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RI`s natural forests can serve as biodiversity barn

Indonesia`s natural forests serve as a biodiversity barn that can be used as a source of food and medicine for more ...

W Sumatran schools, health services rebuilt with Australia`s help

Thousands of people in West Sumatra will enjoy restored access to safe education and health-care facilities thanks to ...

Coral reef destruction spells humanitarian disaster

The large-scale destruction of coral reefs and their habitats along coasts will hamper the regeneration of their fish ...

Australia To increase community preparedness for Merapi victims

The long-term safety of Indonesians living near Mount Merapi will be the focus of a new partnership formed between ...

Borobudur temple conservation hangs in balance following volcanic ashes

Conservation experts are racing against time to preserve the Borobudur World Heritage Site which was severely damaged ...

Forest Friends youths replant habitat of Sumatran tigers

Winners of "Forest Friends", a program of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF.

Sinar Mas extends Tengkawang planting area in W Kalimantan

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has extended its Tengkawang Tungkul (Shorea Macrophylla) planting area in ...

USAID helping Borobudur`s rehabilitation with $100,000

US international aid agency USAID is providing 100,000 US dollars to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific ...

RI's seaweed production target achievable

Indonesia`s target to be the world`s biggest seaweed producing country with an output of 10 million tons by 2015 is ...

Ambon designated as one of nine minapolitan areas

The eastern Indonesian city of Ambon in Maluku Province has been designated as one of nine fishing sites in the ...