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Germany assists RI in forest, climate change program

Germany has committed to assisting the Indonesian government in the Forest and Climate Change program (ForClime). ...

Kalimantan center of world`s flora

Kalimantan Island (Borneo) is one of the world`s flora center because the diversity of trees in a small plot of land ...

Forestry Ministry to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts

The forestry ministry plans to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts which often occur on Sumatra Island. ...

Forestry Minister inaugurates Ciwalen Canopy Trail

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan inaugurated the Ciwalen Canopy Trail that is 120 m long and 60 m wide at an ...

Preserving Papua`s Culture Through Lake Sentani Festival

Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua will this year again organize a Lake Sentani Festival (FDS in a bid to ...

RI establishes parks to mark biodiversity day

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has inaugurated several biodiversity parks to mark International ...

RI`s forest cutting moratorium begins gaining int`l acclaim

The recently introduced moratorium on forest conversions has begun winning international acclaim with Norway ...

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 ...