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Number of threatened bird species in Indonesia increases

The number of threatened bird species in Indonesia has increased from 122 in 2010 to 123 in 2011, according to an NGO ...

Sail Komodo or Sail Derawan 2013

East Nusa Tenggara and East Kalimantan provinces are at present vying to host Sail Komodo, or Sail Derawan as part of ...

NGOs call for review of existing forest clearance permits

A coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations for forest protection here Thursday challenged President Susilo ...

At least 69 hot-spots detected in Dumai in January-July

The Dumai agriculture, plantation and forestry office has detected at least 69 hot-spots from January to July 2011, ...

Minister : Sumbawa honey has become national icon

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said white honey from Sumbawa island`s forests has become the icon of Indonesian ...

Global Warming: Cities, Too, Are "Carbon Sinks"

Scientists on Tuesday offered a slender piece of good news about global warming, reporting that cities can be of ...

NOAA satellite detects 12 hotspots in Kotabaru

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)`s satellite has detected 12 hotspots here. "It`s ...

Haze comes back in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Haze has come back on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands over the past few weeks, affecting the environment, the local ...

Officers involved in anti-terror operations in Aceh awarded

National Police chief General Timur Pradopo presented awards to officers involved in the "Walet Rencong 2010" ...

Forestry ministry to plant 1.5 billion trees in 2011

The forestry ministry has set itself the target of planting 1.5 billion trees this year to rehabilitate degraded ...

Ministry to rehabilitate 500 thousand hectares of forest

The Forestry Ministry is planning this year to rehabilitate at least 500,000 hectares of damaged forests, Forest ...

Sumba hornbills under increasing threat of extinction

Indonesia`s Sumba hornbills are under threat of extinction as indiscriminate forest exploitation is progresively ...

Surabaya zoo releases 40 endangered birds into Bali national park

The Surabaya Zoo (KBS) has released 40 endangered "Jalak Bali" (Leucopsar Rothschild) birds into the West Bali ...

Forest damage in Indonesia reduced to 0.8 percent

The Ministry of Forestry said here Thursday that forest destruction in Indonesia over the past years has decreased to ...

RI`s deforestation rate drops to 600,000 hectares per year: Minister

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the pace of deforestation in Indonesia has already dropped and now reaches ...