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BKSDA proposes widening of wildlife corridor in Seblat

Bengkulu`s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has asked the Forestry Ministry for permission to widen the ...

RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

Wild elephants block housing complex in Riau

A wild elephant and its two babies blocked a street in Cendana housing complex in Balai Raja vilage, Mandau ...

BKSDA team handling elephants blocking road

Riau`s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has sent a team to Bala Raja town in Mandau subdistrict, ...

Elephant population in Bengkulu increases

The population of wild elephants at the Elephant Training Center (PLG) in Seblat, North Bengkulu, Sumatra , has ...

Thai govt regrets not to return orangutans to RI

The government of Thailand, the biggest recipient of smuggled orangutans, regretted for not returning the protected ...

Babel to host international agar-wood seminar

An international gaharu (agar wood) seminar is scheduled to be held in Bangka Tengah district, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) ...

Indonesia, Australia Agree to Control Illegal Fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in patrolling to reduce illegal fishing in the two ...

RI, Australia agree to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in marine patrols to reduce illegal fishing in their ...

Oil palm plantations increase Kapuas Hulu people`s income

The oil palm plantation intensification program in West Kalimantan district of Kapuas Hulu especially in Semitau ...

Oil palm plantations must not harm protected forests

Oil palm estates in Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan province, have been urged not to damage protected and ...

Teachers in W Kalimantan get houses from Sinar Mas

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has constructed two official residences for primary school teachers in ...

Govt urged to stop suspected liberalization programs

A non-governmental organization Monday urged the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to stop a number of suspected ...

Planned satellite launching site raises environmental concerns

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

Wakatobi to host marine management school

The Marine and Fisheries Ministry is to open a School for Marine Protected Area Management (SMPAM) in Wakatobi, ...