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Indonesia plans to lend endemic animals for conservation

The Indonesian government is preparing a conservation funding scheme involving the lending of endemic animals to other ...

BRIN studies foods, habitats for orangutan conservation

Indonesia's National Research Innovation Agency (BRIN) is analyzing the distribution of food and habitat ...

Government confirms new Javan rhino calf spotted at Ujung Kulon park

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry announced that one new female Javan rhinoceros calf was spotted at the Ujung ...

Pursuing harmony between humans and orangutans in Kalimantan

Native to Kalimantan Island, Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) are a group of great apes that are closest to humans ...

Government ensures orangutan habitat unharmed by IKN development

The work to develop Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in parts of East Kalimantan poses no harm to the habitat of ...

Three orangutan traders arrested in Aceh Tamiang

Aceh Tamiang district police in Aceh province arrested three orangutan traders during a raid in Bundar village, ...

President urges district government to develop local tourism potential

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on district governments to optimize tourism potential in their respective regions ...

Four orangutans released into East Kalimantan protected forest

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has released four rehabilitated orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) into the Gunung ...

Orangutan population up in Sebangau National Park

The population of orangutans in Sebangau National Park (TNS) in Central Kalimantan has increased, according to Deputy ...

Orangutans integral to health of tropical forest ecosystems: official

Orangutans are a key species playing an important role in the health of tropical forest ecosystems, expert staff to the ...

Deforestation success evidence of effective fund management: Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati emphasized that Indonesia’s successful reduction in deforestation serves ...

Indonesian, Norwegian ministers observe orangutans in Gunung Leuser

The Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, along with the Minister of Finance, Sri ...

BKSDA evacuates orangutan wandering around Sampit Airport

The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conversation Agency (BKSDA) successfully evacuated an orangutan lost near the ...

Preserving a balance between development and biodiversity in Nusantara

One of the main pillars of the development concept of Indonesia's new capital Nusantara is harmony between ...

Guardians of Earth's lungs from Indonesia's East Kalimantan

Yuliana Wetuq, coordinator of the Petquk Mehuey forest guardian group from East Kalimantan Province’s East ...