#tropical forest

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Lake Maninjau favorite tourist destination

The Indonesian province of West Sumatra continues to promote its diverse cultural and natural attractions in order to ...

Two Rafflesia arnoldii flowers bloom in Kaur forest, Bengkulu

Two Rafflesia arnoldii flowers have fully bloomed in Kaur forest, Manau Village, Padang Guci Sub-district, Kaur ...

Lake Tamblingan can be developed into conservation-based tourist destination

Lake Tamblingan in Buleleng District, Bali Province, has high potential to become a conservation-based tourist ...

Maupora atoll requires intensive promotion

The office of Southwest Maluku Distrit (MBD) Culture and Tourism in the Indonesian province of Maluku should have ...

No new license for use of peat lands: Forestry minister

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said license not yet used for peat land exploitation would be cancelled ...

UNDP lauds Indonesia`s REDD+ efforts

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appreciated Indonesias REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from ...

US Govt donates $5.5 mln for Indonesia`s forest preservation

The U.S. Government has donated $5.5 million dollars through World Resources Institute (WRI) to support forest ...

US, Indonesia cooperate to protect tropical forest

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

Indonesia`s rain forest agency set to be in full swing

A new agency to protect Indonesias rainforests is ready to begin work to implement a first of its kind environmental ...

On World Rhino Day, efforts to boost rhino conservation intensify

World Rhino Day 2013 was celebrated on September 22 in many countries, including Indonesia, with demands made for ...

Minister inaugurates first forestry job fair and expo

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan officially opened the first Forestry Job Fair and Expo 2013 at Manggala Wanabakti ...

Bandung Zoo to receive 200,000 visitors

Around 200,000 people are expected to visit Bandung Zoo in West Java on Idul Fitri, said a zoo official. "We ...

Forest protection responsibility of all parties

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said the protection of tropical forests in Indonesia was the responsibility of ...

RI forest moratorium overlapping

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May 2013 extended the country`s forest moratorium but it was ...

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 ...