#environmental

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Jakarta governor optimistic giant sea wall to start in 2013

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, Jokowi, is optimistic that the construction of giant sea levees or giant sea wall to ...

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

Post-2015 development agenda must focus on ending poverty

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said a new Post-2015 development agenda must focus on poverty ...

Indonesia Committed to Increasing Coverage of Clean Water Supply

The Indonesian government, as one of the signatory countries of The Millennium Declaration, is committed to achieving ...

Indonesia Looks Forward to the 'Erau International Folklore & Art Festival (EIFAF)' June 30 - July 7

Indonesia welcomes you to the Erau ceremony, an annual Sultanate Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura sacred ceremony ...

Indonesian students discuss international issues in United Nations model

Eight Indonesian high school students from the Sekolah Indonesia Nederland (SIN) in Wassenar, the Netherlands, are ...

Change in Brazil Credit Legislation Reduced Amazon Deforestation by 15%

- Resolution 3545 prevented over 2700 km2 of forest from being cleared between 2008 and 2011     ...

APEC members discuss forest management amid sustainable economic growth

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation`s Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT) has discussed ...

Indonesia strives for economic growth in equity

To the surprise of many people, poverty problem is now found not only in least-developed countries, but also in ...

Yokogawa and McAfee Enter Partnership to Enhance Security of Industrial Control Systems

- Yokogawa Electric Corporation and McAfee today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to offer holistic and ...

Officials should stay focused on duties during political years: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on ministers and other officials to remain focused on their duties in ...

Buddhist Leader Issues Peace Proposal Calling for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Dialogue between China and Japan

-     On January 26, 2013, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist ...

EnGlobe Corp. chosen for the project of decontamination of the Kishon River in Israel

- EnGlobe Corp. ("EnGlobe") is pleased to announce that it has been awarded by the State of Israel an environmental ...

Challenges and Opportunities for the Steel Industry in 2013

-19th CRU World Steel ConferenceHong Kong, 4-6 March 2013     "Steel prices have de-coupled from ...