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RI forest moratorium overlapping

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May 2013 extended the country`s forest moratorium but it was ...

Greenpeace asks Indonesia to carry out forest moratorium

Greenpeace Indonesia has asked the government to firmly carry out its commitment of forest moratorium because ...

Hotspots show weaknesses of Indonesia`s forest moratorium: Greenpeace

Greenpeace said Thursday half of the hotspots detected on June 11-18, whose smoke travelled to Singapore and Malaysia ...

Budget for 800-meter bridge project approved

A budget of Rp1.6 trillion for a 800-meter bridge to be built in Pulau Balang, East Kalimantan, has been approved. ...

Stop Aceh city planning amid fear of environmental damage

Coalition of NGOs in Aceh province here on Wednesday launched a petition at www.change.org urging the local government ...

Forest conversion to mining decreases anoa population

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

Jakarta no longer suitable for center of government

Vice Chairman of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), Ahmad Farhan Hamid, has said that Jakarta should no longer ...

Sumatran tiger poaching remains high

The poaching of Sumatran tiger in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Jambi, remains high as 120 tiger meshes to trap the ...

Corruption case involving power plant investigated

The North Sumatra High Prosecution Office is investigating alleged corruption involving the management of a unit of ...

Floods hit Padang

Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar blamed illegal logging for big floods that hit five sub-districts in this West Sumatra ...

"Geothermal energy more efficient"

The Technology Application and Study Agency (BPPT) said geothermal is clean and more efficient to generate ...

Peat land preservation in indonesia saves the earth

The preservation of peat land in Indonesia saves the Earth because damage would supply more emission to the Earth ...

Habitat of rare animal species damaged

Wide forest areas as habitats of rare animal species in the province of Bengkulu have been damaged on rampant illegal ...

Population of Sumatra elephants in critical condition

The population of Sumatra elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) living in Riau, Indonesia, is in critical condition ...

One by One, Sumatran Tigers Fall Into Illegal Traps

Over the past two months, at least two Sumatran tigers (Pantera Tigris Sumatrae) have fallen into illegal traps ...