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Police thwart sale of endangered slow lorises "kukang"

The South Sumatra Provincial Police were successful in thwarting the sale of eight endangered slow lorises, locally ...

BBKSDA confirms ensnared Sumatran tiger on path to recovery

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris) that had suffered grave injury in the left leg after being trapped in a hunters' ...

WALHI releases 131 names of pro-environmental legislative candidates

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) on Thursday released 131 names of pro-environmental legislative ...

Jokowi consents to shut down Komodo Island: spokesman

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed approval to the East Nusa Tenggara governor's suggestion to ...

Journalists should highlight Cycloop protection through their works

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its flagship forestry project Lestari, urged ...

Indonesia, US announce new marine conservation zones in North Maluku

Three new Marine Conservation Zones (KKP) in North Maluku were declared by Indonesia and the United States to ...

Apusan forest's illegal logging is death warrant for rare animals

Extensive illegal logging in the Apusan preserved forest, Tambakrejo Village, Malang, endangers the existence of rare ...

AJC conducted interpretation training program for the sustainable tourism management in UNESCO World Heritage Site Luang Prabang, Lao P.D.R.

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) conducted a "Follow-up Training Program on Interpretation” from February 27 to March ...

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Protecting Orangutans in natural habitat deemed crucial

- as well as three females -- Borneos mother Buntok (12), Paijah (15), and Danida (13). All six of the orangutan ...

YOSL-OIC seizes and rescues 10 orangutans during January-March period

The Lestari Sumatran Orangutan Foundation-Orangutan Information Center (YOSL-OIC) has seized and rescued at least 10 ...

Gov't encourages water conservation in World Water Day Commemoration

Director of Forestry and Water Resources of the National Planning Agency Nur Hygiawati Rahayu encouraged the ...

UN Environment Assembly adopts five resolutions initiated by Indonesia

The Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted five resolutions initiated by Indonesia, ...

US bi-mission built by Indonesian, American hands: Ambassador Donovan

US Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph R. Donovan Jr. affirmed that the new US Embassy building, housing both the US Mission ...

Six orangutans released back into wild

Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in cooperation with Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation ...

International Child Celebrity, Emiliano Cyrus aged 10 appointed as the Republic of Palau's Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for Tourism by President of The Republic of Palau, Tommy Remengesau

- 10-year old International Child Celebrity, Emiliano Cyrus is a Singapore-born Chinese-Portuguese who was recently ...