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EARTH WIRE -- Wildlife populations plunge almost 60% since 1970

Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 percent since 1970 as ...

Ratification of Paris Agreement not enough : NGO

The decision of the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change should be followed ...

S Sumatra to host intl environment conservation forum

South Sumatra will be hosting Asia Pacific Bonn Challenge, which is a global effort to restore 150 million hectares of ...

Attica Zoological Park inaugurates Sumatran tiger exhibit

The Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece, announced the inauguration of its new Sumatran tiger exhibit on October ...

Indonesia`s biosphere reserve management for sustainable development: Minister Marsudi

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi has said managing the biosphere reserves in Indonesia is part of the ...

Misool Island being developed into new tourist attraction

Misool, one of the four major islands in Raja Ampat district in the Indonesian province of West Papua, is being ...

Raja Ampat needs ship to serve Waisai-Misool route

The Raja Ampat district government has set its focus on developing the island into a new tourist area, though the ...

Earth Wire -- Some 48.8 million population of Indonesia live in forest

A total of 48.8 million Indonesians live in forest areas, and 10.2 percent of them are classified as residing in poor ...

Earth Wire -- Environment and forestry officials confiscate sumatran tiger skin

The officials of Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) for Sumatran region apprehended two men in possession of a ...

Earth Wire -- Poaching rate of Sumatran tiger remains alarming

The poaching of Sumatran tigers across the island of Sumatra for trading remains at an alarming rate, though the ...

The Best of Raja Ampat To Be Revealed

Raja Ampat is a crown jewel, thanks to its crystal clear turquoise sea waters and several isles covered by a thick ...

Government prepares economic package for peat restoration

The Indonesian government is preparing a special economic policy containing investment packages specially aimed at ...

Developing Monkey Island in Kupang into tourism destination

The Kupang district administration in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is making every effort to develop ...

Government will take good care of fishermen affected by reclamation

The government will take good care of some 12 thousand fishermen on the northern coast of Jakarta who will be affected ...

Raja Ampat, home to more than 300 bird species

Besides known as an object of beautiful marine tourism, the Raja Ampat Islands District in the Indonesian province of ...