Reducing flood risk in Sumatra requires more than technical fixes or post-disaster responses. It calls for a shift in forestry governance towards prevention and ecological resilience, moving beyond ...
NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s environment ministry on Dec. 6 suspended private sector activity in a crucial high conservation value rainforest as rescuers continued working through three ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A damaged vehicle sits amongst debris after deadly landslides following heavy rains in Malalak, Agam regency, West ...
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides ...
Indonesia has revoked the permits of 28 companies after a post–Cyclone Senyar audit found environmental violations that ...
JAKARTA: Sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia will take over land seized from 28 firms linked to floods and landslides ...
The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 248 on Friday, with 100 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their efforts hampered by ...