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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 ...

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 ...