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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 ...

New Video Introduces 'Asia' - How Environmentalists Betray The Developing World

-     'Disarming The Greens' introduces 'Asia,' a green activist and campaigner for the ...

Mt Merapi eruptions buried hundreds of springs

Hundreds of springs in the Mount Merapi area have disappeared after being exposed to materials from the mountain`s ...

BPPT to modify weather for SEA Games

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) plans to modify weather in Palembang, South Sumatra, to secure ...

NU urges govt to re-negotiate mining contracts

Indonesia`s largest Islamic organization has urged the government to re-negotiate its contracts with mining companies ...

RI minister observes Ngurah Rai mangrove forest area

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said Bali`s Ngurah Rai mangrove forest area could become a mangrove conservation ...

news focus: Sumatran tigers need to be protected

It`s tragic that amid a "Save Tigers` Home" tour in Sumatra by an NGO, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) was ...

Govt wants RI to become world`s largest wood producer

The government is determined to turn Indonesia into the world`s largest wood producer in the next 25 years without ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

RI ministry to initiate mangrove planting drive in Tanjung Kelayang

The Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry will initiate a drive to plant 1,000 mangrove saplings on the coast of ...

Papua`s forests facing serious threat: Greenpeace

A Greenpeace campaigner for Papua, Ricarth Tawaru, said with forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan having almost ...