Day: November 3, 2022

3.4 mln hectares palm plantations in high conservation areas: govt

The Environment and Forestry Ministry on Wednesday informed that it has identified 3.4 million hectares of palm oil plantations located within high conservation forest areas in Indonesia. During a public opinion hearing meeting on conservation here on Wednesday, Biodiversity Director at the ministry Indra Exploitasia said that there are three types

Some 60 million people projected to travel at year-end holidays

Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Transportation Ministry projects people’s movement during the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holidays to reach 60.6 million. “The potential for national movement during Christmas and New Year 2022-2023 is 22.4 percent of the total population of Indonesia, or as many as 60.6

Ministry highlights need for raising awareness on cyberwarfare

Deputy Minister of Defense M. Herindra has highlighted the importance of raising awareness on cyberwarfare since it can cause more damage than a physical war. “The concept of threat has changed, from what was originally a physical war, now the destruction of a nation’s resilience can be penetrated through cyber

IDI reminds of threat of XBB, XBC subvariants in Indonesia

The COVID-19 Task Force of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI) reported on an early warning of the threat of the Omicron XBB and XBC subvariants in Indonesia. “Be careful, the risk of suffering from COVID-19 with this XBB variant is higher than with people, who

Jakarta’s forestry sector potentially reduces 10,565 tons of CO2e

The forestry sector, with conservation and urban forest activities, had the potential to reduce around 10,565 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) during 2021, the Jakarta Environmental Office stated. “The act of planting a tree is expected to be able to reduce greenhouse gases,” Head of the Jakarta Environmental Office

Need to expand waste transportation service to prevent littering: BRIN

The government must expand the waste transportation service so that it reaches all regions, including villages, to prevent people from throwing waste into the environment, such as rivers, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said. “The government’s job is to expand and increase the service network as much as