Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- Indonesia's Environment Ministry and WWF Indonesia have agreed to strengthen cooperation to support environmental management and address key challenges, including biodiversity loss and waste pollution.

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the partnership aims to translate WWF's recommendations into concrete actions to improve biodiversity protection in Indonesia.

"I expect WWF Indonesia to provide operational recommendations. With international support, we will build capacity to address biodiversity loss through systematic measures starting now," Hanif said after the signing of an MoU on the partnership in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He said the government has prepared a strategic action plan that requires operati...