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Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

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

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

news focus: rainforest conservation, law enforcement crucial for orangutan`s survival

Indonesia is home to the world`s remaining population of critically endangered orangutans found on Sumatra and ...

Anti-oil palm industry campaigns must be countered

Industry Minister MS Hidayat said black campaigns against the oil palm industry must be countered because in reality ...

Riau to host biosphere discussion

A total of 18 countries will participate in a discussion on Man and Biosphere concepts in Pekanbaru, Riau province, ...

Greenpeace calls for protection of sumatran forest to save tigers

On the eighth day of the Greenpeace "Tiger Eyes" tour, five Greenpeace activists arrived in the area around the ...

Sumatran tiger population now only 400 : Greenpeace

The tiger population in the wild in Sumatra is believed to have dwindled to only 400 heads due to illegal logging in ...

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 ...

Kutai National Park hosts 958 species of flora

The landscape of Kutai National Park (KNT) is dominated by a Dipterocarpaceae lowland tropical rainforest and has ...

Owners of killer dogs to face jail in Australia

Owners of killer dogs could be jailed for up to 10 years under new laws announced Tuesday, after the death of a ...

Stop orangutan skull trade

The Center of Orangutan Protection, a Non-Governmental-Organization, urged the society and the government to be ...

Philippines catches "largest" crocodile on record

A giant saltwater crocodile weighing more than a tonne was captured in a remote Philippine village following a spate ...

Jakarta`s recreational parks ready for waves of visitors

Three of Jakarta`s favorite recreational centers - Ragunan Zoo, Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII), and Jaya ...

Biodiversity can be fundamental asset for sustainable development

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammat Hatta has said biodiversity can become a fundamental asset for ...

Poaching, illegal trade still threatening Sumatran tigers

Poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts are still major threats to the survival of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera ...