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Biotech/GM crops surge to a new peak of 185.1 million hectares in 2016

- Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report ...

Minister inaugurates Indonesia`s first enzyme production unit

Technology and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir inaugurated a 200-ton annual capacity enzyme production unit ...

Tourists to Raja Ampat must pay additional fee

Local as well as foreign tourists visiting the tourism attractions of Raja Ampat in West Papua Province are required ...

Promoting tourism attractions of Biak

Biak Numfor District was a popular tourist destination in Papua in 1990s, before Raja Ampat was "discovered." ...

EARTH WIRE -- Coral reef destruction during recent shipwreck hurting Raja Ampat tourism

Roughly 1,600 square meters of coral reefs in Raja Ampat District, West Papua Province, are said to have been damaged ...

Expanding red fruit crops in Papua

The Papua provincial government has made every effort to expand the crops of red fruit tree, found very effective for ...

Climate anomaly threatens Indonesia`s biodiversity

La Nina, which is a series of El-Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), could be a threat to the preservation of Indonesias ...

LIPIi to conduct bathymetric mapping in Indian Ocean

The Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) will conduct bathymetric mapping (mapping of sea floor topography) in the ...

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...

Indonesia, US strengthen sustainable development of fisheries sector

Indonesia and the US will strengthen regional cooperation to promote the maritime sector and sustainable fisheries in ...

Indonesia, US to cooperate for conservation of Indonesian marine habitats

Indonesia and the US will cooperate to realize a US$40 million program for the conservation of Indonesias marine ...

EARTH WIRE -- Adat community urged to protect habitats of birds of paradise

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Papua office has urged Papuas Adat community to help protect the habitats of the birds ...

EARTH WIRE -- UNESCO mission to evaluate Ciletuh Geopark by April 2017

UNESCOs Fact Finding Mission will evaluate Ciletuh Geopark in Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java before it can be named as one ...

EARTH WIRE -- Bonn Challenge to discuss water channels in plantation areas

Indonesia will host the Bonn Challenge in the South Sumatran city of Palembang to discuss water channel problems on ...

Indonesia seeks to boost tourist visits from Europe

Indonesia is seeking to lure more European tourists to visit the country by promoting its national tourism industry in ...