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Protection of Leuser ecosystem crucial: NGO

Protection of the Leuser Ecosystem zone (KEL) is crucial, as it is a national strategic area, according to an Aceh ...

1,430 families in west sumatra remain isolated due to floods

Around 1,430 families living in the flood-hit areas of Pasaman Barat District, West Sumatra Province, remain unable to ...

Floods affect 24,321 people in Aceh Singkil District

The Aceh Singkil Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that the floods that inundated 24 villages in the eight ...

UNESCO encourages Aceh, N. Sumatra to establish Leuser biosphere institution

The National Committee of UNESCO on the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) encouraged the Provincial Administration ...

More than 3,000 hectares of forests damaged in Aceh

More than 3,000 hectares of forests in the Leuser Ecosystem Area of Aceh have been damaged in the first six months of ...

Two elephants die of electrocution in Sumatra

Two Sumatran elephants were found dead due to suspected electrocution in East Aceh District of Sumatras Province of ...

Indonesia on rhino emergency status

Indonesia is in Rhino emergency status after this protected animal habitat declined to three from eight locations ...

Appeal to protect Leuser ecosystem

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) is prioritized after UNESCOs World Heritage Committees decision, in ...

NGO calls for firm action against illegal logging in Mt Leuser area

Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has urged legal enforcers to take firm action against illegal logging ...

Flash flood hits Ciwidey area, Bandung district

A flash flood hit Margamulya Village in Pasir Jambu Sub-district, Bandung District, West Java Province, as the Ciwidey ...

EARTH WIRE -- Environmental NGOs write to UNESCO highlighting threat to Leuser Ecosystem

An environmental NGO consortium has sent a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

EARTH WIRE -- Habitats of Sumatran animals continue to decline

The habitats of Sumatran animals, including elephants, tigers, and orangutans, continue to decline due to illegal ...

Saving remaining Sumatran tigers

Indonesia is one of the 13 countries in the world that have tigers living within their borders. India has the ...

Way Kambas Park designated as ASEAN Heritage Park

The Way Kambas National Park in Lampung Province, has been designated as the 36th ASEAN Heritage Park. The ...

Around 100 Sumatran tigers live in Mount Leuser National Park

A recent study has shown that there are only around 100 Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris Sumatrae) currently ...