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Minister calls for improvement of free trade zone system

Finance Minister Agus DW Martowardojo has called for the improvement of the system and concept of the country`s Free ...

Oil palm plantations not reducing Lake Sentarum fishermen`s income

The Kapuas Hulu district head in West Kalimantan has denied that the oil palm extensification program had a bad effect ...

News Focus : RI`s failure to host global environment day regretted

Indonesia`s failure to be named host of World Environment Day (WED) 2011 is regrettable because the nation has lost a ...

Batam, Singapore predicted to be haze-free

Haze from Sumatran forest fires is not likely to reach Batam and Singapore as the winds in the region are ...

China plans to develop tourism in Central Kalimantan

Palangka Raya legislative assembly (DPRD) members said China planned to develop the tourism sector in Central ...

US journalist promoting Indonesia`s biodiversity conservation

Rhett Butler, a journalist who founded the popular environmental news site mongabay.com, traveled through Indonesia to ...

Mt Merapi disaster victims still need govt`s help

The Sleman district government has requested for the disbursement of social safety net funds for the survivors of ...

TNI to evaluate security posts on Indonesia-Malaysia border

Indonesia will evaluate its security posts on the border with Malaysia to see if they need to be relocated or ...

Infrared cameras monitoring wildlife in Kerinci Seblat park

The Sumatran Tiger Patrol Team of The Forest Ranger Squad of Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) has installed ...

Around 96 Percent of Mangroves in Lampung Gone

Around 96 percent of mangrove forest areas in Lampung Province have gone, according to data obtained from the latest ...

Int`l youth confab ends with 32-point recommendation

A five-day international youth conference ended here on Friday with a 32-point recommendation calling on each nation ...

Tree-planting world record set in Philippines

Philippine environmentalists have set a world record for the most trees planted simultaneously, kickstarting an ...

First US grant for Indonesia's forest conservation signed

US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel and the secretary general of Indonesia`s Forestry Ministry Hadi Daryanto have ...

Boar hunting to be included in national tourism agenda

Wild boar hunting in Bengkulu province will become an item on the national tourism agenda and promotion program, local ...

NGO: state loss from deforestation reaches Rp71 trillion

Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has estimated that Indonesia suffered loss amounting up to around Rp71 trillion from ...