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Riau`s forests shrinking

A local non governmental organization said conversion has significantly cut the size of Riau`s tropical forests over ...

Indonesia`s forest governance needs reform

The management of Indonesia`s remaining 120 million hectares of forests needs reform, owing to the fact that there are ...

NGO: Durban Climate Change Platform Already Collapsing; Reform Needed

-     DOHA—Pro-development group World Growth says the United Nations climate strategy ...

Sumatran tiger tresspasses village, preying on cattles in Bengkulu

The conflict between human and Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) recurred in Bengkulu as the critically ...

Indonesia seeks Norwegian support to develop fisheries industry

The recent visit of Norwegian Crown Prince Hakoon Magnus and Crown Princess Mette-Marit - the first ever by a member ...

Indonesia Exceeds Target of Annual One-billion Tree Planting Movement

Thousands of Indonesians - from the President to farmers - throughout the country planted trees to mark the ...

President inaugurates Indonesian Tree Planting Day/Month

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated the Indonesian Tree Planting Day and the National Tree Planting Month ...

Iindonesia`s forests have passed through critical period

The forests in Indonesia have passed through a critical period when millions of hectares were destroyed per year in ...

Indonesia has succeeded in reducing deforestation: president

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Indonesia has succeeded in reducing deforestation and the ...

Three centuries on, Jakarta still unable to prevent flooding

Floods have become synonymous with the living experience of people residing in Jakarta. For hundreds of years, dealing ...

Orangutans continue to face extinction in the wild

Increasing deforestation or the conversion of forest land into plantations has taken its toll on the natural habitats ...

President calls on world to end development-environmental myths

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the international community to end the myth that development ...

Greens Distort Indigenous Rights to Block Indonesian Sustainable Development at Rio

-     Pro-development group says that Green anti-business campaigns will chill investment and halt ...

President committed to green economic development

President Susilo Yudhoyono has stated that the government is committed to implementing green economic development to ...

Indonesian environmental damage affects gross domestic product

The continuing environmental pollution and damage in Indonesia is eroding five percent of the country`s gross domestic ...