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17 Belitung sites get UNESCO global geopark status

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 17 sites on Belitung ...

Beoga villagers' daughters harassed by armed Papuan criminals: priest

Armed Papuan criminals in Beoga Sub-district, Puncak District, Papua Province, continue their acts of terror by not ...

Rare flowers bloom in remote West Sumatra's Agam

Two rare varieties of flowers — four giant corpse flowers, or Amorphophallus Titanum, including a novel ...

BNPB records 1,118 natural disasters until April 14

A total of 1,118 natural disasters struck various parts of Indonesia in the year ending April 14, 2021, the National ...

3 Sumatran tigers repeatedly sighted in West Sumatra's Kota Rantang

Three wild Sumatran tigers have repeatedly trespassed into the farmland of Kota Rantang Village in Palupuah ...

Marine Ministry to get additional budget for mangrove rehabilitation

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is expected to receive an additional budget allocation of Rp43.34 ...

Forest conservation crucial for bee preservation: ministry

The Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Forestry has said that forest conservation is an important part of efforts to ...

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Aceh's struggle to bring foreign tourist arrivals back on track

Aceh Office has recorded no foreign tourist arrivals in the province since early this year on account of travel ...

No foreign tourist arrivals in Aceh due to travel restrictions: BPS

Aceh Office has recorded no foreign tourist arrivals in the province since early this year on account of travel ...

Indonesia reiterates commitment to tackle climate change

The Indonesian government has reiterated its commitment to address climate change and willingness to co-chair the ...

Wild elephants go on rampage in Aceh destroying villagers' harvest

A herd of wild Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) ran amok, inflicting destruction to the harvested crops ...

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Sali Kecil, a shining exemplar of preserving nature amid limitations

At first glance, a small island of Sali Kecil, located between Bacan Island on the west side and Halmahera Island in ...

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Food estate projects must not contribute to deforestation: experts

The Indonesian government last year started developing a food estate project in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

Two Papua New Guinea citizens nabbed for smuggling marijuana

Papua police this week apprehended two Papua New Guinea citizens for smuggling drugs into the Indonesian province, a ...

Several provinces to enter dry season in April, BMKG forecasts

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast that this year's dry season will start in ...