#protecting the forest

Collection of protecting the forest news, found 14 news.

Indigenous leader awarded Kalpataru for forest protection

An indigenous leader from West Kutai District (Kubar), East Kalimantan, has received the prestigious Kalpataru ...

Polri works with Forestry Ministry aims to protect Indonesia's forests

The National Police (Polri) and the Ministry of Forestry established a partnership with the shared goal of protecting ...

Guardians of Earth's lungs from Indonesia's East Kalimantan

Yuliana Wetuq, coordinator of the Petquk Mehuey forest guardian group from East Kalimantan Province’s East ...

Shortage of rangers to guard West Papua's 8.39-million ha forests

West Papua needs more forest rangers due to its expansive forest area, reaching 8.39 million hectares, while currently, ...

Youth's contribution to climate actions sought ahead of C20 Summit

All youth are urged to contribute to climate actions to support nature conservation efforts ahead of the Civil 20 (C20) ...

Climate change, hydrological disasters pose ecological threats

World Environment Day on June 5th was themed "One Earth for the Future" while serving as an idea to ...

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Meet Waisimon, protector of the cenderawasih and forests

Alex Waisimon received the Kalpataru award, which is bestowed to individuals or groups for their services in preserving ...

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...

Industries must meet environment-friendly guidelines: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has made it mandatory for industries in Indonesia to meet all environment-friendly ...

RI forest moratorium overlapping

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

Greenpeace environmental partner of Indonesia

The non-governmental environmental organization, Greenpeace, is the partner of Indonesia in preserving the environment ...

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 ...

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) ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...