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WWF releases exclusive summary on Borneo on World Environment Day

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Malaysia released an exclusive publication of "The Environmental Status of ...

Indonesia becomes global model for peatland restoration: UNEP

Indonesia is the worlds model for restoring peatlands, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Coral reefs in Sawu Sea cover 63,339 hectares

The Head of East Nusa Tenggara Provinces Environment Office, Benyamin Lola, stated that various studies have revealed ...

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 ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Peatland Restoration Agency established to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), under Presidential Regulation No. 1 of 2016, dated January 6, 2016, has established a ...

Environment ministry to establish peat land restoration agency

The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry will establish a Peatland Restoration Agency for land conservation ...

Stunning Raja Ampat to be proposed as touristic province

The stunning natural beauty of Raja Ampat isles located in the northwestern tip of the Indonesian province of West ...

President Jokowi visits Piaynemu Bay in Raja Ampat

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana visited Piaynemu Bay in Raja Ampat District, West Papua, on ...

Biak tourism attractions need intensive promotion

The Biak Numfor district in the Indonesian province of West Papua has myriad natural, marine, cultural, and historical ...

Norway plans to strengthen polar bear conservation

The Norwegian government plans to strengthen the conservation of polar bears by proposing to include them in the list ...

Freeport makes great contribution to Papua: Envoy

PT Freeport Indonesia, in Mimika district, Papua province, has made significant contributions to the province, ...

US ambassador hopes negotiations to benefit Freeport and Indonesia

US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake has expressed hope that further negotiations between PT Freeport Indonesia and ...

PT. Rimba Raya Conservation Hands Over the Community Development Funds to Four Villages in Seruyan Regency

- Four of nine villages in Seruyan Regency have received the Village Development Funds as a realization of the ...

Indonesia Plays Dual Roles in Climate Change Issues

As an archipelagic country with vast forests and maritime areas, Indonesia is unique as it is most vulnerable to the ...