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100 Countries Convene in The World Coral Reef Conference

- The first World Coral Reef Conference (WCRC) 2014, which will be attended by at least 200 participants from 100 ...

Indonesia preparing coral reef management regulation

Indonesia is preparing a regulation in an effort to improve sustainable coral reef management given the upcoming World ...

Indonesia encourages tourists to explore eastern destinations

Indonesia is a large archipelago comprising more than 13 thousand islands and extending over 5,120 kilometers from its ...

30.4 percent of Indonesia`s coral reefs damaged: LIPI

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), through the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP), ...

Biak to Intensify Regional Development

The Biak Numfor district government in West Papua aims to promote regional development and empower the local ...

Enggano island`s historical spots can become tourist attraction

The remains of three colonial buildings on the Enggano Island in North Bengkulu district, should be preserved as a ...

More tourists visit Komodo National Park in 2013

The town of Labuan Bajo, the entry point to Komodo island, in East Nusa Tenggara, has seen a steady influx of domestic ...

Tanker vessel runs aground in bintan waters

A Mongolia-flagged tanker MT Awang Bazao GT 500 ran aground in the Berakit Bintan waters of Tanjung Berakit rafting, ...

Lessons learnt on managing mangroves sustainably

Indonesia`s mangrove swamp is the largest in the world, covering some 3.2 million hectares, or 22 percent of the total ...

No to mining business in Raja Ampat

Minister for the Environment Balthasar Kambuaya said he would reject any proposal for mining operation in the district ...

Indonesia Succesfully Tackles Starvation

- UN's Food and Agriculure Organization (FAO) has successfully completed the first round of the Millenium Development ...

Indonesia expected to lead in forest and ocean protection

To the surprises of some people, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior ...

Makassar city focuses on tourism development

The Makassar city government in South Sulawesi Province has set its focus on the development of tourism for the ...

2013 Coral Triangle Day: The Marine Conservation Momentum

- The date of June 9 has been designated as The Coral  Triangle Day as agreed in 3rd ministerial meeting of member ...

Walhi rejects draft regulation on hazardous bill

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has rejected a draft government regulation (RPP) on hazardous waste and sea ...