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WWF, Greenpeace Indonesia save Sumatran tigers and elephants

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is cooperating with Greenpeace in saving the Sumatran tigers ("Panthera tigris ...

President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to ...

Norwegian minister for environment praises ri`s fight against climate change

Norway`s Minister for the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has praised Indonesia`s commitment to ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

Illegal logging to be discussed in climate change confab

Various issues related to illegal logging activities and forest monitoring will be discussed in the "Conference on the ...

RI govt moves forward to realize CO2 emission cut pledge

The government has signed at least two important decrees this month to support its commitment to reduce greenhouse ...

REDD+ potential funds reach up to Rp270 trillion: CIFOR

The potential flow of funds from advanced nations to developing countries to deal with deforestation through REDD+ ...

New Report: Indonesian Forest Industry Employment Hits 3.7 million

-         New report shows forest-based industries are a major contributor to ...

RI forest industry`s employment hits 3.7 million

A new report by consultancy ITS Global has found that Indonesia`s forest-based industries including timber ...

CIFOR invites president to open climate change confab

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has invited President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to open and ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

RI Minister, Australian envoy launch model REDD villages in C Kalimantan

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Gregory Laurence Moriarty launched model REDD ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

Australian Ambassador meets leaders in Kalimantan

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, is visiting East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan this week to ...

ASEAN Plus Three to cooperate to ensure food, energy security

ASEAN`s 10 member countries along with their Plus Three partners - China, South Korea and Japan -have agreed to ...