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Forestry Ministry tightens wildlife safety norms in Gede Pangrango

The Forestry Ministry has increased the safety of endemic wildlife in the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) ...

Minister studying boycott of RI` paper product

Industry Minister MS Hidayat said he was studying the boycott of Indonesian paper product by the United States company ...

Indonesian govt to promote Baduy land as culture tourism center

The local government is developing the Baduy Land into a culture tourism site. Baduy is populated by about ...

RI plays central role in climate change adaptation and mitigation

Indonesia endowed with a vast area of forested land and sea plays a central role in global climate change adaptation ...

Global Pulpwood Markets continued shift toward developing regions expected to keep prices down

- Over the next ten years, consumption of pulpwood is expected to continue its shift from North America and Western ...

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 ...