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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Six traditional fishermen apprehended for blast fishing in West Papua

The Wondama Bay Police in West Papua recently took in six traditional fishermen caught practicing blast fishing while ...

Geopark status for Kelimutu National Park by 2021

The Ende District Government hopes that Kelimutu National Park and the surrounding area in Kelimutu Sub-district, ...

Government to put cap on visitor numbers to Komodo Island

The government will set bounds for the number of tourists to Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara, rather than close it, ...

Lore Valley Festival highlights local wisdom in nature conservation

The first Lore Valley Festival in Poso District, Central Sulawesi, on Sept 20-22 will portray the local wisdom in ...

Minister hopeful of forex revenue from tourism to reach target

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya is optimistic that foreign exchange earnings from the tourism sector this year will meet ...

Wildfires in Riau force wild elephants to flee habitats

Few wild elephants fled their habitats, entering residential areas after wildfires spread through the Tesso Nilo ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

North Sulawesi students to gain mastery over Mandarin through training

North Sulawesi’s provincial government offers a scholarship scheme to hundreds of local students interested in ...

Forest on Mt Merapi's slope catches fire

Forest on the slope of Mount Merapi which straddles Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces caught fire on Sunday ...

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All-out efforts to extinguish wildfires on Sumatra, Kalimantan Islands

Indonesian Defense Forces Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police Chief General Tito ...

Tesso Nilo's elephants show signs of stress due to forest fire

Mahouts of the elephant Flying Squad at the Tesso Nilo National Park had to evacuate the trained elephants to a safer ...

Individuals who annexed Riau national park land identified

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has identified individuals who allegedly annexed thousands of hectares of land ...

Bogor to conduct ecotourism promotion through Halimun Youth Camp

The Bogor district administration will organize the Halimun Youth Camp 2019 (HYCamp2019) on August 24-25, this year, to ...

Sumatran tiger preservation to entail adoption of cultural approach

The comprehensive adoption of a cultural approach is deemed necessary to preserve some 600 Sumatran tigers ...