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Lore Valley Festival highlights local wisdom in nature conservation

The first Lore Valley Festival in Poso District, Central Sulawesi, on Sept 20-22 will portray the local wisdom in ...

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Komodo Island to be developed into very exclusive tourist attraction

The controversy over Komodo Island has died down after the central government gave the go-ahead for temporarily closing ...

Indonesia proposes Ambon as world's music city

The Indonesian government has nominated Ambon, the capital of Maluku province and the most populous city, as the ...

NTT confirms temporary closure of Komodo Island from early 2020

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Office has confirmed that Komodo Island, within the area of the Komodo National ...

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East Nusa Tenggara offers many more tourist spots

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province is famous for Komodo National Park, which comprises Komodo, Padar, and Rinca islands ...

Indonesia's two new biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO

Indonesia's Tojo Una-Una Togean, Central Sulawesi, and Saleh-Moyo-Tambora (Samota), West Nusa Tenggara, were two ...

BRG conducts revegetation in Giam Siak Kecil Biosphere Reserve

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has taken measures to replant local species in the Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu ...

Aceh to promote halal tourism

Indonesia`s western most province of Aceh is the only region in Indonesia that officially applies sharia (Islamic ...

Population of Komodo dragons in national park stable

The population of Komodo dragons at the Komodo National Park located in West Manggara, East Nusa Tenggara Province, ...

Closure of Komodo Island feared to shake tourism industry

As a controversy drags on about a plan of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor to close Komodo Island for a year, ...

Closure of Komodo Island requires comprehensive study

Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, who has held the position as the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor since September 2018, ...

Komodo national park earned Rp32 billion in 2018

The Komodo National Park recorded revenue amounting to Rp32 billion from tourist visits to the park during 2018, an ...

Banyuwangi designated as national geopark

The National Geopark Committee has officially designated Banyuwangi District in East Java Province as one of the 2018 ...

West Java committed to preserving Cibodas biosphere

West Java Provincial Administration Secretary Iwa Karniwa voiced the provincial administration`s commitment to ...

Indonesia urges Unesco to be more beneficial for communities

Indonesia supports the process of UNESCO`s strategic transformation to make it more relevant and beneficial for all ...