The Environment and Forestry Ministry pointed to an increase in the area of forest and land burnt during the January-November 2021 period to reach 353,222 hectares, an increase from 296,942 hectares in 2020. “There was a slight increase. This increase occurred in several provinces, in the two main provinces. These
Deputy V of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, accentuated that ratification of the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) is crucial for providing protection to victims and achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). “The ratification of RUU TPKS is essential, not only to provide adequate protection to sexual
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast rainfall over 96.8 percent of the Indonesian territory during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. “The rainy season, in general, occurs during Christmas and New Year. This means that 96.8 percent of Indonesia’s territory has entered the rainy season,” said BMKG’s
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry pushed for a sustainable seafood campaign to support the increasing demand for food in future. Fishery Products Market Analyst, Associate Expert at the Marketing Directorate of the Directorate General of Strengthening Competitiveness of Marine and Fishery Products at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry,
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin praised the independence agenda of community training centers (BLKs) initiated by Manpower Minister, Ida Fauziyah, by forming a national coordination forum called BLK Komunitas. Amin also invited local governments, businesses, and industries as well as communities to synergize in the effort to make BLK Komunitas independent
Social assistance has played a major role in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, by helping affected communities, an economist said. “Apart from the problem in the distribution of social assistance, I notice that social assistance has played a major role in dealing with the pandemic by helping affected communities,” research