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Jakarta Deputy Governor proposes urban forest development

The Deputy Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on Thursday met Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan to discuss ...

Cristiano Ronaldo to champion mangrove conservation in Indonesia

Real Madrid`s soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, named ambassador for Bali-based Forum Peduli Mangrove (Mangrove Care ...

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

President adopts tree in Mount Gede-Pangrango

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono have adopted two species of trees, Rasamala (Altingia ...

Pangolins remain to become victims of poaching, illegal trading in 2012

Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are not cute animal that people would like to keep as pets, but they are in ...

Indonesia`s forest governance needs reform

The management of Indonesia`s remaining 120 million hectares of forests needs reform, owing to the fact that there are ...

Vale to increase nickel production to 90,000 metric tons

PT Vale Indonesia plans to increase nickel production from its mining areas to 90,000 metric tons a year by 2017 from ...

West Sulawesi to establish rattan industry in 2013

The government of West Sumatra will set up a rattan industrial area in the Mamuju District of West Sulawesi in January ...

Iindonesia`s forests have passed through critical period

The forests in Indonesia have passed through a critical period when millions of hectares were destroyed per year in ...

Forestry Ministry tightens wildlife safety norms in Gede Pangrango

The Forestry Ministry has increased the safety of endemic wildlife in the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) ...

S. Korean investors keen to develop airports in Indonesia

South Korean investors including Samsung C&T have expressed keen interest in developing a number of airports in ...

S. Korea keen to develop airports across Indonesia

A South Korean investor has expressed interest in developing airports throughout Indonesia, according to Minister of ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...

BNPB, BPPT to conduct cloud seeding in 3 provinces

The National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) ...

US lifts dumping charges against Indonesian paper products

The United States has announced its final decision cancelling anti dumping import duty and countervailing duty on ...