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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 ...

Difficult transportation to Enggano Island

In Enggano, one of the small islands on the west coast of Sumatra, more than 3,000 people are now having difficulties ...

Indonesia will remain strategic partner of US: Ambassador Donovan

Indonesia will remain an important and strategic partner of US despite significant steps already taken or will be ...

EARTH WIRE -- Adat community urged to protect habitats of birds of paradise

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Papua office has urged Papuas Adat community to help protect the habitats of the birds ...

EARTH WIRE -- Conservation agency estimates only 17 Sumatran tigers left in Bengkulu forest

The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bengkulu Province has estimated that only 17 Sumatran tigers ...

Raja Ampat to organize various festivals to lure tourists

The district administration of Raja Ampat in West Papua Province will organize various festivals to lure tourists to ...

Jokowi pledges to launch large scale land reform this year

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pledged the government will take a big step in the implementation of land reform this ...

President highlights four actions for peat land restoration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has highlighted four actions to restore the peat land in the regions outlined as ...

Sumatran tiger population in Sembilang Dangku has greatly diminished: observer

The population of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in the Sembilang Dangku landscape of South Sumatra is ...

President targets 400,000 hectares of peatland restoration in 2017

The government has outlined a target to restore 400,000 hectares of peatland areas in seven provinces in 2017, ...

EARTH WIRE -- Forest conversion triggers natural disasters: Walhi

Conversion of forests in West Sumatra has triggered natural disasters, according to the Indonesian Environmental Forum ...

Hostage crisis finally ends with release of last two Indonesians

The year 2016 was tainted by five hostage-taking incidents, occurring between March and July, with a total of 24 ...

EARTH WIRE -- Peatland restoration helps prevent forest fires

Set up nearly a year ago, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has wasted no time in protecting and restoring peatlands ...