#forest areas

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Elephant habitat in Bengkulu shrinking

The habitat of wild elephants in Bengkulu province is shrinking because encroachments into limited production forests ...

RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

Oil palm plantations must not harm protected forests

Oil palm estates in Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan province, have been urged not to damage protected and ...

Govt to implement forest conversion moratorium in January

The Forestry Ministry is to implement a 2-year moratorium on the issuance of permits for the conversion of primary and ...

Bali facing environmental problems from rapid tourism development

Bali is facing complicated environmental problems as a result of rapid development of its tourism sector during the ...

Forestry ministry earmarking Rp2.5 trillion for priority programs

The Forestry Ministry is earmarking Rp 2.5 trillion of its 2011 proposed project budget of Rp6.0 trillion for priority ...