#environmental

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President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to ...

VP kicks off Tunza int`l children, youth conference

Vice President Boediono officially kicked off the TUNZA International Children and Youth on the Road to Rio+20 ...

Indonesia calls for UN reform

Indonesia expressed hope the United Nations could strengthen its central role of promoting cooperation among countries ...

Illegal logging to be discussed in climate change confab

Various issues related to illegal logging activities and forest monitoring will be discussed in the "Conference on the ...

New Report: Indonesian Forest Industry Employment Hits 3.7 million

-         New report shows forest-based industries are a major contributor to ...

RI forest industry`s employment hits 3.7 million

A new report by consultancy ITS Global has found that Indonesia`s forest-based industries including timber ...

RI sending humanitarian medical team to flood-hit Pakistan

The Indonesian government through its Ministry of Health is sending a humanitarian medical team to Pakistan to help ...

W Sumatra`s forests suitable for kyoto protocol projects : observer

West Sumatra`s forests have the potential of being ideal hosts for climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol, ...

news focus: world youths to promote environment in Bandung

Some 1,300 children and youths aged 15 to 25 years from 120 countries will gather in the West Java city of Bandung ...

Peaceful coexistence absolute need in multicultural world : Din Syamsuddin

Peaceful coexistence is an inevitable necessity in a multicultural and multireligious world community, the leader of ...

VP raps regional govts for keeping development funds in budgets

Vice President Boediono has criticized local governments for keeping PNPM development funds in their budgets, saying ...

ASEAN Foundation chief acts moderator in EU public lecture

Executive Director of ASEAN Foundation Dr. Makarim Wibisono had been invited by the Mission of the European Union in ...

British Petroleum to explore cbm in C.Kalimantan

PT British Petroleum planned in the near future to explore coal bed methane (CBM) in Central Kalimantan, Central ...

Samosir Strengthens Environmentally-based Development

Samosir district in North Sumatra has made tourism industry a dominant sector by strengthening environmentally-based ...

RI to convey message of collaboration to WEFEA

The Indonesian delegation to the World Economic Forum-East Asia (WEFEA) to be held here on June 12-13 will convey a ...