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PT Rimba Raya Conservation Socializes Ecosystem Restoration Program in Seruyan Regency

KUALA PEMBUANG, SERUYAN, Central Kalimantan, Aug. 11, 2014 (ANTARA)  -- To date, PT Rimba Raya Conservation (PT ...

Bill Clinton Visits The Work Area of PT. Rimba Raya Conservation and Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting

- Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, along with the 60-people entourage of the Clinton Foundation, ...

Indonesian hotspots still need prompt response

Indonesian forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, particularly in Riau Province, where fires have burnt 25 thousand ...

Papua needs more forest rangers

Indonesias easternmost province of Papua is in need of more rangers to protect the forests from damage and illegal ...

PT. Rimba Raya Conservation Hands Over the Community Development Funds to Four Villages in Seruyan Regency

- Four of nine villages in Seruyan Regency have received the Village Development Funds as a realization of the ...

Indonesia Plays Dual Roles in Climate Change Issues

As an archipelagic country with vast forests and maritime areas, Indonesia is unique as it is most vulnerable to the ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...

Haze disrupts oil palm production in Riau

Haze from the ongoing forest fires in the Riau province had disrupted the harvest of oil palm fruits, a local farmer ...

Haze reduces visibility in Pekanbaru to 50 to 70 meters

Haze from forest and plantation fires reduced the visibility in Pekanbaru to around 50 and 70 meters on Sunday. ...

Racing against time to save Riau`s biosphere reserve from fires

Sumatras Riau Province is badly hit by forest and plantations fires, and the largest number of the hotspots detected ...

Four tigers wander around as their habitat catches fire

Four Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) were wandering in the area where fire brigade personnel were ...

Riau police names five as suspects in forest fires

The Riau Police have charged five people as suspects in the land and forest fires cases after cross examinations and ...

Indonesia invests in tree planting program for future generation

To mark the Indonesias Tree Planting Day and National Planting Month 2013, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono planted ...

Encroachments cause forest fire in Tesso Nilo National Park

Encroachments on forest land have caused forest fires in Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Riau Province, according ...

Forest fires in Riau reach 16,500 hectares

Forest fires in Riau Province from the period of June 1 to 26 reached 16,500 hectares of area, Riau Province`s Chief ...