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Creating a paradise for cenderawasih in Warkesi

Besides its breathtaking underwater scenery, the Raja Ampat district of West Papua province also possesses forests that ...

Ministry releases West Kalimantan's 6,901 ha of protected forest area

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry (LHK) Ministry officially issued a decree (SK) on releasing 6,901 hectares of ...

Five investors plan to build Kayan hiydropower plants in N Kalimantan

North Kalimantan Governor Irianto Lambrie has said that five investors plan to build Kayan hydropower plants (PLTA ...

Police find a hectare of cannabis field in Bandung

The Cimahi District Police found a hectare of cannabis field on Sunday in the forest area of Mount Bukit Tunggul in ...

Indonesian police continue to clamp down on Papua's liquor producers

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes had also urged the Mimika district government and local police to enforce legal ...

Government calls on BPDPKS to reach palm oil rejuvenation target

The government has called on the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP-KS) to meet the target of small-scale ...

Protection of Leuser ecosystem crucial: NGO

Protection of the Leuser Ecosystem zone (KEL) is crucial, as it is a national strategic area, according to an Aceh ...

Year Ender - Development in Papua remains priority despite security challenges by Fardah

The fact that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has visited Papua nine times since December 2014 shows that his ...

Walhi calls for protection of Sumatran tiger

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has called for protection of Sumatran tiger or Panthera Tigris Sumatrae ...

Indonesia to soon ratify Minamata Convention on Mercury

A number of ministries and institutions at a joint meeting with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) on ...

Indonesia, Sweden sign three agreements

Indonesia and Sweden here, Monday, inked three agreements, particularly related to foreign policy as well as the ...

Meru Betiri has large population of wild oxen

The population of wild oxen in the Meru Betiri National Park in the Indonesian province of East Java is quite large, ...

Maleo lovers help conserve endemic bird`s population

The participation of maleo lovers in conserving the endemic bird in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi has ...

EU supports peatland recovery

The European Union will support Indonesia in recovering and managing the peat land that had burnt by providing Rp300 ...

President talks about Indonesia-Netherlands cooperation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte discussed a couple of important issues for ...