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No new license for use of peat lands: Forestry minister

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said license not yet used for peat land exploitation would be cancelled ...

47 hotspots detected in North Sulawesi Province

Some 47 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires have been detected in North Sulawesi Province, according to ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...

Space institute to build observatory in Kupang

The Institute of National Aviation and Space (LAPAN) will build an observatory in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, in 2016, ...

Riau police name 32 suspects in plantation fire cases

The Riau provincial police have named 32 suspects in forest and plantation fire cases, and 21 of them have been handed ...

Stern law enforcement needed to tackle forest fires

The problem of haze has been getting worse on Sumatra Island, forcing flight delays and temporary school shutdowns, ...

President Jokowi chairs meeting on El Nino

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led a limited cabinet meeting here on Friday to discuss measures to face drought and ...

Riau firefighters extinguish 60 wildfires during January-July period

During the January-July 2015 period, Riaus firefighters have put out 60 fires that have razed forest, peatland, and ...

Indonesia promoting eco-tourism to protect rainforests

Indonesia is promoting eco-tourism in numerous regions as one of the means of protecting its rainforests while helping ...

Forest Preservation Crucial for Survival of Orang Rimba

Forest and Sumatras Orang Rimba tribe are inseparable, and they could not survive without each other. For the ...

Forest preservation, Orang Rimba survival should happen simultaneously: Solberg

The preservation of Jambi forest should go hand in hand with the survival of the Orang Jambi tribal community, ...

Police arrested 23 terror suspects in Central Sulawesi last year

Some 23 suspected terrorists were arrested in Central Sulawesi in 2014, according to police. Two of the suspects ...

Seven hotspots detected in South Barito

The NOAA18 Satellite detected seven hotspots of forest and plantation fires in South Barito District, Central ...

Rafflesia, Amorphophallus Flowers To Be Promoted As Botanical Treasures

Bengkulu, which is dubbed "The Land of Rafflesia", is set to host an international symposium on Rafflesia and ...

Millions of hectares of forest in Indonesia damaged

The National Environment Association reported that at least 57 million hectares of forest in Indonesia up to 2013 have ...