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Indian troops kill 5 militants in Indian controlled Kashmir

At least five militants were killed Thursday in a fierce gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. ...

Regional environmental security conference being held in Jakarta

Military representatives from 13 countries are attending the Southeast Asian Regional Environmental Security ...

Govt wants RI to become world`s largest wood producer

The government is determined to turn Indonesia into the world`s largest wood producer in the next 25 years without ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

RI ministry to initiate mangrove planting drive in Tanjung Kelayang

The Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry will initiate a drive to plant 1,000 mangrove saplings on the coast of ...

Papua`s forests facing serious threat: Greenpeace

A Greenpeace campaigner for Papua, Ricarth Tawaru, said with forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan having almost ...

Investments in forestry sector reach rp32 trillion

A total of 328 wood industries invested a total of Rp32 trillion in the forestry sector in Indonesia over the past ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

news focus: rainforest conservation, law enforcement crucial for orangutan`s survival

Indonesia is home to the world`s remaining population of critically endangered orangutans found on Sumatra and ...

Indonesia proposes bio-village in SSC int`l workshop

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the Indonesian government proposed bio-village concept in the second ...

Minister reiterates govt`s commitment to sustainable forestry development policies

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has reiterated the government`s commitment to applying forestry development policies ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

Younger generation plays important role in green economics programs

Around 1,200 young people from over 100 countries participating in the UNEP Tunza International Children and Youth ...

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 ...

British minister calls on C Kalimantan people to preserve forests

The visiting United Kingdom`s environment minister, Jim Paice, here Friday called on the Central Kalimantan people ...