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Annual floods hit parts of Indonesia

Typically, January and February are the peak months of the rainy season in Indonesia, which mostly results in flooding ...

Historical year for Indonesia`s forest protection

During the past one year, the Indonesian government has made several historic policies and breakthroughs for the ...

Indonesia`s rain forest agency set to be in full swing

A new agency to protect Indonesias rainforests is ready to begin work to implement a first of its kind environmental ...

44 countries support sumatran tiger conservation

The environmental organization Greenpeace pointed out that at least 44 countries have shown support for saving the ...

Indonesia invests in tree planting program for future generation

To mark the Indonesias Tree Planting Day and National Planting Month 2013, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono planted ...

Indonesia-EU Forestry Agreement Breakthrough In Fight Against Illegal Timber Trade

The long-waited Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade - Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) was finally ...

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 ...

Indonesia should improve its forest governance index: UNDP

Indonesia should improve its forest governance as its index is still low in order to achieve sustainable development ...

Forestry Ministry to review cooperation with foreign agencies

Indonesia will reconsider its cooperation with the World Wild Fund (WWF) and other foreign agencies for their failure ...

Forest protection responsibility of all parties

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the protection of tropical forests in Indonesia was the responsibility of ...

Indonesia launches comprehensive forest management index

The Indonesian government in cooperation with UNDP and UNREDD has launched an English edition comprehensive forest ...

Every govt should prevent social conflicts from mining industry: Official

The government of every state should be more vigilant to prevent social conflicts between indigenous people and mining ...

RI forest moratorium overlapping

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May 2013 extended the country`s forest moratorium but it was ...

Hotspots show weaknesses of Indonesia`s forest moratorium: Greenpeace

Greenpeace said Thursday half of the hotspots detected on June 11-18, whose smoke travelled to Singapore and Malaysia ...

Haze from forest fire affects respiratory health

Haze from forest fire in Sumatra has increased the number of respiratory problem cases in Dumai, Riau Province, over ...