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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 ...

Pagaralam`s protected forest area reduced by 4,000 hectares

The protected forest area in Pagaralam city, South Sumatra, which used to be 28,000 hectares has experienced a ...

Papua`s natural resources conservation center to rehabilitate 1,500 hectares of Lorentz

The Papua Province Center for Conservation of Natural Resources will rehabilitate about 1,500 hectares of arid land in ...

Former Jayapura Mayor expresses concern with city arrangement

Indonesian ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Michael Manufandu, has expressed concern over disorganized ...

Fires still raze forests and plantations in Riau

Fires still razed some parts of forests and plantations in two sub districts in Riau, according to data from the ...

Mangrove forests in Sulawesi to vanish by 2038

Mangrove forests in Tomini Bay areas, covering Gorontalo, North Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi, are going to vanish by ...

Who needs to buy orangutans?

Orangutans are among the world`s most endangered and protected animal species yet in reality they continue to be the ...

Bengkulu facing grave coastal land abrasion problem

Bengkulu province is facing a grave coastal land abrasion problem as only 8.59 percent of its total area is now still ...

Greenpeace: time for government to back efforts to stop deforestation

Greenpeace Southeast Asia hailed the recent news that the palmoil arm of Sinar Mas, Golden Agri-Resources, would halt ...

Up to 50 percent of Central Bangka forests destroyed

Up to 50 percent of forest areas in Central Bangka district in Bangka province has been destroyed due to acute ...

Toba pulp to produce above 200,000 tons

PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk. plans to increase pulp production to above 200,000 tons this year up from 175,989 tons last ...

Govt to set up anti-illegal logging coordinating board

The government plans to set up an illegal logging prevention and eradication coordinating board (BKP3L) to synergize ...

Turkish forestry minister says Turkey would host 10th UN Forestry Forum

Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said that Turkey would host the 10th United Nations Forestry ...