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Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

Forest degradation threatens existence of endemic flora, fauna: LIPI

Forest degradation owing to wildfires and land conversion has threatened the existence of endemic species of flora and ...

LIPI unveils awareness campaign on biodiversity in industry 4.0 era

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) launched a series of public awareness campaigns on biodiversity ...

Researchers observe long-tongued megabats in Curiak Island

Researchers at Bekantan Research Station in Curiak Island observed the presence of long-tongued nectar megabats, a bat ...

Nusantara Biodiversity Expo scheduled in Jakarta on Nov 8-Dec 8

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry will organize the Nusantara Biological Diversity (Biodiversity) Expo at ...

Relocating Sumatran tiger will not solve human-wildlife conflict: WWF

Syamsidar, WWF's Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts ...

SBI team rescues endangered male proboscis monkey in South Kalimantan

A rescue team of Indonesia's Friends of Bekantan (SBI) rescued a male proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) under ...

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Papua's new iconic tourist attraction Youtefa Bridge opens to public

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during his 13th visit to Papua on Oct 28, 2019, inaugurated Youtefa Bridge connecting ...

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Saving Julia and Cykita

Three years ago, Julia had just given birth to her baby Cykita, when a team of conservationists in South Kalimantan ...

Human-elephant conflicts spike in Riau following forest fires

Forest fires blazing in the Tesso Nilo National Park fueled more frequent conflicts between human beings and Sumatran ...

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Taking a cue on new capital city design from Canberra

Indonesia is looking to Australia’s capital Canberra as a reference for its capital city in East Kalimantan, part ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

17 whale strandings recorded on Sabu Raijua Coast

A total of 17 whales washed up on the beach of Menia Village in West Sabu Sub-district, Sabu Raijua District, East Nusa ...

Balai Raja conservation area's Sumatran elephant population dwindles

The population of Sumatran elephants at the Balai Raja Wildlife Conservation area dropped further to only seven after a ...

Bluebottles surge ashore on Pariaman beaches, W Sumatra

At least a dozen of bluebottles or the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia utriculus) have been washed ashore by strong ...