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Next government expected to ensure food security

The next government of Indonesia after the upcoming July 9, 2014, presidential election is expected to ensure food ...

RI ranked 70th in terms of food security

Indonesia is ranked 70th in terms of food security, although it is endowed with abundant natural resources. ...

Racing against time to save Riau`s biosphere reserve from fires

Sumatras Riau Province is badly hit by forest and plantations fires, and the largest number of the hotspots detected ...

Indonesia prioritizes saving of Javan, Sumatran rhinos

The population of one-horned Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus ...

Central Sulawesi Mining Activities Disturb Wildlife Habitat

Destructive mining practices have had a serious impact on the environment, ecosystems and wildlife habitat in ...

President attends inauguration of Komodo National Park

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the inauguration on Friday of the Komodo National Park (TNK) as one of ...

Indonesia needs to increase number of its forest rangers

Indonesia needs to increase the number of its forest rangers and forest technicians in the field to prevent rare ...

RI forest moratorium overlapping

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May 2013 extended the country`s forest moratorium but it was ...

Wild boar hunts threaten Sumatran tiger habitat

The rising number of wild boar hunts in several parts of West Sumatra has threatened the habitat and population of ...

Ratifying Nagoya Protocol key to curbing genetic biopiracy

Despite being one of the world`s most bio-diverse nations, Indonesia has yet to receive compensation for the ...

Habitat of rare animal species damaged

Wide forest areas as habitats of rare animal species in the province of Bengkulu have been damaged on rampant illegal ...

RI govt seriously protecting wild life

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government was seriously committed to protecting wild life species such as ...

Jinggang Mountain Scenic Spot - Build the most beautiful ecological tourism village

-"Jinggang Mountain is a place of extraordinary beauty and deserves the enjoyment of people all over the world". - ...

Jinggang Mountain Scenic Spot - Build the most beautiful ecological tourism village

-"Jinggang Mountain is a place of extraordinary beauty and deserves the enjoyment of people all over the world". - ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...