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Land conversion must be controlled: Minister

Land conversion must be controlled in order to reduce the area of critical land, Environmental Affairs Minister ...

Indonesia reaches 18% emission reduction

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya said Indonesia had cut 18 percent of its greenhouse gas emission of its total ...

Indonesian woman wins Goldman Environmental Prize 2013

A woman from East Nusa Tenggara, Aleta Baun or popularly known as Mama Aleta, won the Goldman Environmental Prize 2013 ...

Indonesia to maintain deforestation moratorium

Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has reiterated the country`s commitment to continuing the implementation ...

Indonesia to Continue The Moratorium of Primary and Peat Forest Conversion

- The Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan, once again asserted the commitment of Indonesia to ensure the ...

President Yudhoyono discusses REDD+ with George Soros

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed the Reduction of Emissions from Forest Degradation and Deforestation ...

NGO: UK Aid Policies Could Cost Indonesian Economy $2.1 Billion Annually

-     JAKARTA—Pro-development group World Growth says that UK aid programmes could cause ...

Walhi urges govt to extend forest moratorium

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urged the Indonesian Government to extend the forest moratorium, ...

REDD+ working unit urges Indonesia govt to extend forest moratorium

The Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) National Strategy Working Unit urged the ...

Stop Aceh city planning amid fear of environmental damage

Coalition of NGOs in Aceh province here on Wednesday launched a petition at www.change.org urging the local government ...

Greenpeace Indonesia to focus on campaigns against over fishing

Greenpeace Indonesia will focus on launching campaigns against over fishing to protect the country`s marine ...

NGO: €270 million EU-UK 'Green Aid' Program Likely to Destroy Jobs in Developing Countries

-     International anti-poverty group World Growth says a EU-UK aid program to stop so-called ...

Change in Brazil Credit Legislation Reduced Amazon Deforestation by 15%

- Resolution 3545 prevented over 2700 km2 of forest from being cleared between 2008 and 2011     ...

Conflicts between wild elephants and humans on the rise in Riau

Wild elephants often go on a rampage in several villages of Riau province, and the latest such incident took place in ...

Pangolins remain to become victims of poaching, illegal trading in 2012

Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are not cute animal that people would like to keep as pets, but they are in ...