)

Senin , 01 Sep 2014, 13:08 WIB

NOAA satellite detects 40 hotspots across Sumatra

Viaitors ride an elephant at Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, East Java. (Illustration)

Senin , 18 Aug 2014, 14:31 WIB

Minister hands Surabaya zoo management to mayor Risma

Some school children walk through flooded street to reach their school in East Jakarta. (illustration)

Kamis , 07 Aug 2014, 21:36 WIB

Expert: Half of cities in Indonesia least livable

Fire burns out dry bushes and trees in Pekanbaru, Riau, last June. Recently National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) finds 185 hotspots in the province. (file photo)

Kamis , 07 Aug 2014, 13:19 WIB

Minister: 2 million hectares of palm oil plantations in Riau without license

The launching of new logo and name, PT Semen Indonesia, in January. (illustration)

Senin , 14 Jul 2014, 17:00 WIB

PT Semen Indonesia to build environment-friendly power plant

Mt Slamet

Sabtu , 05 Jul 2014, 21:58 WIB

Mount Slamet still spews volcanic ash

Fishermen work in Banda Aceh. Sea pollution threats people who earn their livehood from the sea. (illustration)

Kamis , 12 Jun 2014, 05:33 WIB

Indonesia hosts ASEAN's coastal, marine environment meeting

Green sea turtle (illustration)

Rabu , 11 Jun 2014, 17:45 WIB

Indonesia to develop 20 millions hectare of water conservation areas

Coal shipment in Gresik, East Java (illustration)

Senin , 09 Jun 2014, 21:53 WIB

Indonesian Police Chief: Stop mining permit

Adipura Awards (illustration)

Jumat , 06 Jun 2014, 20:20 WIB

Four regional heads of Papua awarded Adipura

Adipura Awards (illustration)

Four regional heads of Papua awarded Adipura

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Four regional heads of Papua were among other leaders awarded Adipura or Green City Award by Vice President Boediono. Those regional heads are from Fak-Fak, Jayapura, Biak and Manokwari. Among others is Regent of Fak-Fak, Muhammad Uswanas. He said that the award showed his strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Fak-Fak regency has abundant natural resources to be...

Adipura Awards (illustration)

Jumat , 06 Jun 2014, 20:20 WIB

Four regional heads of Papua awarded Adipura

Map of East Nusa Tenggara in green

Sabtu , 31 May 2014, 21:35 WIB

East Nusa Tenggara vulnerable to climate change

Ilustration

Ahad , 25 May 2014, 19:58 WIB

Batam to have two botanical gardens

Thick smoke billows from forest fire in Riau on March 20, 2014. (File photo)

Ahad , 04 May 2014, 15:27 WIB

NOAA detects 44 hotspots in Sumatra

A forest (illustration)

Kamis , 01 May 2014, 03:59 WIB

Govt optimistic to grow 15 ha million of industrial forest concessions

Coral reefs in Bunaken (illustration)

Jumat , 18 Apr 2014, 00:16 WIB

LIPI: 30.4 percent of coral reefs severely damaged

Mangrove forrest (illustration)

Selasa , 15 Apr 2014, 05:20 WIB

Wilmar violates agreement on 'zero deforestation'

Prosthetic legs (illustration)

Senin , 14 Apr 2014, 22:22 WIB

Government provides 425 billion IDR for the disabled

Mature Rafflesia arnoldii flower (illustration)

Senin , 07 Apr 2014, 17:54 WIB

Five Rafflesia arnoldiis to bloom in Bengkulu

Thick smoke billows from forest fire in Riau on March 20, 2014. (File photo)

Sabtu , 05 Apr 2014, 08:54 WIB

Govt spends 267 billion IDR to contain Riau forest fires

In this Dec. 6, 2007, file photo, Oxfam activists wearing polar bear costumes stage a demonstration outside the venue of the UN climate change conference in Nusa Dua, Bali island, Indonesia.

Senin , 24 Mar 2014, 17:40 WIB

UN says 2013 'extreme events' due to warming earth

Smoke billows from plantation fire in Bengkalis, Riau. (File photo)

Selasa , 18 Mar 2014, 15:24 WIB

Govt drops 1.6 tonnes of water bomb to contain Riau fires

Smoke billows from plantation fire in Bengkalis, Riau. (File photo)

Govt drops 1.6 tonnes of water bomb to contain Riau fires

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU - Special team in Riau dropped 1.6 tonnes of water bomb to contain forest fires in Riau. National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) database head, Agus Wibowo said that Sikorsky plane made 348 flights to drop the water. "This operation involves a number of planes," Wibowo said on Monday. Sikorsky plane has a payload capacity of 3,600 liters per flight...

Smoke billows from plantation fire in Bengkalis, Riau. (File photo)

Selasa , 18 Mar 2014, 15:24 WIB

Govt drops 1.6 tonnes of water bomb to contain Riau fires

Smoke billows from plantation fire in Province of Riau (file photo)

Jumat , 14 Mar 2014, 16:19 WIB

President on Twitter: Handle the fire or I will take over

 A Sumatran elephant (elephas maximus sumatranus) lies dead in Aceh. (file photo)

Kamis , 13 Mar 2014, 21:08 WIB

Another Sumatran elephant found dead

Smoke from forest and peatland fires limits visibility in Riau. (illustration)

Kamis , 13 Mar 2014, 19:17 WIB

Government prepares water bombs to mitigate Riau haze

Smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia, as seen in this file photo on June 27, 2013.

Kamis , 13 Mar 2014, 17:55 WIB

Minister expects ratification on haze pollution soon

Geopelia striata or locally known as Perkutut Jawa (file photo)

Rabu , 12 Mar 2014, 19:20 WIB

Hundreds of protected birds confiscated from owner

Indonesia's Minister of Environmental Affairs Balthasar Kambuaya (file photo)

Ahad , 09 Mar 2014, 23:17 WIB

Indonesia, Poland strengthen environmental cooperation

Beijing. Ilustrasi

Ahad , 09 Mar 2014, 22:41 WIB

China to toughen environment law, hold polluters accountabel

Deforestation in Papuan forest is see from above. (Illustration)

Jumat , 07 Mar 2014, 23:59 WIB

World's indigenous people to discuss deforestation

Smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia, as seen in this file photo on June 27, 2013.

Rabu , 05 Mar 2014, 22:53 WIB

NOAA satellite detects 48 hot spots in Sumatra

People have wider access to use the forest's resources. (Illustration)

Senin , 03 Mar 2014, 23:40 WIB

Govt: Wider access for community forests

Civil servants of Special Province of Jakarta go to their office by bicycles on the first Friday every month. Civil servants of Samarinda will follow suit starting in March. (File photo)

Jumat , 28 Feb 2014, 07:56 WIB

Bicycling only for civil servants, please!

Civil servants of Special Province of Jakarta go to their office by bicycles on the first Friday every month. Civil servants of Samarinda will follow suit starting in March. (File photo)

Bicycling only for civil servants, please!

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SAMARINDA - Regional Government of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, will ban any motor vehicle on the way to the offices for civil servants including its senior official. The government ask them to use bicycles instead, on the first Friday every month.  "Once in a month which falls on every first Friday, all civil servants are obliged to use bicycles on...

Civil servants of Special Province of Jakarta go to their office by bicycles on the first Friday every month. Civil servants of Samarinda will follow suit starting in March. (File photo)

Jumat , 28 Feb 2014, 07:56 WIB

Bicycling only for civil servants, please!

Secretary of State John Kerry (center) takes a selfie with a group of students before delivering a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Senin , 17 Feb 2014, 18:09 WIB

Kerry mocks those who deny climate change

An American alligator perches on a tree branch in the Pearl River Delta, Mississippi, in this undated handout photo received on February 14, 2014.

Sabtu , 15 Feb 2014, 23:23 WIB

Researchers: Crocodiles can climb trees

Forest fire causes thick smoke in City of Padang, West Sumatra, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

Kamis , 13 Feb 2014, 18:25 WIB

Govt to rent amphibian plane and chopper from Russia to tackle haze issues

Forest fire causes thick smoke in City of Padang, West Sumatra, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

Kamis , 13 Feb 2014, 18:13 WIB

Disaster mitigation agency carries out coordination to tackle haze problem

Smoke rises from a burnt forest. (illustration)

Rabu , 12 Feb 2014, 18:00 WIB

Malaysia: No help for companies setting fire in Indonesian forest

 Visitor looks at an American bison at Surabaya Zoo in East Java. (File photo)

Selasa , 11 Feb 2014, 21:21 WIB

US, Britain, and China offer partnership to Surabaya zoo

A reservoir in Jakarta (illustration)

Kamis , 06 Feb 2014, 04:54 WIB

Jakarta to build nine new reservoirs to contain floods

Bawean deer (file photo)

Senin , 03 Feb 2014, 00:43 WIB

Two more animals die in Surabaya Zoo

Worker of public cleanliness department collect the garbage after flooding in Jakarta. (File photo)

Jumat , 31 Jan 2014, 22:40 WIB

About 200 tonnes of garbage piles up at Kalibata bridge

Flood in Kampung  Melayu district, East Jakarta.

Ahad , 19 Jan 2014, 00:21 WIB

Official: Last year floods in Jakarta is worse

Flood (illustration)

Kamis , 16 Jan 2014, 22:15 WIB

Floods cause 20 trillion IDR of losses

Flood (illustration)

Floods cause 20 trillion IDR of losses

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - This year's financial losses due to flooding in Jakarta is greater than 2007. Director General of Water Resources in Ministry of Public Works, Mohammad Hasan said that direct and indirect losses reached 20 trillion IDR. "The floods in 2013 is less severe than 2007, but they damaged some vital areas, such as strategic areas of industry and...

Flood (illustration)

Kamis , 16 Jan 2014, 22:15 WIB

Floods cause 20 trillion IDR of losses

Some staff prepare the procedure of weather modification technology on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014.

Kamis , 16 Jan 2014, 01:05 WIB

Jakarta on flood alert until Feb 12