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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 ...

President issues regulation on underground mining

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential regulation (Perpres) No. 28/2011 on the Use of Protected ...

Presidential regulation on forest clearing moratorium signed

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

Paramitra conserves eight tropical pitcher plants in W Kalimantan

PT Paramitra Internusa Pratama, a subsidiary of the oil palm plantation Sinar Mas Group, has been conserving at least ...

Forests, coral reefs in Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua damaged the worst

Data from the Eco-region Management Center of Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua, show that forests and coral reefs in the ...

Aceh elementary schoolers campaign on global warming issues

Hundreds of elementary school students in Aceh Besar district campaigned on global warming and climate change issues ...

Elephant habitat in Bengkulu shrinking

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

Chavez says capitalism may have destroyed life on Mars

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said life probably existed on the Red Planet, but was destroyed by capitalism and ...

Cirebon district to rehabilitate community forests

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

RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

Kerinci Seblat potential world birdwatching destination: observer

The Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) hosts a wide range of bird species making the park a potential world ...

Bonto Bulaeng Bantaeng PLTMH Operated

The people of Bonto Bulaeng and Bonto Karaeng villages, Sinoa sub-district, South Sulawesi, are now enjoying ...

RI begins exporting eaglewood to China directly

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

Indonesia has great potential in hospitality industry: Observer

Indonesia has a great potential in the hospitality industry as the contribution of the world`s travel and tourism ...