#forests

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Illegal logging widespread in Enggano

Illegal logging in Enggano Island, Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu province, had been increasing and threatened the forests ...

Govt to implement forest conversion moratorium in January

The Forestry Ministry is to implement a 2-year moratorium on the issuance of permits for the conversion of primary and ...

Oil palm plantations replace mangrove forests on Sembilan island

Hundreds of hectares of mangrove forests on Sembilan island in Pangkalan Susu district, North Sumatra province, have ...

RI`s 112 bird species threatened by shrinking habitats

Out Of a total of 1,594 bird species existing in Indonesia, 112 are on the brink of extinction and included in the ...

Task force chief: only few aware of REDD

Chief of the REDD Plus Task Force Kuntoro Mangkusubroto has said only few people were aware of REDD (Reducing Emission ...

REDD implementation challenged by industry lobbyists

The implementation of REDD Plus (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) has often faced ...

Indonesian organization to organize int`l youth forum on climate change

2007 Nobel peace prize laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore`s hope on Indonesia to popularize climate change ...

Mt Merapi`s cold lava floods paralyze village roads

Mount Merapi`s cold lava floods had paralyzed access roads linking Jarak Kidul hamlet and Sepi hamlet in Jrakah ...

Don`t let lake Toba be a "lavatory": legislator

A member of Toba Samosir district`s legislative body urged all stakeholders to preserve Lake Toba instead of making it ...

Yogyakarta, old society striving in a new state

Sultan Hamengkubuwono X on Tuesday declared Yogyakarta as "City of the Republic" to mark the 65th anniversary of the ...