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Taiwan ranked 29th in global environmental performance

Taiwan was ranked 29th among 132 countries in a recent report on environmental performance published by renowned U.S. ...

Bali Governor opposed to geothermal project in bedugul - (d)

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said he continued to oppose the idea of allowing a geothermal exploration project in ...

US to provide US$450 million for environmental cooperation with RI

The United States government recently pledged to set aside US$450 million for environmental and climate change ...

Sumatran tiger kills five-year-old girl

A five-year-old girl, Fitria binti Judin, was mauled to death by a wild Sumatran Tiger on her parents` farm in Bukit ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

Illegal logging to be discussed in climate change confab

Various issues related to illegal logging activities and forest monitoring will be discussed in the "Conference on the ...

RI losing Rp36 trillion by illegal logging annually

Every year Indonesia is suffering a loss of Rp36 trillion from massive illegal logging in the country, Center for ...

Forestry ministry proposes conservation foundation

The Forestry Ministry is proposing the formation of a conservation foundation which will focus on financing forest ...

Forest Eleven Countries Acknowledge Communities` Role In Conservation

Forest Eleven (F-11) member countries possessing tropical forests have reaffirmed the importance of the communities` ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

Minister: transportation ciggest source of gas emission in Jakarta

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said transportation is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emission in ...

WWF urges policymakers to support bold forest conservation target

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is urging policymakers and business leaders to quickly back a bold target to ...

Indonesia`s agarwood potential to increase

From the tropical rain forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan to Papua and the pastures of Nusa Tenggara, land in ...

Indonesia`s mangroves need proper management

Mangrove forests - a common natural feature of tropical and subtropical coastlines - are among the most biologically ...

Mangrove Fforest conservation needed to overcome climate change

Indonesia should prioritize mangrove forest conservation as a way to overcome climate change, a researcher has said. ...