#protected forest

Collection of protected forest news, found 25 news.

Jayapura faces shortage of forest police

The district of Jayapura in Papua province lacks adequate forest police to protect over 1.3 million hectares of ...

BOS releases 12 orangutans to natural habitat

The Borneo Orangutan Foundation (BOS) has released 12 orangutans from its rehabilitation center in Nyaru Menteng to ...

Forest conversion to mining decreases anoa population

The conversion of forest areas has threatened the population of anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) and other endangered ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

Agency facilitates numerous deer breeding centers in NTB

The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has facilitated the setting up of ...

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 ...

Greenomics questions moratorium map`s accuracy

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

President issues regulation on underground mining

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential regulation (Perpres) No. 28/2011 on the Use of Protected ...

Rafflesia arnoldii blossoms in Bukit Daun forest

One more Rafflesia arnoldii flower has blossomed in the Bukit Daun forest, Tebat Monok village, Tebat Monok sun ...

Oil palm plantations must not harm protected forests

Oil palm estates in Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan province, have been urged not to damage protected and ...