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Billions of trees to be planted across Indonesia

Realizing that tree-planting can make a valuable contribution to the fight against global warming, the Forestry ...

Palm oil price still high in 2011 although fluctuating

Although it still continues fluctuating the average price of palm oil this year will remain higher than last year ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...

RI, Australia launch book on coral reefs, climate change

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty and Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad ...

Minister, ambassador launch coral reef, climate change guide

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty and Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad on Friday ...

BTN to spend 30% of its profit on dividends

State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) said its shareholders have agreed to set aside 30 percent of its 2010 net ...

Telkom to spend 55% of 2010 profit on dividends

State telecommunication operator PT Telkom Tbk has decided to allocate 55 percent of its last year`s net profit worth ...

Environmentalists blast Taiwan president`s nuclear policy

Local environmentalists on Thursday attacked President Ma Ying-jeou on his nuclear policy, urging the government to ...

Sinar Mas extends Tengkawang planting area in W Kalimantan

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has extended its Tengkawang Tungkul (Shorea Macrophylla) planting area in ...

President Yudhoyono supports sustainable palm oil business

Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) strongly supported sustainable palm oil ...

West Java to observe earth hour

The "Earth Hour" campaign by turning off electricity for an hour on March 26, 2011 throughout West Java, will save a ...

Forests, coral reefs in Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua damaged the worst

Data from the Eco-region Management Center of Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua, show that forests and coral reefs in the ...

Aceh elementary schoolers campaign on global warming issues

Hundreds of elementary school students in Aceh Besar district campaigned on global warming and climate change issues ...

Japanese tourists visiting Indonesia to decrease in next two months

The number of Japanese tourists visiting Indonesia is predicted to decrease over the next two-three months due to the ...

Singapore monitoring forest fire smoke in Jambi

Singapore continues to monitor smoke from forest fires that often blankets Jambi and its surrounding areas and ...