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Greenpeace expects new Papua Governor to preserve ecosystem balance

Environment organization Greenpeace has expressed hope that Papua`s new Governor Luke Enembe would produce policies ...

Indonesia releases 10,005 maleo birds

The Indonesian forestry ministry has released 10,005 maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) birds into their habitats in Sulawesi ...

Minister supports proposal on extension of forest moratorium

Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan said he supported the idea on extending forest moratorium, that will expire in May ...

President Yudhoyono discusses REDD+ with George Soros

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed the Reduction of Emissions from Forest Degradation and Deforestation ...

Potential geothermal reserves found in Kolaka

The energy and mineral resources ministry said a potential geothermal reserve has been found in the district of ...

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 ...