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President Jokowi optimistic of achieving target of 20 million tourist arrivals

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that Indonesia would be able to achieve the target of 20 million tourist ...

Police arrest seven suspected terrorists in Malino

The police have arrested seven suspected terrorists in the past few days from their hideout in the village of Tayawa ...

Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...

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 ...

Indonesia committed to manage forests and energy: President

Indonesia is committed to managing forests sustainably and accelerating the use of renewable energy, President Joko ...

Indonesia shows commitment to sustainable forest management at COP21

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Indonesia has underscored its commitment to sustainable forest ...

President visits Indonesia`s pavilion in COP21

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited the Indonesian pavilion at the Parc Des Expositions Du Bourget here in France ...

Jokowi wants COP 21 to end with ambitious agreement

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he hoped that the climate meeting in Paris would end with an ambitious agreement ...

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 ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that several provincial administrations would undertake sustainable ...

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 ...

Kalimantan`s wealth may not be taken to other regions: Kalla

Vice-presidential candidate M. Jusuf Kalla (JK) said that the Kalimantan island has extraordinary wealth, which may ...

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 ...