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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 ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

Anti-oil palm industry campaigns must be countered

Industry Minister MS Hidayat said black campaigns against the oil palm industry must be countered because in reality ...

Riau to host biosphere discussion

A total of 18 countries will participate in a discussion on Man and Biosphere concepts in Pekanbaru, Riau province, ...

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 ...

Govt aims to produce billions of ornamental fish

Indonesia expects to produce three billion ornamental fish this year, an official of the ministry of fisheries and ...

New dolphin species discovered in Australia

Researchers in Australia have discovered that dolphin colonies living around Melbourne are a species unlike any other ...

Australian Ambassador meets leaders in Kalimantan

The Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, is visiting East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan this week to ...

Global warming brings crab threat to antarctica

The sea floor around the West Antarctica peninsula could become invaded by a voracious king crab, which is on the ...

Stop orangutan skull trade

The Center of Orangutan Protection, a Non-Governmental-Organization, urged the society and the government to be ...

Philippines catches "largest" crocodile on record

A giant saltwater crocodile weighing more than a tonne was captured in a remote Philippine village following a spate ...

Idul Fitri holidays help boost domestic tourism industry

Many of the 237-million Indonesian people are in the mood for holidaying in the post-fasting Idul Fitri Muslim ...

Jakarta`s recreational parks ready for waves of visitors

Three of Jakarta`s favorite recreational centers - Ragunan Zoo, Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII), and Jaya ...

Halmahera, Morotai projected as East Indonesia`s Industrial Centers

Rich in marine and natural resources, the islands of Halmahera and Morotai in North Maluku deserve to be developed ...

Poaching, illegal trade still threatening Sumatran tigers

Poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts are still major threats to the survival of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera ...