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Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...

Social forestry program helps Indonesia reduce gas emissions

The social forestry program which gives people access to 12.7 million hectares of forests and the ability to manage it ...

Indonesia committed to manage forests and energy: President

Indonesia is committed to managing forests sustainably and accelerating the use of renewable energy, President Joko ...

Indonesia shows commitment to sustainable forest management at COP21

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Indonesia has underscored its commitment to sustainable forest ...

President visits Indonesia`s pavilion in COP21

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited the Indonesian pavilion at the Parc Des Expositions Du Bourget here in France ...

Jokowi wants COP 21 to end with ambitious agreement

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he hoped that the climate meeting in Paris would end with an ambitious agreement ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that several provincial administrations would undertake sustainable ...

People must be sensitized to importance of trees

The National Tree Planting Day commemoration in Indonesia, to be held November 28, 2015, is considered an important ...

Peat forest restoration is collective responsibility: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that the restoration of burned peat forests was a shared responsibility among the ...

Aquaculture challenges to continue to increase

Challenges in aquaculture will constantly increase with the growing global population that needs protein as a food ...

Forest and land fires ravage two million hectares

Around two million hectares have so far been burnt by forest and land fires in Indonesia, according to the National ...

Animals Also Victims of Forest Fires

The hazardous haze emanating from the ongoing forest and plantation fires has led to 10 deaths, left 503 thousand ...

Govt to act against foreign companies that burn forests

A senior minister said here on Tuesday the government would act against companies including foreign ones found to have ...

Govt urged to end licenses for peatland exploitation

Forest and peatland fires have protracted over the past several months and triggered widespread haze in the country ...