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RI govt moves forward to realize CO2 emission cut pledge

The government has signed at least two important decrees this month to support its commitment to reduce greenhouse ...

REDD+ potential funds reach up to Rp270 trillion: CIFOR

The potential flow of funds from advanced nations to developing countries to deal with deforestation through REDD+ ...

New Report: Indonesian Forest Industry Employment Hits 3.7 million

-         New report shows forest-based industries are a major contributor to ...

Monkey forest management prepares monkey ceremony

Monkey Forest management at Padangtegal village, Ubud subdistrict, Gianyar district, Bali, is preparing a ceremony for ...

ASEAN Secretariat signs agreement with Germany to address food security

The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, S. Pushpanathan, here on Friday signed an ...

RI forest industry`s employment hits 3.7 million

A new report by consultancy ITS Global has found that Indonesia`s forest-based industries including timber ...

New seismograph installed on mount Lewotobi

A seismograph near the top of Mount Lewotobi was damaged in a recent forest fire but has now been replaced, a local ...

Kutai National Park hosts 958 species of flora

The landscape of Kutai National Park (KNT) is dominated by a Dipterocarpaceae lowland tropical rainforest and has ...

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 ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

E Kalimantan to build mangrove information, research center

East Kalimantan province has made an 18-hectare plot of land available for the construction of a mangrove forest ...

RI Minister, Australian envoy launch model REDD villages in C Kalimantan

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Gregory Laurence Moriarty launched model REDD ...

Ministry deploys personnel, planes to help extinguish forest fires

The forestry ministry has mobilized personnel and three planes to help extinguish forest fires on Sumatra Island. ...

Human, tiger conflicts kill one person and one tiger in 2011

A total of 10 man-versus-tiger conflicts occurred in Bengkulu province in 2011 causing the death of one person and ...

news focus: world youths to promote environment in Bandung

Some 1,300 children and youths aged 15 to 25 years from 120 countries will gather in the West Java city of Bandung ...