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Minister calls on public to support six priority forestry policies

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has called on all elements of society to help make the implementation of its main ...

Govt committed to keeping Papua`s forest regions intact

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said his ministry remains committed to keeping Papua`s primary forest regions ...

Indonesia`s mangroves need proper management

Mangrove forests - a common natural feature of tropical and subtropical coastlines - are among the most biologically ...

Mangrove Fforest conservation needed to overcome climate change

Indonesia should prioritize mangrove forest conservation as a way to overcome climate change, a researcher has said. ...

Forests can`t afford delay in moratorium`s implementation

The government is supposed to impose a moratorium on deforestation starting January 2011, but it has been delayed for ...

Palm oil businessmen should not worry about moratorium

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa has asked palm oil businessmen not to worry about a moratorium ...

Sinar Mas extends Tengkawang planting area in W Kalimantan

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has extended its Tengkawang Tungkul (Shorea Macrophylla) planting area in ...

Paramitra conserves eight tropical pitcher plants in W Kalimantan

PT Paramitra Internusa Pratama, a subsidiary of the oil palm plantation Sinar Mas Group, has been conserving at least ...

Forests, coral reefs in Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua damaged the worst

Data from the Eco-region Management Center of Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua, show that forests and coral reefs in the ...

RI preparing Rp841.2 trillion to lower emissions

Under a commitment of the government under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to lower emissions in Indonesia by 26 ...

RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

Many countries use peat land without fear : expert

A number of countries have used peat land to support their economic growth without any fear of being accused of ...

First US grant for Indonesia's forest conservation signed

US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel and the secretary general of Indonesia`s Forestry Ministry Hadi Daryanto have ...

VP : RI remains committed to implementing REDD+

Indonesia remains committed to implementing the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ...

Govt to implement forest conversion moratorium in January

The Forestry Ministry is to implement a 2-year moratorium on the issuance of permits for the conversion of primary and ...