#forestry

Collection of forestry news, found 489 news.

Social forestry program helps Indonesia reduce gas emissions

The social forestry program which gives people access to 12.7 million hectares of forests and the ability to manage it ...

Lake Tambing becomes favorite tourist destination

An increasing number of tourists are visiting the Lake Tambing ecotourism destination in Lore Lindu National Park ...

Norway pledges support for Indonesia's green economic development program

The government of Norway and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) pledged to support Indonesia's program of green ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

Indonesia ready to lead global efforts to overcome global warming

Indonesia will ask developed nations to help reduce the worlds carbon emissions and show its seriousness in overcoming ...

President Jokowi plants gaharu tree on Tree Plantation Day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) planted a gaharu tree (gyrinops versteegii) on the occasion Indonesia Tree Planting Day ...

Businessman sentenced for bribing officials

A businessman was sentenced to five years for paying bribes to officials including parliamentary members in connection ...

Deforestation in Indonesia increased after moratorium: a study

A study published by Nature Climate Change revealed that the deforestation rate in Indonesia increased despite the ...

Papua needs more forest rangers

Indonesias easternmost province of Papua is in need of more rangers to protect the forests from damage and illegal ...

Jayapura faces shortage of forest police

The district of Jayapura in Papua province lacks adequate forest police to protect over 1.3 million hectares of ...

Global warming affect most of Indonesian area: Forestry minister

Indonesia is considered as one of the developing countries that is worst affected by global warming, because Indonesia ...

VP Boediono warns of larger risk of forest fires

Indonesian vice president Boediono has warned of a larger risk of forest fires in the country due to a possible ...

Fishery ministry warns against breeding of foreign fish species

The marine and fishery ministry has warned of extinction of Indonesian endemic fish species with the breeding of ...

Government seeking ways to maintain fiscal sustainability

Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the government continued looking for ways to save to maintain fiscal sustainability ...

Performance of 10 ministers not satisfactory: Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has requested his ministers to stay focused on their ministerial programs amid his ...