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Riau to host biosphere discussion

A total of 18 countries will participate in a discussion on Man and Biosphere concepts in Pekanbaru, Riau province, ...

Fires raze 200 hectares of forest area in C. Java

Fires have razed a total of 200 hectares of forest area in the current dry season in Central Java, a provincial ...

West Sulawesi to have fish breeding center

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has said he was ready to build a fish breeding center in West ...

PT Indocement gets "Indonesia Green Awards 2011"

Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has rewarded "Indonesia Green Awards 2011" to PT Indocement Tunggal ...

Academic commends govt`s decision to reject Greenpeace leader`s visit

A professor of international law of the University of Indonesia (UI), Himahanto Juwana, has commended the ...

President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to ...

Norwegian minister for environment praises ri`s fight against climate change

Norway`s Minister for the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has praised Indonesia`s commitment to ...

Barito Pacific`s profit increases eight-fold

PT Barito Pacific Tbk (BRPT) said on Tuesday its net profit increased eight-fold to Rp226.4 billion in the first ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

RI hoping no country to accept illegally logged wood

Indonesia is hoping no country in the world will buy or sell wood or products made of wood obtained through illegal ...

Illegal logging to be discussed in climate change confab

Various issues related to illegal logging activities and forest monitoring will be discussed in the "Conference on the ...

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+ ...

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 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 ...