#endemic species

Collection of endemic species news, found 48 news.

142 rare orchids planted in Bangka Belitung for flora preservation

Activists of environmental NGOs -- Bangka Flora Society (BFS) and Salam Alam Upang -- have planted 142 rare orchids ...

News feature - Embodying Indonesia as leading exporter of ornamental fish by Eliswan Azly

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, where two-third of its territory is ocean, which means ...

West Java committed to preserving Cibodas biosphere

West Java Provincial Administration Secretary Iwa Karniwa voiced the provincial administration`s commitment to ...

News focus - Bali zoo enlivens independence day anniversary

Recognized by the Indonesian government as the best conservation institution in the country, the Bali Zoo, on the ...

Two elephants die of electrocution in Sumatra

Two Sumatran elephants were found dead due to suspected electrocution in East Aceh District of Sumatras Province of ...

El Nino induced coral bleaching across Indonesian waters: Institute of Sciences

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) reported that the El Nino natural phenomenon that occurred during the ...

Indonesia launches national movement to preserve flora and fauna

President Joko Widodo has arrived in Karya Island, Seribu Islands, Jakarta, on Thursday to launch the National ...

Cendrawasih University, WWF to manage protected area in Papua

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is in collaboration with Cendrawasih University, Jayapura, Papua province, to manage ...

Evolution Peaks on Tropical Mountain

- UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 12 AUGUST 19.00 CET Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo  Tropical mountains have ...

Mount Tambora National Park Transformed Into New Ecotourism Destination

In 1816, Europe and North America experienced an unusual climatic phenomenon termed, "the year without a summer" due ...

Teenage twins sister launch project for proboscis monkey conservation

Two teenaged twin sisters named Gabriella Thohir and Giovanna Thohir have started the Bekantan Twins Project, an ...

Papua promotes Ugimba and Carstensz as tourist destinations

The Papua province has offered to promote Ugimba Village in Intan Jaya District and Carstensz Pyramid as tourist ...

Racing against time to save Riau`s biosphere reserve from fires

Sumatras Riau Province is badly hit by forest and plantations fires, and the largest number of the hotspots detected ...

Rhino international year expected to boost global cooperation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the leader of one of the world`s most diverse countries, is scheduled to attend ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

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