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Collection of indigenous news, found 75 news.

Eastern Indonesia`s biodiversity prone to biopiracy

The biodiversity in Eastern Indonesian region was prone to biological theft or biopiracy as most of the species ...

Yudhoyono calls on people to prioritize economy

President Susilo Yudhoyono called on the nation to keep on maintaining the economic conditions to assure continued ...

Yudhoyono attends Cap Go Meh celebration event

President Susilo Yudhoyono, accompanied by First Lady Any Yudhoyono, attended the Chinese Cap Go Meh celebration event ...

Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

Indonesia needs Nagoya Protocol to protect indigenous people`s rights

Indonesia urgently needs to ratify the Nagoya Protocol to protect the rights of indigenous people, Miranda Risang, a ...

India to declare tea as national drink next year

India is to declare tea as national drink by April next year, the country`s top planner has said. "The drink ...

Jagger honorary "ambassador" in Peru`s Amazon

Rock legend Mick Jagger was named an honorary ambassador for tourism in the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon ...

W Sumatra`s forests suitable for kyoto protocol projects : observer

West Sumatra`s forests have the potential of being ideal hosts for climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol, ...

Forest Eleven Countries Acknowledge Communities` Role In Conservation

Forest Eleven (F-11) member countries possessing tropical forests have reaffirmed the importance of the communities` ...

Foreign Tourists Start Arriving For Lake Sentani Festival

Foreign tourists continue to arrive in Papua`s provincial capital of Jayapura for the Lake Sentani Festival that will ...

Foreign tourists start arriving for Lake Sentani Festival

Foreign tourists continue to arrive in Papua`s provincial capital of Jayapura for the Lake Sentani Festival that will ...

Greenland cold snap linked to Viking disappearance

A cold snap in Greenland in the 12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists ...

Walhi calls on president to evaluate oil palm plantation development

The West Kalimantan chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has called on President Susilo Bambang ...

Preserving Papua`s Culture Through Lake Sentani Festival

Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua will this year again organize a Lake Sentani Festival (FDS in a bid to ...

Film Festival "Australia on Screen" 2011 being held in Jakarta

Celebrated Indonesian actress and producer Christine Hakim and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty ...