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Cianjur gets unesco award for preserving angklung

The Cianjur district administration in West Java province has received an award from the United Nations Educational, ...

District parliament rejects Bedugul geothermal exploitation

Bali Legislative Council (DPRD) rejects the exploitation of a geothermal project project after the governor and the ...

Jakarta to issue improved moratorium map

The Chair of Indonesia`s REDD+ task force said that the Ministry of Forestry will this week release an updated ...

Year-ender: Deforestation Moratorium, REDD+ Decrees In Place For Forests Preservation

Hosting the world's third largest forest area, Indonesia badly needs a legal basis to  protect and preserve its ...

Minister challenges researchers to create renewable technologies

Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has challenged domestic forestry researchers to make innovations ...

Producers criticize govt ban on raw rattan exports

The government has issued a ban on the exportation of raw rattan which it says is an effort to preserve the country`s ...

Govt bans raw rattan exports

The Indonesian government has imposed a ban on raw rattan exports to overcome the raw material shortages being ...

Bali Governor opposed to geothermal project in bedugul - (d)

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said he continued to oppose the idea of allowing a geothermal exploration project in ...

Indonesia optimistic to surpass one billion tree target

All regions in Indonesia simultaneously planted thousands of trees to mark Indonesian Tree Planting Day and National ...

RI, Vietnam discuss cooperation to combat illegal plant, wildlife trade

Cooperation to eliminate illegal trade in plants and wildlife under the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network is being ...

NGOs present forest destruction evidence to govt

Environmental NGOs consisting of Greenpeace, Walhi, KKI Warsi and WBH here Wednesday (Nov. 23) presented evidence of ...

Govt urged to pay serious attention to javan rhino

The government should pay serious attention to the survival of the Javan Rhinoceros (rhinoceros sondaicus) whose ...

Unique wild cats found in Riau forests

Five unique species of cats had been discovered in Indonesian Riau`s forests after a recent research by the World ...

Vice president underlines the need to preserve functions of forests

Vice President Boediono underlined the importance of preserving the function of forests in restoring ecological ...

US to provide US$450 million for environmental cooperation with RI

The United States government recently pledged to set aside US$450 million for environmental and climate change ...