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Establishment of Indonesia`s Peatland Restoration Agency lauded

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed Nazir Foead, former conservation director at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), ...

Suspected terrorist shot dead in Poso

Police were involved in a gunfight with suspected members of a terrorist group in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Friday ...

Ebola epidemic ended in W. Africa but flare ups possible

The World Health Organisation on Thursday announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus in Liberia, a ...

Peatland Restoration Agency established to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), under Presidential Regulation No. 1 of 2016, dated January 6, 2016, has established a ...

Stunning Raja Ampat to be proposed as touristic province

The stunning natural beauty of Raja Ampat isles located in the northwestern tip of the Indonesian province of West ...

President Jokowi visits Piaynemu Bay in Raja Ampat

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana visited Piaynemu Bay in Raja Ampat District, West Papua, on ...

President Jokowi optimistic of achieving target of 20 million tourist arrivals

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that Indonesia would be able to achieve the target of 20 million tourist ...

Police arrest seven suspected terrorists in Malino

The police have arrested seven suspected terrorists in the past few days from their hideout in the village of Tayawa ...

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 ...