#forests

Collection of forests news, found 1.510 news.

Apusan forest's illegal logging is death warrant for rare animals

Extensive illegal logging in the Apusan preserved forest, Tambakrejo Village, Malang, endangers the existence of rare ...

NGO urges government to save mangrove forest in Langkat

Indonesia's Environmental Forum (Walhi) in North Sumatra has urged the government to save hundreds of hectares of ...

News Focus

Easing congestion to reduce air pollution in Jakarta

Jakartans have been very enthusiastic in welcoming the country’s first subway called Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) ...

News Focus

Protecting Orangutans in natural habitat deemed crucial

- as well as three females -- Borneos mother Buntok (12), Paijah (15), and Danida (13). All six of the orangutan ...

YOSL-OIC seizes and rescues 10 orangutans during January-March period

The Lestari Sumatran Orangutan Foundation-Orangutan Information Center (YOSL-OIC) has seized and rescued at least 10 ...

Gov't encourages water conservation in World Water Day Commemoration

Director of Forestry and Water Resources of the National Planning Agency Nur Hygiawati Rahayu encouraged the ...

Indonesians need to be aware of importance of protecting forests

Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya emphasized the importance of raising people's ...

Three bosses of illegal timber named suspects by KLHK

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) named three people who each served as leaders in three different ...

Jakarta risks overtaking China's famously polluted capital soon: NGO

Greenpeace Southeast Asia warned that Jakarta risks overtaking Beijing's reputation of the most polluted capital ...

Indonesia, Timor Leste, and FAO collaborate to improve marine ecosystems

The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and government agencies from seven provinces have ...

Hytera launches P-LTE MCS solution at MWC Barcelona 2019

- Hytera Communications Corporation Limited (Hytera), a leading global provider of innovative Professional Mobile Radio ...

Octogenarian grandma scales Piaynemo top in Raja Ampat

An 80-year-old Indonesian woman successfully climbed the stairs to Piaynemo top located on Wajag Island, Raja Ampat ...

Indonesia facing multi-dimensional threats: Wiranto

Indonesia has been facing non-military and multi-dimensional threats posed by the drug trafficking, illegal fishing, ...

90 percent of orangutans live outside preserved forests: BKSDA

Some 90 percent of the orangutan population are living outside preserved forests and are exposed to conflicts with ...

Fires burn 124.5 hectares of land in Riau since early January

Some 124.5 hectares of land and forests in Riau Province caught fires since early this year due to low rainfall, ...