#marine conservation

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Conserving North Maluku's maritime treasures

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with its 17,508 islands spread over an area of nearly two ...

US Embassy holds commemorative event marking Battle of Sunda Strait

The US Embassy, on March 1, hosted eminent guests from the Indonesian, Australian, and U.S. Navies, Armed Forces, and ...

Ministry checks coral reef damage after ship run aground in Raja Ampat

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has collected evidence on damage to coral reef ecosystem in Raja Ampat ...

Mary Kay to support sea turtle conservation efforts and promote sustainable eco-tourism practices with the Nature Conservancy in the Solomon Islands

This November, Mary Kay Inc. is excited to announce its partnership with The Nature Conservancy to protect the ...

No trade-off between economic recovery, environmental preservation

The Indonesian government has stressed that there will be no trade-off between economic recovery and environmental ...

W Sumatra's Pieh Island declared sea mammal conservation area

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has declared Pieh Island in West Sumatra as a conservation area and migration ...

20-meter-long whale washes ashore on Rote Ndao Coast, NTT

A dead whale washed ashore in a mangrove forest on Tasilo village beach, Rote Ndao District, East Nusa Tenggara ...

Raja Ampat to reduce liveaboard boats operating in its waters

The Raja Ampat District administration in West Papua will reduce the number of liveaboard boats operating in the waters ...

Indonesia achieves marine protected area expansion target in 2018

Indonesia has attained the target to expand marine protected areas to 22.68 million hectares in 2018, Head of Research ...

57 tour package buyers explore tourist sites in Maluku

At least 57 domestic and foreign tour package buyers who attended the 6th Bali and Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) in Nusa ...

Indonesia, US announce new marine conservation zones in North Maluku

Three new Marine Conservation Zones (KKP) in North Maluku were declared by Indonesia and the United States to ...

News Focus - maintaining cleanliness of raja ampat waters for sustainable tourism

Jakarta (Antara - One of the most alluring places in Indonesia, Raja Ampat, a slice of paradise in the province of West ...

US ambassador explores cooperation opportunities in Natuna

The US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan, visited Natuna, Riau Islands Province, to explore the potential of ...

AIS Forum contributes to sustainable development goals: UNDP

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Indonesia Country Director Christophe Bahuet said that the Archipelagic and ...

SOM delegation agree to establish archipelagic and island states forum

The 3rd Senior Official Meeting (SOM) delegation agreed to establish the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) ...