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RI promotes sustainable green economic development

Economic development is in the future to be implemented with due consideration of environmental concerns, Deputy ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

Monkey forest management prepares monkey ceremony

Monkey Forest management at Padangtegal village, Ubud subdistrict, Gianyar district, Bali, is preparing a ceremony for ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

Human, tiger conflicts kill one person and one tiger in 2011

A total of 10 man-versus-tiger conflicts occurred in Bengkulu province in 2011 causing the death of one person and ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

More Indonesian bird species nearing extinction

More Indonesian bird species are threatened by extinction due to the loss of their habitat to forest destruction or ...

Foreign envoys invited to Lake Kerinci Festival

The ambassadors of Singapore and Malaysia to Indonesia have been invited to attend the Lake Kerinci Festival which is ...

World`s best turtle habitat in Gorontalo threatened

The world`s best turtle habitat in three islands in Gorontalo, Sulawesi, are threatened by human activities. ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

Air China Continues Its Involvement in Tour de Qinghai Lake

-         According to a deal struck between Air China and the organizing committee ...

18 killed, over 30 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan

At least 18 people were killed and some 30 others injured in a suicide blast that hit a bakery Sunday night in ...

Tin Mining Activity Threatening Bangka Island`s Tourism

The landscapes in many parts of Bangka island can now be best described as barren wastelands due to unbridled tin ...

Moscow alarmed over NATO`s disproportionate use of force in Libya

Moscow is alarmed over NATO`s disproportionate use of force in Libya and the alliance`s clear support for one side in ...

Trees cut for busway must be replaced

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono has stated that every tree cut for the development of the ...