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WWF releases exclusive summary on Borneo on World Environment Day

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Malaysia released an exclusive publication of "The Environmental Status of ...

President Jokowi urges Indonesians to maintain harmony

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged the Indonesian people to maintain harmony. "Indonesia is a big country, ...

President bans permits for peatland cultivation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the ban on the issuance of new licenses for cultivation on peatland was intended ...

Industries must meet environment-friendly guidelines: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has made it mandatory for industries in Indonesia to meet all environment-friendly ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that several provincial administrations would undertake sustainable ...

Papua needs more forest rangers

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

Kalimantan`s wealth may not be taken to other regions: Kalla

Vice-presidential candidate M. Jusuf Kalla (JK) said that the Kalimantan island has extraordinary wealth, which may ...

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 ...

Communal conflicts not affecting plantation development in Papua

Conflicts between two tribal groups in the district of Mimika, Papua, did not hamper development of oil palm ...

Indonesia Myanmar discuss production forest development

Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan met with his counterpart from Myanmar U Win Tun here on Monday to discuss ...

Forest conversion to mining decreases anoa population

The conversion of forest areas has threatened the population of anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) and other endangered ...

Govt to give special treatment to CBM exploring firms

The Forestry Ministry will give a special treatment for the issuance of a license to a company willing to conduct a ...

Minister opens Indogreen Forestry Expo 2012

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan opened the Fourth "IndoGreen Forestry Expo 2012" and launched the Management of ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...