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Central Sulawesi Mining Activities Disturb Wildlife Habitat

Destructive mining practices have had a serious impact on the environment, ecosystems and wildlife habitat in ...

US, Indonesia cooperate to protect tropical forest

The United States government and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry launched a new rainforest standard for carbon ...

More botanical gardens are needed to reduce carbon emissions

Indonesia only has a few botanical gardens, but they are expected to contribute to a great extent towards conserving ...

RI part of global solution to climate change

In relation to mitigating the adverse impact of climate change, Indonesia has been implementing a number of proper ...

Routes Asia Officially Handed Over to Kuching for 2014

-     After a successful Routes Asia in Mumbai which saw over 700 hundred delegates in attendance, ...

Orangutans at Kutai National Park attract tourists

Kalimantan orangutans have attracted domestic and foreign tourists visiting Preveb at the Kutai National Park (TNK) in ...

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 ...

World Growth Press Release Monday December 2 2012

-NGO: Green misuse of 'prior consent' on land use will limit economic growth in developing countries ...

Govt to settle Walt Disney case legally

The government will take a legal action unless the Walt Disney Company would settle its boycott on paper products from ...

24 ASEAN companies receive CSR Awards at AREA 2012

Twenty four companies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand received the prestigious Asia ...

Greenpeace holds rally in front of KFC restaurant

Dozens of environmental activists from Greenpeace Indonesia held a rally at the parking lot of a Kentucky Fried ...

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 ...

news focus: heart of Borneo designated as "world`s lungs"

Kalimantan Island or also known as Borneo is host to a vast area of the country`s remaining tropical rainforests ...

President: 45% of Kalimantan island for biodiversity conservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation that 45 percent of Kalimantan island must be used for ...

Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...