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Kerinci Seblat potential world birdwatching destination: observer

The Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) hosts a wide range of bird species making the park a potential world ...

Rafflesia arnoldii blossoms in Bukit Daun forest

One more Rafflesia arnoldii flower has blossomed in the Bukit Daun forest, Tebat Monok village, Tebat Monok sun ...

Elephant population in Bengkulu increases

The population of wild elephants at the Elephant Training Center (PLG) in Seblat, North Bengkulu, Sumatra , has ...

Babel to host international agar-wood seminar

An international gaharu (agar wood) seminar is scheduled to be held in Bangka Tengah district, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) ...

Indian police claim killing of top militant in Kashmir

Police in Indian Kashmir said Thursday they had shot dead the top commander of a Pakistan-based militant group blamed ...

Oil palm plantations must not harm protected forests

Oil palm estates in Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan province, have been urged not to damage protected and ...

Indonesia to ratify ASEAN agreement on trans-boundary haze pollution

Indonesia will soon ratify the ASEAN Agreement on Trans-boundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) that has been ratified by ...

Minister warns of possible forest fires in June

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has warned of possible forest fires in the forthcoming dry season in June ...

Oil palm plantations not reducing Lake Sentarum fishermen`s income

The Kapuas Hulu district head in West Kalimantan has denied that the oil palm extensification program had a bad effect ...

News Focus : RI`s failure to host global environment day regretted

Indonesia`s failure to be named host of World Environment Day (WED) 2011 is regrettable because the nation has lost a ...

Earth Hour: from switching off to taking action

The Earth Hour global movement to help fight climate change is going beyond asking people to turn off their lights to ...

Batam, Singapore predicted to be haze-free

Haze from Sumatran forest fires is not likely to reach Batam and Singapore as the winds in the region are ...

Elephant in Tesa Nilo national park delivers baby

A Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) named Lisa gave birth to a baby elephant on Monday in the Tesa Nilo ...

Sumatran elephants in Bengkulu increasingly isolated

Tens of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus) living in limited production forests at the special function Elephant ...

Forestry ministry to hold workshop on climate change research

The forestry ministry is to organize a workshop on public communication on the results of climate change research at ...