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The Meratus Geopark Management Agency emphasized that edifying people residing around the Meratus Mountains, South Kalimantan, is crucial to raising awareness . ....
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Indonesian police may probe coal miners over deforestation-linked floods The Indonesian police say they might investigate coal companies for their alleged role in recent deadly floods that struck southern Borneo. Critics accuse the companies of degrading the water catchment in South Kalimantan province through deforestation and sedimentation, which they allege amplified the impact of the rain-fueled floods. The government, meanwhile, is under fire for issuing more permits than the previous three administrations. Activists warn the environmental degradation in the province will only get worse under a slate of controversial deregulation measures passed by the government last year, which they say caters to coal companies at the expense of the environment. ....
Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods The Indonesian government plans to reforest watershed areas in the Bornean province of South Kalimantan and compel coal-mining companies to rehabilitate their concessions there in response to recent deadly floods. Pit mines have degraded large swaths of the region’s watershed, undermining the ability of the land and rivers to absorb heavy rainwater runoff, which activists say exacerbated the scale of the floods. While the environment minister initially denied this, her office has now indicated it was aware of the problem at least five years earlier and will do more to get companies to rehabilitate their abandoned mining sites. ....