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Communal conflicts not affecting plantation development in Papua

Conflicts between two tribal groups in the district of Mimika, Papua, did not hamper development of oil palm ...

Government asked to dismiss discourse of log exports

The Indonesian Association of Furniture and Handicraft (AMKRI) asked the government not to consider lifting the ban on ...

Task force seizes 450 tons of wood from biosphere reserve

The Riau haze mitigation task force has seized more than 450 tons of illegal wood during a crackdown on encroachers at ...

Former provincial governor jailed for 14 years for corruption

Former governor of Sumatras Riau province Rusli Zainal was sentenced to 14 years in jail for corruption here on ...

Dead victims due to haze to receive compensation

The Ministry of Social Affairs will provide compensation for a haze victim who died in Riau province, according to ...

46 elephants found dead in riau in three years : WWF

A total of 46 elephants were found dead in Riau province between 2011 and 2014, with most of them without ivory, ...

10 people named as suspects in Riau`s forested land fires

The Environment Ministry has named 10 people charged with setting fire to forested land in Riau Province last year. ...

East Kalimantan`s exports worth US$25.6 bln

East Kalimantans exports to a number of countries in the January - October 2013 period stood at US$25.694 billion, a ...

Historical year for Indonesia`s forest protection

During the past one year, the Indonesian government has made several historic policies and breakthroughs for the ...

Indonesia invests in tree planting program for future generation

To mark the Indonesias Tree Planting Day and National Planting Month 2013, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono planted ...

Indonesia-EU Forestry Agreement Breakthrough In Fight Against Illegal Timber Trade

The long-waited Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade - Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) was finally ...

Efforts to include cpo and rubber on APEC list fail

Indonesia's efforts to include crude palm oil (CPO) and rubber on the Environmental Goods List (EG List) of the ...

Indonesia, EU sign agreement to fight illegal logging

Indonesia and the European Union (EU) signed the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade-Voluntary Partnership ...

Indonesia and EU Signed the Historic Timber Trading Agreement

- The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan, the European Commisioner for the Environment Janez Potocnik, and ...

Indonesia-EU sign agreement on forest law enforcement

Indonesia and the European Union have officially signed the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement ...