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EARTH WIRE -- Brazilian conservationists develop new tool to cut illegal wood from supply chains

Companies that want to buy Brazilian timber without contributing to illegal deforestation have a new tool to help them ...

President sets 12.700 million hectares as social forestry project

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued a license for the cultivation of 12.700 million hectares of land as a social ...

P&G releases first-ever Citizenship Report

- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its first-ever Citizenship Report, detailing ...

EARTH WIRE -- BRG to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands

Indonesias Peat Land Restoration Agency (BRG) said it hoped to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands ...

EARTH WIRE -- Climate change takes toll on Kenya`s wildlife

Wildlife is still one of the core economic pillars to Kenyas economy. But impacts of climate change threat ...

EARTH WIRE -- Indonesia commits to coping with climate change impact

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has said Indonesia is fully committed to addressing the impact of climate ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

EARTH WIRE -- Social forestry program has many benefits

The social forestry program launched by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to help develop agroforestry, ...

W. Nusa Tenggara, S. Korea cooperate on forest management

The West Nusa Tenggara provincial administration and the National Institute of Forest Science (Nifos) South Korea have ...

Social forests managed by cooperatives should be expanded: President Jokowi

Tree planting for social forests, managed by both private parties and cooperatives, need to be explored more, ...

Improving welfare of people of Afrak mountain district

Although the Arfak mountain area had separated from the Manokwari District to become self-autonomous in 2012, it ...

Indonesian forestry certification boosts wooden products trade in global market

Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification ...

Indonesian forestry cooperation develops people`s forest certification

The Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) is developing a certification for community-managed forest, ...

Indonesia's commitment to reducing gas emission questioned

Indonesian plan to build coal fired power plants with a total capacity of 20,000 megawatts under its energy program ...

EARTH WIRE -- Team of 13 lawyers to help Walhi in SP3 pretrial

Environmentalists of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi), said they have a team of 13 lawyers to help them in ...