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The future still gloomy for palm oil business

Oil palm farmers and companies in the country are feared to be disappointed that their hope of a better year in 2016 ...

Indonesia govt optimistic of achieving its tourism target in 2015

The Indonesian government is optimistic that it will achieve the target of attracting 10 million foreign tourists this ...

Forest fire sanctions: Govt makes public names of companies

The Indonesian government has made public the names of companies on which it had imposed sanctions for having caused ...

Monsoon begins to take toll on Indonesia

Indonesia has been hit by changing climates of extreme degree. Monsoon began to take toll on the country when it ...

EU holds climate change concert for Indonesia`s younger generation

The European Union (EU) held a concert in Jakarta on Sunday to raise awareness among Indonesias younger generation in ...

Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...

Floods inundate nine villages in West Aceh

Floods inundated at least nine villages in East Woyla Sub-district, West Aceh District, Aceh Province, on Friday as ...

RI involves informal negotiators at climate change meet

The Indonesian government is involving several informal negotiators, including diplomats and religious figures, to ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

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

Deforestation in Indonesia increased after moratorium: a study

A study published by Nature Climate Change revealed that the deforestation rate in Indonesia increased despite the ...

Global warming affect most of Indonesian area: Forestry minister

Indonesia is considered as one of the developing countries that is worst affected by global warming, because Indonesia ...

VP Boediono warns of larger risk of forest fires

Indonesian vice president Boediono has warned of a larger risk of forest fires in the country due to a possible ...

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 ...

Drought likely to trigger forest fires in Riau province

The Riau Province is currently experiencing a drought, which has the potential to trigger forest, peat land, and ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...