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Two baby Javan rhinos born in Banten's Ujung Kulon National Park: govt

The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry announced the birth of two Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus ...

Indonesia welcomes foreign partners in marine biodiversity research

Research and Technology Minister, Bambang PS Brodjonegoro, said Indonesia is keen on international partnerships on ...

Government facilitates investors to develop geothermal energy

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, through innovations and breakthroughs within existing regulations, has ...

14 mln ha of river basin areas in critical condition: minister

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya revealed that 14.3 million hectares of river basin areas in Indonesia ...

BKSDA confirms another Sumatran tiger killed in Riau, Indonesia

Riau Province's Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) confirmed the accuracy of a photo circulated by a ...

Ministry intensifies development in priority tourist destinations

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the Regional Infrastructure Development Agency (BPIW), ...

W Sumatra's Pieh Island declared sea mammal conservation area

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has declared Pieh Island in West Sumatra as a conservation area and migration ...

Marine Affairs Ministry holds tourism management training

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) organized a training on marine tourism management for the residents ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo reopen to domestic tourists, expats

After remaining closed for nearly six months owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Komodo National Park (TNK) and ...

Central Sulawesi breeds rare, endemic maleo birds to boost population

The Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA) has been breeding maleo birds to boost the ...

Indonesia issues new special series Rp75,000 denomination banknotes

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Central Bank (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo launched new Rp75,000 denomination ...

LIPI develops MACADA application for mangrove ecosystem monitoring

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), through the Research Center for Oceanography (P2O), along with COREMAP-CTI ...

NTT places annual cap of 50,000 on Komodo Island visitors

To preserve Komodo Island as a conservation area, the number of tourists visiting the Komodo dragon (Varanus ...

Riau police arrest two suspects over killing of Sumatran elephant

Two people suspected of killing a Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Indragiri Hulu District, Riau ...

Indonesia prepares regulation on renewable energy pricing

The Indonesian Government is preparing a presidential regulation on renewable energy pricing, in a bid to gain ...