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Deforestation in Aceh may reach 35,000 hectare: Walhi

The deforestation rate in Aceh Province may have reached 35 thousand hectares (ha) in the last three years and will ...

Several houses in Aceh ravaged as wild elephants run amok

A herd of wild elephants pounded through a transmigration complex in Blang Lango Village, East Seunagan Sub-district, ...

Arashi highlights weather, zoo in impressions of Indonesia with fans

Japanese boy band Arashi shared its impressions of Indonesia with fans during its first stop in Jakarta on Sunday, ...

2,550 houses of poor families in Aceh's Langsa city get renovated

The Langsa city administration has facilitated 2,550 houses of poor families to get renovated through the Public Works ...

Relocating Sumatran tiger will not solve human-wildlife conflict: WWF

Syamsidar, WWF's Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts ...

Human-elephant conflicts spike in Riau following forest fires

Forest fires blazing in the Tesso Nilo National Park fueled more frequent conflicts between human beings and Sumatran ...

Wildlife flee East Kotawaringin forest fires

Forest fires in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan Province, have compelled wildlife to flee to safer areas ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Wild elephants destroy four houses in Aceh

A human-animal conflict continues in the areas of Bener Meriah District, Aceh Province with a herd of wild Sumatran ...

Balai Raja conservation area's Sumatran elephant population dwindles

The population of Sumatran elephants at the Balai Raja Wildlife Conservation area dropped further to only seven after a ...

Jokowi's visit to forest fire-ravaged Central Kalimantan shelved

President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) initial plan to embark on a working visit to Central Kalimantan Province ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

Pekanbaru schools closed after thick smog shrouds city

Thick smog in Pekanbaru, Riau, arising from land and forest fires, has compelled the local government to close schools ...

Wildfires in Riau force wild elephants to flee habitats

Few wild elephants fled their habitats, entering residential areas after wildfires spread through the Tesso Nilo ...