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Indonesia, EU enter new era of closer relations

After a long process, the European Union (EU) and Indonesian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) finally came ...

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     ...

Government Policies Responsible for Half of the Reduction in Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

-     Approximately half of the deforestation that was avoided in the Brazilian Amazon during ...

Govt wants RI to become world`s largest wood producer

The government is determined to turn Indonesia into the world`s largest wood producer in the next 25 years without ...

RI govt urged to protect orangutans against palm oil plantation companies

The Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to instruct the Forestry ...

President signs regulation on greenhouse gases inventory

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential regulation on the implementation of a national inventory ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

Indonesia proposes bio-village in SSC int`l workshop

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the Indonesian government proposed bio-village concept in the second ...

Minister reiterates govt`s commitment to sustainable forestry development policies

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has reiterated the government`s commitment to applying forestry development policies ...

Govt renews commitment to cut gas emissions by 26 pct

The government renewed its commitment on Saturday to encourage a 26-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by ...

British minister calls on C Kalimantan people to preserve forests

The visiting United Kingdom`s environment minister, Jim Paice, here Friday called on the Central Kalimantan people ...

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 ...