#Industry and Environment
Indonesia pushes for roadmap, strong safeguards in global REDD+ discussions at COP30
The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry calls for the adoption of a clear roadmap for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) scheme during discussions with multiple countries at COP30 in Brazil.
Indonesia to build four radioactive testing labs to safeguard shrimp exports to U.S.
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will establish four laboratories for radioactive substance testing by the end of 2025, following the inclusion of 41 Indonesian shrimp producers on the U.S. government’s yellow list after traces of radioactive materials were found in local shrimp sold in the U.S. market in July 2025.
Indonesia finds Caesium-137 contamination in 22 factories after US shrimp alert
Indonesia’s special task force on radioactive contamination has detected traces of Caesium-137 at 22 production facilities in an industrial zone near Jakarta, officials said on Wednesday, October 8, 2025..
Indonesia probes suspected cesium-137 contamination in shrimp exports to U.S.
The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry has launched an investigation into alleged radioactive contamination after U.S. authorities detected traces of Cesium-137 in frozen shrimp imported from Indonesia.
Prabowo's speech on illegal mining criticized as empty rhetoric amid oligarchic grip
The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) strongly criticizes President Prabowo Subianto's recent speech at the Annual Session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) on August 15, 2025, calling it as empty rhetoric that fails to address the root causes of illegal mining.
Indonesia and UNDP collaborate on forest conservation, emission reduction efforts
The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on August 12, 2025 to develop a concept and funding proposal for the second phase of Green Climate Fund's support for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (GCF REDD+) Result-Based Payment (RBP) program.
U.S.-Indonesia trade deal threatens national economy: Civil society groups
Civil society organizations are sounding the alarm over the recently made Indonesia-United States trade agreement, as it could endanger national economic sovereignty, undermine Indonesia’s energy and industrial policies, and deepen environmental and social harm.
Siti Nurbaya Bakar
Siti Nurbaya Bakar was born in 1956 in Jakarta to Mochamad Bakar and Sri Banon. She is the current Minister of Environment and Forestry. Her father is a retired Betawi Police officer and his mother is from Lambung. Siti is married to Rusli Rachman and has two children: Meitra Mivida NR and Ananda Tohpati.