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Human, tiger conflicts kill one person and one tiger in 2011

A total of 10 man-versus-tiger conflicts occurred in Bengkulu province in 2011 causing the death of one person and ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

More Indonesian bird species nearing extinction

More Indonesian bird species are threatened by extinction due to the loss of their habitat to forest destruction or ...

Forest Eleven Countries Acknowledge Communities` Role In Conservation

Forest Eleven (F-11) member countries possessing tropical forests have reaffirmed the importance of the communities` ...

Bali will have world`s highest power tower

State electricity company PT PLN planned to erect a 376 meters power transmission tower, to be the highest in the ...

President asks governors to suspend issuance of new forestry permits

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday asked governors, district heads and mayors not to issue new permits to ...

Illegal wood buyers abroad must be arrested: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said efforts must be made to arrest illegal wood buyers abroad to complement the ...

Garuda Cares About Forest Preservation

To make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, state-owned airline company PT Garuda ...

Garuda cares about forest reservation

To make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, state-owned airline company PT Garuda ...

Garuda cares about forest reservation

To make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, state-owned airline company PT Garuda ...

Indonesia`s bat population threatened: expert

The bat population in Indonesia is threatened as four of the 225 species in the country are now difficult to find, an ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

Garuda plants thousands of trees at Gunung Padang

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia Airlines planted thousands of trees at Gunung Padang forests in West Sumatra ...

Tin Mining Activity Threatening Bangka Island`s Tourism

The landscapes in many parts of Bangka island can now be best described as barren wastelands due to unbridled tin ...

W Sumatera govt urged to act against illegal loggers

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has renewed its call for the West Sumatra provincial government to ...