#forest degradation

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Indonesia`s rain forest agency set to be in full swing

A new agency to protect Indonesias rainforests is ready to begin work to implement a first of its kind environmental ...

Indonesia should improve its forest governance index: UNDP

Indonesia should improve its forest governance as its index is still low in order to achieve sustainable development ...

Indonesia launches comprehensive forest management index

The Indonesian government in cooperation with UNDP and UNREDD has launched an English edition comprehensive forest ...

RI forest moratorium overlapping

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

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 ...

US conducts black campaign on indonesian agro-based products: Economist

Indonesian economist Enny Sri Hartati assumed that major industrialized states, particularly the United States, ...

President Yudhoyono discusses REDD+ with George Soros

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed the Reduction of Emissions from Forest Degradation and Deforestation ...

Walhi urges govt to extend forest moratorium

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

REDD+ working unit urges Indonesia govt to extend forest moratorium

The Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) National Strategy Working Unit urged the ...

US provides grants for joint research with Indonesian universities

The United States through its embassy in Jakarta has agreed to provide US$6 million in grants to fund joint researches ...

Indonesia Exceeds Target of Annual One-billion Tree Planting Movement

Thousands of Indonesians - from the President to farmers - throughout the country planted trees to mark the ...

President inaugurates Indonesian Tree Planting Day/Month

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated the Indonesian Tree Planting Day and the National Tree Planting Month ...

Seeing REDD: WWF Poses "Direct Threat" to Livelihoods in Tanzania

-     Accusations of Evictions, Destruction of Crops, and Burning Homes Leveled Against ...

Indonesia govt denies report on increased deforestation rate

The government has declared that a report regarding the country`s loss of almost 5 million hectares of forest and ...

Government to support the Earth`s friend school

The Earth`s Friend School (EFS) or "Sekolah Sobat Bumi" Program initiated by Indonesian Oil Mining Company (Pertamina) ...