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Forest degradation threatens existence of endemic flora, fauna: LIPI

Forest degradation owing to wildfires and land conversion has threatened the existence of endemic species of flora and ...

SBI team rescues endangered male proboscis monkey in South Kalimantan

A rescue team of Indonesia's Friends of Bekantan (SBI) rescued a male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) under ...

Greenpeace raises concerns over capital city relocation to Kalimantan

Greenpeace Indonesia raised environmental and governance concerns regarding a plan to develop a new capital city in ...

Capital city concept to entail environmental restoration: minister

Environmental Affairs Minister Siti Nurbaya affirmed that the concept of the new capital city in East Kalimantan will ...

New capital city to not become new autonomous region: Minister

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has excluded the possibility of forming a new autonomous region in Kutai ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

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 ...