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30 May 2020
Jakarta – As the COVID-19 epidemic rages on in Indonesia, the government eventually increased the number of laboratories allowed to test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of Coronavirus disease. The Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture (DGLAHS-MoA) has stepped up its One Health collaboration...
22 May 2020
Conservation and sustainable use can work together to protect plants, animals and livelihoods
22 May 2020
    Indonesian peatlands store eighty percent of national soil organic carbon. Peat-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been estimated to be responsible for at least thirty eight percent of total national greenhouse gases. Peatland rewetting and other restoration action helps to maintain the carbon in the soil and vegetation without being emitted...
30 April 2020
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FAO appeals to people to buy their food from local small businesses, to appreciate the farmers who produce the food, to shop sensibly, to eat healthy diets, and to be careful when handling food. “It is time for us to pay attention to one another and to...
25 April 2020
Jakarta. World Veterinary Day (WVD) marked every year on the last Saturday of April – falls this year on April 25th. The 2020 WVD theme is “Environmental Protection for Improving Animal and Human Health". Veterinarians play an important role to maintain animal health and have an impact on ensuring human welfare that...