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Revealing enchantment of Maluku`s enigmatic Maupora atoll

Mentioned in local folktales and noted for years as the meeting point of the devil and black magic users worldwide, ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...

Fragments of Gold in Southwest Maluku

The islands of Southwest Maluku district in Eastern Indonesia are known for their breathtaking natural beauty, which ...

Indonesia has succeeded in reducing deforestation: president

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Indonesia has succeeded in reducing deforestation and the ...

WALHI blasts natural resource extraction-based development

The Indonesian environment organization Walhi has criticized development based upon exploiting natural resources since ...

EPA to conduct survey on Indonesian CPO

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) will send a team to Indonesia in October this year to survey its crude palm ...

Australian envoy for climate change visits C Kalimantan

Australian Ambassador for Climate Change Justin Lee visited an Australia-funded REDD+ pilot project in Palangkaraya, ...

Gapki regrets rejection of palm oil as environmentally friendly

The Indonesian Association of Palm Oil Companies (GAPKI) regretted that APEC has rejected Indonesian proposal for the ...

Orangutans continue to face extinction in the wild

Increasing deforestation or the conversion of forest land into plantations has taken its toll on the natural habitats ...

Two million flock to Palabuhanratu beach

A coastal fishing village that has seen rapid tourism development in recent years, the beach resort of Palabuhanratu ...

Wildfires rage in U.S.West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state

Firefighters battled wildfires across the U.S. West on Tuesday, including a massive out-of-control blaze that has ...

Jambi has largest community forest in Indonesia

Jambi province has the largest community-based forest in Indonesia, covering 52,521 hectares, according to Jambi River ...

Floods hit Padang

Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar blamed illegal logging for big floods that hit five sub-districts in this West Sumatra ...

Bali to spend us$1.5 million for environmental sustainability

The Bali provincial government has set aside US$1.5 million to support environmental sustainability programmes this ...

Habitat of rare animal species damaged

Wide forest areas as habitats of rare animal species in the province of Bengkulu have been damaged on rampant illegal ...