#land conversion

Collection of land conversion news, found 71 news.

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 ...

Agricultural land conversion in Bali alarming

Agricultural land conversion in Bali in the past five years has been alarming and potentially threatening food ...

Indonesia urged to extend, strengthen moratorium on deforestation

A number of non-governmental organizations have urged the Indonesian government to extend two-year moratorium on ...

Land conversion must be controlled: Minister

Land conversion must be controlled in order to reduce the area of critical land, Environmental Affairs Minister ...

Rainy season sees parts of Indonesia hit by floods, landslides

The rainy season has only begun in Indonesia, which has only two seasons, rainy (November to March) and dry (June to ...

Spatial mismanagement triggers floods

Indonesia`s Environmental Affairs Minister, Balthasar Kambuaya, said that floods and landslides in several provinces ...

Govt to set up food agency to achieve food resilience

Indonesia, an agriculture-based country with a population over 237. 6 million and vast tracts of unused land outside ...

Govt to give priority to local soybean production

Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said the government would give priority to local production in response to the high price ...

Orangutan number declining in Sumatra island

The number of Orangutans living in the wild in Sumatra island has gone down from 1,000 in early 2000 to less than 200 ...

Agriculture minister expresses concern over land conversion

Agriculture minister Suswono expressed deep concern on Saturday over the loss of farm land, especially in Java. ...