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Collection of rainforest news, found 27 news.

Indonesia questions EU policy on palm oil export

The Indonesian delegation has questioned European Union (EU) policy that impedes export of Indonesian products, ...

Indonesia ready to clarify palm oil ban issue: Minister Hartarto

The Indonesian government is ready to provide an explanation regarding palm oil ban to the European Union (EU) ...

NASR launches emergency number for immediate search and rescue assistance

The Indonesian National Agency of Search and Relief (NASR, formerly BASARNAS) announced today that its emergency ...

WWF releases exclusive summary on Borneo on World Environment Day

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Malaysia released an exclusive publication of "The Environmental Status of ...

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 ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

Australian biologist gets the jump on new species of flying frog

An Australian biologist and Vietnamese colleagues have made a surprise discovery - a new species of flying frog ...

Dangdut music to go international

Soon, Indonesians will not be the only ones shaking their bodies and swinging their hips to dangdut music, but so ...

Jagger honorary "ambassador" in Peru`s Amazon

Rock legend Mick Jagger was named an honorary ambassador for tourism in the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon ...

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 ...

Kutai National Park hosts 958 species of flora

The landscape of Kutai National Park (KNT) is dominated by a Dipterocarpaceae lowland tropical rainforest and has ...

Brazil considers protection for environmental activists

Brazilian authorities will consider providing special protection to environmental activists who receive death threats, ...