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Collection of forest protection news, found 12 news.

Police probe illegal clearing of 344 hectares of mangrove in Aceh

Police in Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh Province, are investigating the illegal clearing of 344.7 hectares of mangrove ...

Indonesia names new deputy forestry minister to bolster conservation

Indonesia has appointed Rohmat Marzuki as deputy forestry minister, saying his role will help strengthen forest ...

New deputy forestry minister eyes emission cut, forest sustainability

Indonesia’s newly inaugurated Deputy Minister of Forestry, Rohmat Marzuki, pledged to give his utmost in helping ...

Social forestry program to unlock 7 million hectares for farmers: Govt

The government has identified seven million hectares of land as potential sites for the social forestry program, which ...

Law enforcement is tool to curbing forest fires: Professor

Law enforcement is one of the potent tools to curb land and forest fires in Indonesia, a professor of forest protection ...

RI forestry minister to summons Greenpeace and app over ramin accusation

The forestry minister will ask for clarification of Greenpeace`s allegation that Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) has used ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

Forest Eleven Countries Acknowledge Communities` Role In Conservation

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

RI Establishes Parks To Mark Biodiversity Day

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has inaugurated several biodiversity parks to mark International ...

Forestry Ministry to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts

The forestry ministry plans to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts which often occur on Sumatra Island. ...

RI establishes parks to mark biodiversity day

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has inaugurated several biodiversity parks to mark International ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...