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Rare Rafflesia bengkuluensis flower in full bloom in Bengkulu

A rare Rafflesia bengkuluensis is currently in full bloom in a forest located around Manau Sembilan village, ...

Central Sulawesi Mining Activities Disturb Wildlife Habitat

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

Myanmar, Norway seek cooperation in environmental conservation sector

Myanmar and Norway are seeking cooperation in environmental conservation sector, state-media reported Friday. The ...

US, Indonesia cooperate to protect tropical forest

The United States government and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry launched a new rainforest standard for carbon ...

More tourists visit Komodo National Park in 2013

The town of Labuan Bajo, the entry point to Komodo island, in East Nusa Tenggara, has seen a steady influx of domestic ...

More botanical gardens are needed to reduce carbon emissions

Indonesia only has a few botanical gardens, but they are expected to contribute to a great extent towards conserving ...

Indonesia invests in tree planting program for future generation

To mark the Indonesias Tree Planting Day and National Planting Month 2013, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono planted ...

Wakatobi To Host Int`l Conference on Alfred Wallace

The Second International Conference on Alfred Russel Wallace and the Wallacea will be organized in Wangi-wangi, ...

Indonesia Calls For International Cooperation To Fight Hunger

One out of ten people throughout the world do not sleep soundly because their stomachs are empty, and to help end that ...

Indonesia-EU Forestry Agreement Breakthrough In Fight Against Illegal Timber Trade

The long-waited Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade - Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) was finally ...

Lessons learnt on managing mangroves sustainably

Indonesia`s mangrove swamp is the largest in the world, covering some 3.2 million hectares, or 22 percent of the total ...

The Marine Sector Becoming One of the Leading Concerns in the APEC 2013

- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Republic of Indonesia, Sharif C. Sutardjo, conveyed that as the APEC ...

Indonesia - China Step into a New Era of Partnership

- The Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs signed the ...

The Minister of Forestry Inaugurated the First Asian Rhino Range States Meeting

- The Ministry of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan Inaugurated the First Asian Rhino Range States Meeting on October 2 at the ...

Defence Minister inaugurates two combat vessels

Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro inaugurated two fast combat ships - KRI Pari-849 and KRI Sembilang-850 ...