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Indonesia, S Korea develop biomass energy

The Indonesian government, through the state-owned forestry company Perhutani, and a South Korean investor developed ...

Agriculture minister to evaluate palm oil exports to Europe

Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman will evaluate the export of palm oil and palm oil-based biodiesel ...

Kendari has attractive mangrove ecotourism areas

Three mangrove ecotourism areas of Lahundape, Purirano, and Bungkutoko along the coast of Kendary Bay in the ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesia strongly rejects European Parliament`s allegations

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said Indonesia rejects European Parliaments allegations against ...

Military forces secure Tesso Nilo National Park

Joint army personnel from the 04/Pangkalan Kuras district military command in Pelalawan, Sumatras province of Riau, ...

EARTH WIRE -- Environmental NGOs write to UNESCO highlighting threat to Leuser Ecosystem

An environmental NGO consortium has sent a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

Jokowi receives members of Traditional Community Alliance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received several members of the Nusantara Traditional Community Alliance (AMAN), at the ...

Govt to reactivate reforestation campaign: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stressed the need to reactivate national reforestation campaign to rehabilitate the ...

Promoting tourism attractions of Biak

Biak Numfor District was a popular tourist destination in Papua in 1990s, before Raja Ampat was "discovered." ...

EARTH WIRE -- Kendari promoting mangrove ecosystem tourism

The Kendari city administration in the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi, in coordination with the local ...

EARTH WIRE -- Study reveals Bengkulu`s mangrove forests store 3,652 tons of carbon

A study on mangrove forests spanning 214 hectares in Bengkulu revealed that the area was able to absorb and store ...

Two Rafflesia arnoldii flowers bloom in Kaur forest, Bengkulu

Two Rafflesia arnoldii flowers have fully bloomed in Kaur forest, Manau Village, Padang Guci Sub-district, Kaur ...

President evaluates strategic projects in C Sulawesi

President Joko Widodo chaired a limited meeting at the Presidential Office here on Thursday to evaluate the ...

Rafflesia Arnoldii flower blooms in Bengkulu Province

A Rafflesia Arnoldii flower, measuring 55 centimeters in diameter, has bloomed in the protected forest area of Bukit ...

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...