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RI`s natural forests can serve as biodiversity barn

Indonesia`s natural forests serve as a biodiversity barn that can be used as a source of food and medicine for more ...

Billions of trees to be planted across Indonesia

Realizing that tree-planting can make a valuable contribution to the fight against global warming, the Forestry ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...

Four kinds of exceptions to apply in forest clearing moratorium

The government is to make four kinds of exceptions in the implementation of Presidential Instruction No. 10/2011 on ...

Presidential regulation on forest clearing moratorium signed

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already signed a presidential regulation that imposes a moratorium on forest ...

RI`s forestry exports to reach US$9 bln

Indonesia`s forestry exports are estimated to reach US$9 billion this year, up 30 percent from last year`s US$ 7 ...

Elephant habitat in Bengkulu shrinking

The habitat of wild elephants in Bengkulu province is shrinking because encroachments into limited production forests ...

Legality verification system to protect RI timbers: Minister

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) to be soon enacted by timber ...

BKSDA proposes widening of wildlife corridor in Seblat

Bengkulu`s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has asked the Forestry Ministry for permission to widen the ...

Cirebon district to rehabilitate community forests

The Cirebon district administration is to rehabilitate 200 hectares of community forest area and green 175 hectares ...

Elephant population in Bengkulu increases

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

Indonesia fears CPO exports to Japan to be affected

Indonesia fears its crude palm exports to Japan will be affected following the earthquake and tsunami disasters in ...

RI begins exporting eaglewood to China directly

Jakarta (ANTARA News)  - Indonesia ihas begun exporting aglewood directly to China after having always done so ...

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) ...

Plant genetics key to securing world food supply

Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig told his ministerial counterparts at a ...