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RI establishes parks to mark biodiversity day

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has inaugurated several biodiversity parks to mark International ...

RI`s forest cutting moratorium begins gaining int`l acclaim

The recently introduced moratorium on forest conversions has begun winning international acclaim with Norway ...

Norway hails RI`s moratorium on forest clearing

Norway`s Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has hailed the signing of a ...

RI`s natural forests can serve as biodiversity barn

Indonesia`s natural forests serve as a biodiversity barn that can be used as a source of food and medicine for more ...

Moratorium "important political shift" but not enough

Greenpeace Southeast Asia has hailed the recently signed Presidential Instruction on Deforestation Moratorium as "an ...

Billions of trees to be planted across Indonesia

Realizing that tree-planting can make a valuable contribution to the fight against global warming, the Forestry ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...

Presidential regulation on forest clearing moratorium signed

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already signed a presidential regulation that imposes a moratorium on forest ...

Brazil creates office to fight deforestation

Brazil on Wednesday announced the creation of an emergency task force to fight against the deforestation of the ...

"Mysterious" Sumatran Elephant Deaths Remain Unsolved

Conflicts between Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and humans have increased over the past few years ...

Unep: loss of natural habitats threatens migratory birds

The annual migration of an estimated 50 billion birds representing around 19 per cent of the world`s 10,000 bird ...

"Mysterious" Sumatran elephant deaths remain unsolved

Conflicts between Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and humans have increased over the past few ...

U.S., RI discuss future of peatland mangroves

The U.S. and Indonesia conducted a joint workshop on April 11-14, which brought together leading international ...

WALHI hails planned moratorium on forest clearing

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (WALHI) has hailed the government`s plan to sign the presidential regulation ...

RI, EU sign pact to end illegal timber exports

The European Union and the Indonesian government on Wednesday (May 4) announced a new agreement aimed at stemming the ...