#environment and forestry

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VP confers environmental compliance award to 12 companies

Vice President Jusuf Kalla gave away the Proper Gold Award, based on a program to evaluate and rate a companys ...

EARTH WIRE -- Efforts underway to restore Lake Limboto in Gorontalo

The central government is giving special attention to Gorontalo, currently the third conservation province in ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

EARTH WIRE -- Social forestry program has many benefits

The social forestry program launched by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to help develop agroforestry, ...

Indonesia's commitment to reducing gas emission questioned

Indonesian plan to build coal fired power plants with a total capacity of 20,000 megawatts under its energy program ...

Promoting wildlife importance through Way Kambas Festival

The Way Kambas Festival in the district of East Lampung, Lampung Province, scheduled from November 11 to 13, 2016, ...

President Jokowi committed to revitalizing two zoos

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has committed himself to revitalize Surakarta Zoo in Central Java and Bukittinggi Zoo ...

Papua administration pursues cross-country watershed management plan

The Papua provincial administration is disseminating awareness about Indonesia and Papua New Guinea cross-country ...

Ratification of Paris Agreement not enough : NGO

The decision of the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change should be followed ...

VP urges environment forestry ministry to familiarize people with peatland restoration

Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla has instructed the Environment and Forestry Ministry to familiarize all sections ...

Attica Zoological Park inaugurates Sumatran tiger exhibit

The Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece, announced the inauguration of its new Sumatran tiger exhibit on October ...

Lake Toba area development to be completed in 2019: Minister Pandjaitan

The development of the Lake Toba area in North Sumatra into a main tourist destination in the country will be ...

Reservoirs still to be tapped to their full potential

Indonesians, like most other people in the world, love to go out for a picnic to unwind at tourism resorts or at other ...

Earth Wire -- Environment and forestry officials confiscate sumatran tiger skin

The officials of Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) for Sumatran region apprehended two men in possession of a ...

Earth Wire -- Poaching rate of Sumatran tiger remains alarming

The poaching of Sumatran tigers across the island of Sumatra for trading remains at an alarming rate, though the ...