#forest area

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President calls for preservation of mangroves

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for the preservation of 3.7 million hectares of mangrove forest which is ...

RI forest moratorium overlapping

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May 2013 extended the country`s forest moratorium but it was ...

Greenpeace asks Indonesia to carry out forest moratorium

Greenpeace Indonesia has asked the government to firmly carry out its commitment of forest moratorium because ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

Pekanbaru`s airport shut down due to thick haze

Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Airport in Pekanbaru was shut down temporarily, from 8 to 9 am local time, due to thick ...

Indonesia urged to extend, strengthen moratorium on deforestation

A number of non-governmental organizations have urged the Indonesian government to extend two-year moratorium on ...

Land conversion must be controlled: Minister

Land conversion must be controlled in order to reduce the area of critical land, Environmental Affairs Minister ...

Govt should collect data on damaged forest areas

Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance Enny Sri Hartati suggested the government collect ...

Indonesia to Continue The Moratorium of Primary and Peat Forest Conversion

- The Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan, once again asserted the commitment of Indonesia to ensure the ...

Minister supports proposal on extension of forest moratorium

Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan said he supported the idea on extending forest moratorium, that will expire in May ...

Walhi urges govt to extend forest moratorium

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urged the Indonesian Government to extend the forest moratorium, ...

Orangutans at Kutai National Park attract tourists

Kalimantan orangutans have attracted domestic and foreign tourists visiting Preveb at the Kutai National Park (TNK) in ...

Stop Aceh city planning amid fear of environmental damage

Coalition of NGOs in Aceh province here on Wednesday launched a petition at www.change.org urging the local government ...

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 ...

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     ...