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Failing Climate Negotiations Put Indonesia at Crossroads

-      - NGO says Indonesia should safeguard economic growth now that this week's climate ...

Population boom threatens food supply

Population boom in Indonesia in the next few years may threaten food supply, according to Chairman of the National ...

Migratory birds arrive in Riau forests

Hundreds of migratory raptors and Tringa brevipe birds have arrived in forest areas along the coast of Rupat Isle, ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

Environment minister launches national ecoregion

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta here Wednesday launched a National Ecoregion which is designed to ...

Minister opens Indonesian environment week 2011

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono officially opened an Indonesian Environment Week 2011 at ...

Minister calls on regional govts to preserve paddy fields

Agriculture Minister Suswono called on all regional leaders to keep productive rice fields in their respective regions ...

RI forests under heavy pressure: NGO

Indonesia`s forests are under heavy pressure due to illegal logging, encroachment and land conversion activities that ...

US NGO defends RI palm oil industry

An American non-governmental organization (NGO) has come out in defense of Indonesia`s palm oil industry, saying it ...

New Report - The Economic Benefits of Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

- How Indonesian Palm Oil Contributes to Economic Growth and Food Security in Indonesia and the ...

Govt ready to open 2 million hectares of farm land

The government is ready to open two million hectares of farm land in anticipation of declining food production due to ...