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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 ...

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 ...