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Indonesian new minister vows to crack down upon illegal fishing

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has vowed to step up efforts to curb illegal fishing in ...

New Indonesian Maritime Affairs Minister declares war against illegal fishing

Indonesia, the worlds largest archipelagic nation, has abundant marine resources with economic prospects touching ...

Walhi to guard Indonesia maritime axis development

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) will continue to guard the maritime axis development program envisioned ...

Jakarta Great Sea Wall to have serious waste impact: Walhi

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has argued that the Jakarta Great Sea Wall (JGSW) will hold wastes from ...

Tens of countries participate in int`l conference on marine technology

Marine technology researchers and scientists representing tens of countries participated in International Conference ...

Jokowi`s Pledge To revive Indonesia`s Maritime Supremacy Lauded

Indonesias new President, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is expected to announce his cabinet that will include a minister to ...

Seaweed major source of Indonesian farmers` income

Cultivation of seaweed as a major source of income for tens of thousands of Indonesian farmers is being intensified to ...

Yudhoyono`s call for mangrove protection goes unheard

President Yudhoyonos repeated calls for protecting mangroves in Indonesia seem to have fallen on deaf ears as their ...

Mangrove forests continue to decline every year

The mangrove forest areas in Indonesia continue to decline every year as the result of coastal reclamation and land ...

Indonesian government to construct road in Papua`s middle mountain area

The Public Works Ministry is prioritizing the construction of a road in the middle mountain area of Papua Province ...

Indonesia fishermen to suffer more under Asean Economic Community

Indonesian fishermen will suffer more when the ASEAN Economic Community is implemented in 2015, an environmentalist ...

Indonesian government PKN program beneficial to fishermen

The traditional fishermen in Indonesia have been reaping the rewards of the Fishermen Welfare Improvement (PKN) ...

Many coastal cities proposed for reclamation: Official

The Ministry of Marine and Fisheries has received a proposal for developing many coastal cities for reclamation in ...

No tsunami threat from 5.0 sr Mentawai earthquake

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed that the current 5.0 magnitude ...

As Bali's Waste Continues to Mount, Coca-Cola, Quiksilver and Garuda Indonesia Host 'Bali's Big Eco Weekend 2014'

Bali continues to receive international attention for its alarming waste problem. Last March 2014, Huffington Post ...