#coastal areas

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Twenty mayors to attend Coastal Tourism Festival

Some 20 mayors from all over Indonesia will participate in a Coastal Tourism Festival to be held at Sunda Kelapa ...

Unique cultural attractions to enliven Sail Wakatobi 2011

Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011 is less than two months away while unique cultural attractions have been prepared to ...

Illegal fishing still rife in Wakatobi

Illegal fishing is still rife in the coastal waters of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi province, although radar and ...

RI`s poor fishermen over seven million

Marine affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad said the number of poor fishermen has reached 7.87 million, 25.14 ...

Govt to eradicate poverty in 816 fishery ports

The government has set itself the target of eradicating poverty among fishermen living around 816 fishery ports (PPI) ...

PLN Dumai, Riau to build undersea power lines

Dumai state-owned electricity company (PT PLN) in Riau province, in a grand design will build an undersea power line ...

5.1-magnitude aftershock hits North Tapanuli

An aftershock measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked North Tapanuli district, North Sumatra, on Saturday, ...

Over 1,941 Houses Damaged in N Tapanuli Quake

The number of houses damaged in Tuesday`s 5.5-magnitude earthquakes hitting North Tapanuli district, North Sumatra ...

VP : inter-regional connectivity vital to ensure evenly-spread development

Vice President Boediono said connectivity is an important concept to establish inter-provincial or inter-regional ...

10,000 trees planted in Mukomuko district`s coastal areas

The environment office of Mukomuko district, Bengkulu province, has planted 10,000 trees of different species on ...

More Indonesian bird species nearing extinction

More Indonesian bird species are threatened by extinction due to the loss of their habitat to forest destruction or ...

APEC now aware of need to conserve marine resources

Contributing more than 90 percent of global aquaculture production, over 75 percent of the world`s capture fisheries ...

Tin Mining Activity Threatening Bangka Island`s Tourism

The landscapes in many parts of Bangka island can now be best described as barren wastelands due to unbridled tin ...

Ministry to hold blue revolution forum, expo

The marine affairs and fisheries ministry will again hold a forum and expo themed Indonesian Blue Revolution or IBREF ...

ADB to help improve resources management in coral triangle

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved assistance of around $12 million for the Coastal and Marine Resources ...