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President sets 12.700 million hectares as social forestry project

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued a license for the cultivation of 12.700 million hectares of land as a social ...

EARTH WIRE -- BRG to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands

Indonesias Peat Land Restoration Agency (BRG) said it hoped to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

EARTH WIRE -- Social forestry program has many benefits

The social forestry program launched by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to help develop agroforestry, ...

Indonesia aims to become major fruit exporter

Fruit is an integral part of Indonesias culture, as many local rituals and ceremonies make use of fruits. Every ...

Indonesian forestry cooperation develops people`s forest certification

The Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) is developing a certification for community-managed forest, ...

President asks state firms to cultivate fruits

President Joko Widodo has asked state-owned plantation firms to cultivate fruits, in addition to the current oil palm ...

Program to open new rice fields in East Nusa Tenggara to continue in 2017

Head of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial Agriculture and Plantation Service Yohanes Tay Ruba said the province would ...

Fighting for food self-sufficiency

As an agriculture country, Indonesia was once self-sufficient in the production of rice, the staple food for its ...

Indonesian Ministry of Agrarian affairs to conduct land certification

Indonesian Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Layout Ministry/ National Land Agency (BPN) plans to carry out land ...

S Sumatra to host intl environment conservation forum

South Sumatra will be hosting Asia Pacific Bonn Challenge, which is a global effort to restore 150 million hectares of ...

VP urges environment forestry ministry to familiarize people with peatland restoration

Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla has instructed the Environment and Forestry Ministry to familiarize all sections ...

Earth Wire -- Poaching rate of Sumatran tiger remains alarming

The poaching of Sumatran tigers across the island of Sumatra for trading remains at an alarming rate, though the ...

Government prepares economic package for peat restoration

The Indonesian government is preparing a special economic policy containing investment packages specially aimed at ...

Government sets aside Rp70 trillion for 65 dam projects

The government has decided to set aside Rp70.1 trillion to build 65 water reservoirs until 2022, an official said ...