#environmental

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Indonesia, Australia Agree to Control Illegal Fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in patrolling to reduce illegal fishing in the two ...

RI, Australia agree to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in marine patrols to reduce illegal fishing in their ...

Japan grants rp1.8 billion for environmental project

The Japanese embassy in Jakarta had given aid worth not less than 19.2 million yen (Rp1.8 billion) for two "Jakarta, ...

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Indonesia to ratify Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources

Indonesia will soon ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources to preserve the biological diversity ...

RI advised to adopt green economic policies

Indonesia should adopt green economic policies to ensure the sustainability of its economic growth, an international ...

Minister warns of possible forest fires in June

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has warned of possible forest fires in the forthcoming dry season in June ...

Environment minister opens Sumatra ecoregion meeting

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta here on Monday opened a coordination meeting of Sumatra eco-region as part ...

Six rivers in Gorontalo polluted

Six big rivers in Gorontalo province had been polluted and dangerous for water consumption due to contamination of ...

CleanEquity Monaco 2011 - Awards

-    CleanEquity Monaco, the forum for emerging cleantech companies, closed Friday 4 March with the ...

Planned satellite launching site raises environmental concerns

Conservationists at Enggano island, Bengkulu province, have raised concerns over Indonesia`s plan to build a new ...

News Focus : RI`s failure to host global environment day regretted

Indonesia`s failure to be named host of World Environment Day (WED) 2011 is regrettable because the nation has lost a ...

Three hot spots detected in West Kalimantan

The Singaporean NOAA 18 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) satellite has detected three hot spots in ...

Earth Hour: from switching off to taking action

The Earth Hour global movement to help fight climate change is going beyond asking people to turn off their lights to ...

"Engaged Buddhist" Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand to receive 28th Niwano Peace Prize

-     The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 28th Niwano Peace Prize to Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand ...