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Younger generation plays important role in green economics programs

Around 1,200 young people from over 100 countries participating in the UNEP Tunza International Children and Youth ...

Riau to host biosphere discussion

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

Illegal logging to be discussed in climate change confab

Various issues related to illegal logging activities and forest monitoring will be discussed in the "Conference on the ...

Storm Haitang to hit central Vietnam

Tropical Storm Haitang is forecast to hit central Vietnam and the country`s northern parts of the Central Highlands in ...

Evacuations as typhoon nears Philippines

Philippine authorities on Monday ordered more than 100,000 people living along the country`s east coast to evacuate as ...

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 ...

CIFOR invites president to open climate change confab

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has invited President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to open and ...

ASEAN Foundation, Royal Philips hold discussion on healthcare affordability

The ASEAN Foundation and Royal Philips Electronics jointly conducted a round table discussion on "Healthcare ...

International marine tourism seminar to promote babel potentials

The upcoming two-day seminar on international marine tourism in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) provincial city of ...

N. Korean leader thanks Medvedev for offering sympathy over flood damage

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il expressed his gratitude to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for offering sympathy ...

Masohi to be Maluku`s new provincial capital

Sitting in an area with wide unpopulated tracts of land, the Central Maluku district town of Masohi is currently ...

Thousands stranded after 41 die in Japan typhoon

Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan Tuesday after the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 41, ...

Over 100 flights canceled at Toronto Airport over Irene storm

Canadian airlines have canceled over 100 flights at Toronto`s Pearson International Airport on Sunday as Hurricane ...

PMI sends specialist to help storm Haima victims in Laos

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) ...

Sail Wakatobi participants start enjoying underwater beauty

Several crew members of yachts arriving in Wakatobi on Tuesday to participate in Sail Wakatobi-Belitung (SWB-2011), ...