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C Kalimantan takes precautionary measures against spread of monkeypox

Central Kalimantan's provincial government has intensified its prevention and detection system for those arriving ...

Riau applies strict inspection regime to halt monkeypox virus spread

Riau's provincial government has strengthened its prevention and detection mechanism for visitors at its seaports ...

90 percent of orangutans live outside preserved forests: BKSDA

Some 90 percent of the orangutan population are living outside preserved forests and are exposed to conflicts with ...

GAPKI denies accusation of producing "dirty palm oil"

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has denied an accusation that the palm oil industry in the country has ...

International organizations help preserve 1.3 million hectares forest in Indonesia

Various international organizations will help Indonesia in conserving 1.3 million hectares of North Kalimantan`s ...

Indonesia assures sustainable palm oil industry development

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.M. Fachir stated that the Indonesian government will always ensure that the ...

Appeal to protect Leuser ecosystem

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) is prioritized after UNESCOs World Heritage Committees decision, in ...

Indonesia, Sweden to focus on four research collaborations

Indonesia and Sweden will highlight four research collaborations following a visit by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and ...

EARTH WIRE -- Environmental NGOs write to UNESCO highlighting threat to Leuser Ecosystem

An environmental NGO consortium has sent a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

EARTH WIRE -- Habitats of Sumatran animals continue to decline

The habitats of Sumatran animals, including elephants, tigers, and orangutans, continue to decline due to illegal ...

Yearender - Indonesia successfully fights forest fires in 2016

Many inhabitants of Riau Province have a fleeting sense of relief since, for the first time in the past 18 years, they ...

Improving welfare of people of Afrak mountain district

Although the Arfak mountain area had separated from the Manokwari District to become self-autonomous in 2012, it ...

Preserving biodiversity for a prosperous Papua

The Agirway dancers of Papua performed the exquisite Ballads of Cendrawasih (Birds of Paradise) dance, marking the ...

Papua`s Arfak Mountains draw tourists like a magnet

Well-known for its tropical rain forests with endemic animals and plants, the Arfak mountains in Manokwari, West ...

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism in a bid to conserve the environment and improve the well-being of the local ...