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Drought likely to trigger forest fires in Riau province

The Riau Province is currently experiencing a drought, which has the potential to trigger forest, peat land, and ...

Participatory approach needed to overcome haze

Indonesia needs to take a participatory approach where the central government, local administrations, non-governmental ...

Indonesia Committed to Increasing Coverage of Clean Water Supply

The Indonesian government, as one of the signatory countries of The Millennium Declaration, is committed to achieving ...

Biosphere reserves should improve local people`s livelihoods

Besides protecting the ecology and biodiversity, the existence of biosphere reserves in Indonesia should also improve ...

news focus: rainforest conservation, law enforcement crucial for orangutan`s survival

Indonesia is home to the world`s remaining population of critically endangered orangutans found on Sumatra and ...

Riau to host biosphere discussion

A total of 18 countries will participate in a discussion on Man and Biosphere concepts in Pekanbaru, Riau province, ...

Greenpeace calls for protection of sumatran forest to save tigers

On the eighth day of the Greenpeace "Tiger Eyes" tour, five Greenpeace activists arrived in the area around the ...

President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

RI hoping no country to accept illegally logged wood

Indonesia is hoping no country in the world will buy or sell wood or products made of wood obtained through illegal ...

Illegal logging to be discussed in climate change confab

Various issues related to illegal logging activities and forest monitoring will be discussed in the "Conference on the ...

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 ...

Peat forest fires obstructing carbon emission cutting efforts

The ongoing peat forest fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands may cause Indonesia to miss its carbon emission ...

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) ...

Greenomics questions moratorium map`s accuracy

Greenomics Indonesia has questioned the accuracy of the Indicative Map attached in the Presidential Instruction No. ...