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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 ...

Indonesia`s CPO production forecast to rise 10%

The Indonesian Palm Oil Council(DMSI) predicted the country`s production of crude palm oil (CPO) would reach 28.5 ...

Indonesia`s forest governance needs reform

The management of Indonesia`s remaining 120 million hectares of forests needs reform, owing to the fact that there are ...

Landscape Restoration Movement Approaches 50 Million Hectares With El Salvador and Costa Rica Commitments

-     The global movement to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2020 - ...

Indonesia Exceeds Target of Annual One-billion Tree Planting Movement

Thousands of Indonesians - from the President to farmers - throughout the country planted trees to mark the ...

Indonesia's Coral Triangle Initiative Wins Int'l Recognition

When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited New York, US, last September 2012, he was bestowed with the ...

Forestry Contributions to Indonesian Economic Growth in Indonesia the Highest in the World

The forestry sector contribution can directly improve the welfare of rural people, so they will have high purchasing ...

Ratifying Nagoya Protocol key to curbing genetic biopiracy

Despite being one of the world`s most bio-diverse nations, Indonesia has yet to receive compensation for the ...

Forestry Contributions to Indonesian Economic Growth in Indonesia the Highest in the World

The forestry sector contribution can directly improve the welfare of rural people, so they will have high purchasing ...

Forestry Contributions to Indonesian Economic Growth in Indonesia the Highest in the World

The forestry sector contribution can directly improve the welfare of rural people, so they will have high purchasing ...

Iindonesia`s forests have passed through critical period

The forests in Indonesia have passed through a critical period when millions of hectares were destroyed per year in ...