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Jakarta Deputy Governor proposes urban forest development

The Deputy Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on Thursday met Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan to discuss ...

REDD+ working unit urges Indonesia govt to extend forest moratorium

The Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) National Strategy Working Unit urged the ...

US provides grants for joint research with Indonesian universities

The United States through its embassy in Jakarta has agreed to provide US$6 million in grants to fund joint researches ...

Cristiano Ronaldo to champion mangrove conservation in Indonesia

Real Madrid`s soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, named ambassador for Bali-based Forum Peduli Mangrove (Mangrove Care ...

Forest conversion to mining decreases anoa population

The conversion of forest areas has threatened the population of anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) and other endangered ...

President calls for economic empowerment of people living near forests

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged related stake holders to economically empower the people living near ...

Sumatran tigers breed well in South Bukit Barisan

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Indonesia said that at least 80 Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) are ...

Rare Sumatran tiger cub born at San Francisco zoo

A Sumatran tiger gave birth to an apparently healthy cub at the San Francisco Zoo over the weekend in a rare boost to ...

Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

APEC members discuss forest management amid sustainable economic growth

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation`s Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT) has discussed ...

Sumatran elephant deaths on the rise

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has reported that an increasing number of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus ...

Australian biologist gets the jump on new species of flying frog

An Australian biologist and Vietnamese colleagues have made a surprise discovery - a new species of flying frog ...

Overcome illegal logging with public-welfare approach

Efforts to overcome illegal logging activites should be made with public-welfare approach, especially for the people ...

Riau`s forests shrinking

A local non governmental organization said conversion has significantly cut the size of Riau`s tropical forests over ...

APRI urges government to lift rattan export ban

The Indonesian Rattan Employers Association, APRI, has urged the government to lift the rattan export ban, as per the ...