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Collection of land conversion news, found 65 news.

WWF uses art approach to protect Sumatran tigers

The global environmental conservation organization WWF-Indonesia has used an art approach to protect Sumatran ...

Mataram builds dozens of shallow wells to tackle drought

The Mataram City Agriculture Office, West Nusa Tenggara, has begun implementing a shallow well construction program for ...

Public Works Ministry building Tukad Mati flood control in Denpasar

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is building  flood control infrastructure for Tukad Mati ...

Preserving "Subak" as ecotourism attraction

Various efforts are being made to preserve the traditional agriculture system, locally known as "subak," as ...

Indonesia to create more rice fields until 2045

Indonesia will intensify efforts to create more rice fields until 2045 with regard to achieving its target of becoming ...

BNN seeks to transform ex-marijuana plantations in Aceh

The National Drugs Agency (BNN) is seeking to implement a new rehabilitation program by transforming former marijuana ...

Government to improve protection of four endangered animals

The conservation agency of North Sulawesi and Gorontalo Provinces will improve the protection of four endangered ...

President highlights four actions for peat land restoration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has highlighted four actions to restore the peat land in the regions outlined as ...

Indonesia to import 3.22 milion tons of raw sugar

The Indonesian government has allocated a quota for the importation of 3.22 million tons of raw sugar to meet the ...

Conservation board to raise population of Sumatran tiger

The Natural Resources Conservation Agency of South Sumatra is striving to meet the national target of increasing the ...

Yudhoyono`s call for mangrove protection goes unheard

President Yudhoyonos repeated calls for protecting mangroves in Indonesia seem to have fallen on deaf ears as their ...

Mangrove forests continue to decline every year

The mangrove forest areas in Indonesia continue to decline every year as the result of coastal reclamation and land ...

Riau`s two million hectares of oil palm plantation illegal: Minister

Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan has urged the Riau Province Administration not to issue additional permit for oil ...

Bali`s Subak system facing great challenge

Ubiquitous land conversions on Indonesian island resort of Bali will sooner or later eliminate the traditional ...

Agriculture trade records surplus of US$13 billion

Until September this year, Indonesia enjoyed a surplus of US$13.02 billion from agricultural trade, stated Agriculture ...