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Forest Preservation Crucial for Survival of Orang Rimba

Forest and Sumatras Orang Rimba tribe are inseparable, and they could not survive without each other. For the ...

Mount Tambora National Park Transformed Into New Ecotourism Destination

In 1816, Europe and North America experienced an unusual climatic phenomenon termed, "the year without a summer" due ...

President inaugurates special tourism zone in Tanjung Lesung, Banten

President Joko Widodo inaugurated the special economy zone (KEK) for tourism in Tanjung Lesung, Panimbang ...

Arrested poachers killed six Sumatran elephants: police

The eight poachers who were detained on Tuesday evening had killed six Sumatran elephants in two provinces, the Riau ...

Indonesia to promote ecotourism in Norway

Indonesia will again participate in Reiselivsmessen, the largest travel and tourism expo in Norway to be held on ...

PT. Rimba Raya Conservation Acquires Tree Seeds from The Local Community for The Replanting Program

On the mid of December 2014, PT. Rimba Raya Conservation (PT RRC) has once again purchased a various kinds of tree ...

Proposal to make Mt Rinjani a global geopark

The government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Tourism has proposed that Mount Rinjani in Lombok, West Nusa ...

Wild tiger attacks cattle in Langkat, North Sumatra

A Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) reportedly trespassed and preyed on cattle belonging to the local ...

Fire destroys 450 hectares of Bromo National Park

Fires have ravaged 450 hectares of land area in Bromo Tengger National Park, which is located 2,329 meters above sea ...

Riau`s two million hectares of oil palm plantation illegal: Minister

Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan has urged the Riau Province Administration not to issue additional permit for oil ...

Bill Clinton Visits The Work Area of PT. Rimba Raya Conservation and Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting

- Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, along with the 60-people entourage of the Clinton Foundation, ...

Number of Indonesian tourists to Zimbabwe increases

The number of Indonesian tourists to Zimbabwe increases during the Ramadhan and Lebaran holiday periods, showing the ...

Rescue team finds lost climber in Semeru

The rescue team on Friday afternoon found the climber who was lost in the Tawon Songo area of Mount Semeru on ...

CTI Center Expected To Make Manado World`s Coral Reef Capital

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), a partnership of six countries ...

Indonesia encourages tourists to explore eastern destinations

Indonesia is a large archipelago comprising more than 13 thousand islands and extending over 5,120 kilometers from its ...