#environmental conservation

Collection of environmental conservation news, found 142 news.

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Protecting Orangutans in natural habitat deemed crucial

- as well as three females -- Borneos mother Buntok (12), Paijah (15), and Danida (13). All six of the orangutan ...

Gov't encourages water conservation in World Water Day Commemoration

Director of Forestry and Water Resources of the National Planning Agency Nur Hygiawati Rahayu encouraged the ...

Six orangutans released back into wild

Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in cooperation with Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation ...

Hundreds of Kupang`s residents clean up mangrove ecotourism park

Some 400 community members, who care for environmental conservation and preservation, conducted a cleanup event at ...

Cleaning up Indonesia through trash hero movements

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia`s largest Muslim organization, has hinted its support for reducing plastic waste ...

Jusuf Kalla appreciates Nahdlatul Ulama`s recommendations on plastic waste reduction

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially concluded the Nahdlatul Ulama`s (NU`s) National Meeting of Ulemas and ...

Presidential Debate

Jokowi lauds farmers for corn production up 3.3 million tons

Incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed gratitude to corn farmers who managed to increase ...

Heart of Borneo model of inclusive green development: WWF

The Indonesian representative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said the area of Heart of Borneo would be a ...

Bappenas studies plan to offer blue bonds next year

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is studying the government`s plan to offer marine-oriented ...

West Java committed to preserving Cibodas biosphere

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

Indonesia explores waste-to-energy power plant development

Indonesia has explored development of waste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa) through the cooperation with the ...

Indonesia reiterates commitment to eradicate corruption

Indonesia`s Minister of National Development Planning Bambang Brodjonegoro reaffirmed the country`s commitment to ...

Indonesia disseminates information on palm oil to Norwegian public

A sustainable palm oil seminar was held in Oslo, Norwegia, to broaden understanding of the image and contribution of ...

Surabaya mayor receives Scroll of Honour award

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini has received the Scroll of Honour Award from the United Nations Human Settlement ...

Fifth Our Ocean Conference to ensure sustainable legacy

Aspiring to become a global maritime axis, Indonesia, with 140 million citizens, including 2.6 million fishermen ...