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Human, tiger conflicts kill one person and one tiger in 2011

A total of 10 man-versus-tiger conflicts occurred in Bengkulu province in 2011 causing the death of one person and ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

Australian Ambassador meets leaders in Kalimantan

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, is visiting East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan this week to ...

International marine tourism seminar to promote babel potentials

The upcoming two-day seminar on international marine tourism in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) provincial city of ...

BMKG: hot spots in 361 locations in Sumatra

The number of hot spots in Sumatra island has been increasing rapidly to 381 locations, the Riau Meteorology, ...

Moa island to have 1.5 MW PLTD

A 1.5 MW diesel power plant (PLTD) will be built by state power company PT.PLN Maluku and North Maluku branches on ...

Stop orangutan skull trade

The Center of Orangutan Protection, a Non-Governmental-Organization, urged the society and the government to be ...

Masohi to be Maluku`s new provincial capital

Sitting in an area with wide unpopulated tracts of land, the Central Maluku district town of Masohi is currently ...

Hotspots cause thick smog in west sumatra

Thick smog from 85 newly detected hot spots is reported to be covering West Sumatera province. According to ...

Twenty-one houses near river collapse due to soil abrasion

Tenggarong, East Kalimantan (ANTARA News)  - Some 21 houses in Sebulu Ilir village, East Kalimantan, located on a ...

Forestry ministry proposes conservation foundation

The Forestry Ministry is proposing the formation of a conservation foundation which will focus on financing forest ...

Walhi criticizes Brazil`s plan to build Belo Mento dam

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has called on governments all over the world to stop constructing ...

Smog crates new hotspots in Sumatra

Thick smog has been covering Dumai in Riau province, caused by newly appearing hotspots. The weather agency had ...

Aceh Governor does not believe advanced countries` compensation pledge

Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said he did not believe the advanced countries` pledge to compensate Indonesia under a ...

Migratory birds arrive in Riau forests

Hundreds of migratory raptors and Tringa brevipe birds have arrived in forest areas along the coast of Rupat Isle, ...