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Planned satellite launching site raises environmental concerns

Conservationists at Enggano island, Bengkulu province, have raised concerns over Indonesia`s plan to build a new ...

Around 96 Percent of Mangroves in Lampung Gone

Around 96 percent of mangrove forest areas in Lampung Province have gone, according to data obtained from the latest ...

Bengkulu facing grave coastal land abrasion problem

Bengkulu province is facing a grave coastal land abrasion problem as only 8.59 percent of its total area is now still ...

Marine Resource-rich Indonesia Sets Higher Fish Production, Consumption Targe

Indonesia as one of the world`s largest maritime countries has about 5.8 million square kilometers of marine territory ...

Marine resource-rich Indonesia sets higher fish production, consumption target

Indonesia as one of the world`s largest maritime countries has about 5.8 million square kilometers of marine ...

Powerful quake rocks Chile year after disaster

A powerful earthquake struck Friday off the coast of Chile, rattling a region hit by a massive temblor and tsunami ...

Ministry sets 2011 fishery production target at 12.6 mln tons

The marine affairs and fisheries ministry has set its fishery production target at 12.26 million tons this year, or an ...

Bali to Produce 155,000 Tons of Seaweed

Bali aims at producing 155,000 tons of seaweed in 2011, head of the Bali fishery and marine agency Gusti Putu ...

Sri Lanka asks Indonesia to invest in fishery sector

Sri Lanka has asked Indonesia to invest in the development of the fishery and maritime resource sector in that ...

Bali produces 150,000 tons of seaweed in 2010

The Indonesian island resort of Bali has been able to produce 150,000 tons of seaweed in 2010 or increased by 42.8 ...

RI's seaweed production target achievable

Indonesia`s target to be the world`s biggest seaweed producing country with an output of 10 million tons by 2015 is ...

Anak Krakatau fire sparks raise resident`s fears

Fire coming out from Mount Anak Krakatau three times raised fear of residents living in the coastal areas. "I ...

Don`t let lake Toba be a "lavatory": legislator

A member of Toba Samosir district`s legislative body urged all stakeholders to preserve Lake Toba instead of making it ...

RI enters 2011 cautious over natural disasters

Less than a week into the new year of 2011, floods have been reported happening in several cities in Indonesia ...

Banten fishermen sell furniture to feed families

A number of traditional fishermen in Lebak district, Banten province, have sold their valuable furniture items, such ...