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Greenomics questions moratorium map`s accuracy

Greenomics Indonesia has questioned the accuracy of the Indicative Map attached in the Presidential Instruction No. ...

Philippine typhoon death toll rises to three

The death toll from Typhoon Songda in the Philippines rose to three on Saturday as rescuers retrieved the body of a ...

Germany assists RI in forest, climate change program

Germany has committed to assisting the Indonesian government in the Forest and Climate Change program (ForClime). ...

Kalimantan center of world`s flora

Kalimantan Island (Borneo) is one of the world`s flora center because the diversity of trees in a small plot of land ...

Forestry Minister inaugurates Ciwalen Canopy Trail

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan inaugurated the Ciwalen Canopy Trail that is 120 m long and 60 m wide at an ...

Australia showcases its commitment to greener future in Indonesia

The Australian Government`s commitment to supporting Indonesia in addressing climate change is being showcased in ...

Thunderbolts Kill 21 In Bangladesh

At least 21 people including two children were killed and 19 others injured in lightning strikes in six Bangladesh ...

Billions of trees to be planted across Indonesia

Realizing that tree-planting can make a valuable contribution to the fight against global warming, the Forestry ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...

Sinar Mas extends Tengkawang planting area in W Kalimantan

Oil palm plantation company Sinar Mas Group has extended its Tengkawang Tungkul (Shorea Macrophylla) planting area in ...

Paramitra conserves eight tropical pitcher plants in W Kalimantan

PT Paramitra Internusa Pratama, a subsidiary of the oil palm plantation Sinar Mas Group, has been conserving at least ...

RI`s peat forests can play important role in climate change

Peat swamp forests in Indonesia consist for 50 percent of tropical peat swamps and 10 percent of dry land, an ...

Oil palm plantations not reducing Lake Sentarum fishermen`s income

The Kapuas Hulu district head in West Kalimantan has denied that the oil palm extensification program had a bad effect ...

Susi Air and Mechtronix Team Up to Develop Cessna Grand Caravan Simulator

-    Indonesian Charter Airline to Use Simulator to Support Fleet Expansion And Train at ...

RI projected to become global seaweed producer

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has the ambition not only to turn Indonesia into a top global ...