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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 ...

NGOs call for review of existing forest clearance permits

A coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations for forest protection here Thursday challenged President Susilo ...

Thousands of Houses in Gorontalo Flooded

A flood triggered by incessant rains inundated thousands of houses in Gorontalo province on Wednesday. The flood ...

Coffee helping to conserve Aceh`s environment

On a sunny afternoon at a coffee shop in Banda Aceh city, Aceh province, four men were engrossed in a lively ...

Ministry to rehabilitate 500 thousand hectares of forest

The Forestry Ministry is planning this year to rehabilitate at least 500,000 hectares of damaged forests, Forest ...