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Collection of protected area news, found 47 news.

The myriad suggestions for Nagara Rimba Nusa

On the afternoon of February 17, the House's Commission IV meeting room in Jakarta was bursting with noises ...

G20 Indonesia

G20: Marine Ministry to prioritize ocean health, sustainable fishery

As part of the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) this year, the Marine Affairs and ...

ASEANO awards grants for research on plastic pollution

The ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Local Capacity Building for Reducing Plastic Pollution in the ASEAN Region ...

Ministry checks coral reef damage after ship run aground in Raja Ampat

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has collected evidence on damage to coral reef ecosystem in Raja Ampat ...

No trade-off between economic recovery, environmental preservation

The Indonesian government has stressed that there will be no trade-off between economic recovery and environmental ...

Indonesia, UAE agree to start cooperation in mangrove rehabilitation

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concurred on starting cooperation in mangrove rehabilitation in future ...

Indonesia achieves marine protected area expansion target in 2018

Indonesia has attained the target to expand marine protected areas to 22.68 million hectares in 2018, Head of Research ...

Indonesia commits to enhancing blue carbon contribution to national policy

Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (MMAF) expressed commitment to enhancing blue carbon contribution to ...

News focus - Bali gears up for fifth Our Ocean Conference By Fardah

After successfully hosting the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in early October, Bali is currently gearing up for the ...

Six countries discuss marine protected areas in Raja Ampat

Six member countries of the Marine Protected Area Working Group (MPAWG.

Overcoming challenges in developing "Bay of Paradise"

In the development of tourism sector in the "Bay of Paradise," better known as the Cendrawasih Bay National Park area ...

NGO calls for firm action against illegal logging in Mt Leuser area

Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has urged legal enforcers to take firm action against illegal logging ...

President highlights four actions for peat land restoration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has highlighted four actions to restore the peat land in the regions outlined as ...

EARTH WIRE -- Brazilian conservationists develop new tool to cut illegal wood from supply chains

Companies that want to buy Brazilian timber without contributing to illegal deforestation have a new tool to help them ...

Cendrawasih University, WWF to manage protected area in Papua

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is in collaboration with Cendrawasih University, Jayapura, Papua province, to manage ...