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Govt temporarily stops allowing foreign investment in oil palm sector

The government has temporarily stopped allowing foreign investors to develop new oil palm plantations so as to give ...

Agency to take firm action against Rokan Hilir forest arsonists

The Rokan Hilir Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) plans to take firm action against people who have caused ...

U.S., RI discuss future of peatland mangroves

The U.S. and Indonesia conducted a joint workshop on April 11-14, which brought together leading international ...

Over 60 hectares of mangroves in Batam damaged

The dockyard industry and housing development in Batam in 2011 have caused damage to about 60 hectares of mangrove ...

Sumatran tigers on brink of extinction

The Sumatran Tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) in Bengkulu province is on the brink of extinction due human activities ...

RSPO Comments on Proposed Palm Oil Labeling Bill in Australia

-http://www.rspo.org/media/index.php         The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ...

About 35.4 million hectares of forests reserved economic activities

The forestry ministry has reserved about 35.4 million hectares of forests for production forest utilization ...

WALHI hails planned moratorium on forest clearing

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (WALHI) has hailed the government`s plan to sign the presidential regulation ...

RI to declare moratorium on forest exploitation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to sign a presidential decree on a moratorium on forest exploitation this ...

Ani Yudhoyono concerned about human trafficking in ASEAN

Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono has added her voice to one of the causes of human and migrant workers right ...

RI, EU sign pact to end illegal timber exports

The European Union and the Indonesian government on Wednesday (May 4) announced a new agreement aimed at stemming the ...

RI, South Pacific nations to boost eco-tourism

In line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Indonesia has offered its expertise in eco-tourism development ...

Minister calls on public to support six priority forestry policies

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has called on all elements of society to help make the implementation of its main ...

Global climate treaty still elusive objective

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Thursday that despite the long time spent and enormous efforts made by ...

State loses Rp311 tln to Kalimantan resource exploitation

Long ago, the four Indonesian provinces in Kalimantan island whose total land was about 550,000 sq km, were covered ...