#land use

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Hartati Murdaya to testify in corruption case

Leading Indonesian woman business tycoon Siti Hartati Cakra Murdaya was facing another round of questioning here ...

Peat land preservation in indonesia saves the earth

The preservation of peat land in Indonesia saves the Earth because damage would supply more emission to the Earth ...

JOil Sees Tripling of Jatropha Productivity over Next Eight Years

--- Scientific findings and process on biofuel crop presented in a paper delivered at INSULA (International Scientific ...

Police admit two clashes with residents happened in Mesuji

Police said two clashes happened between local residents and police in Mesuji district, Lampung province, during ...

Rights body proposes special board to handle land disputes

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) his proposing the formation of a special body to resolve land ...

British minister calls on C Kalimantan people to preserve forests

The visiting United Kingdom`s environment minister, Jim Paice, here Friday called on the Central Kalimantan people ...

President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to ...

NGOs call for review of existing forest clearance permits

A coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations for forest protection here Thursday challenged President Susilo ...

Bottlenecks threaten Asia`s infrastructure spending

The cost of building power plants, transportation hubs, telecom facilities, water systems and other infrastructure ...

RI`s forest cutting moratorium begins gaining int`l acclaim

The recently introduced moratorium on forest conversions has begun winning international acclaim with Norway ...

Norway hails RI`s moratorium on forest clearing

Norway`s Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has hailed the signing of a ...

Unep: loss of natural habitats threatens migratory birds

The annual migration of an estimated 50 billion birds representing around 19 per cent of the world`s 10,000 bird ...

U.S., RI discuss future of peatland mangroves

The U.S. and Indonesia conducted a joint workshop on April 11-14, which brought together leading international ...

Greenpeace urges industries to stop polluting Citarum river

Greenpeace has called on the Indonesian government to take immediate action to curb pollution of freshwater sources at ...

Minister to report abuse of mining licenses to KPK

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said, he would report a number of license abuses committed by mining and plantation ...