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Flooding kills hundreds of people in Indonesia in 2012

The Indonesian environmentalist organization (Walhi) expressed concern with the many people falling victims to ...

WALHI blasts natural resource extraction-based development

The Indonesian environment organization Walhi has criticized development based upon exploiting natural resources since ...

Nearly half of Indonesia`s environment already damaged: Minister

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya said on Wednesday that around 40 percent to 50 percent of Indonesia`s ...

Habitat of rare animal species damaged

Wide forest areas as habitats of rare animal species in the province of Bengkulu have been damaged on rampant illegal ...

RI loses 4.9 mln ha despite forest moratorium

Indonesia has lost some 4.9 million hectares of its forests and peatlands, it was found during a revision of the ...

World Environment Day to focus on Green Economy

Indonesia, along with the entire world, will observe World Environment Day (WED), which has been commemorated every ...

Walhi: 46 pct of river basins in Aceh damaged

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has said that 46 percent of the river basins in Aceh province have ...

news focus: importer of toxic waste likely to be named suspect

The Indonesian authorities are now investigating the entry into the country of 113 containers of hazardous wastes ...

Walhi disappointed by advanced countries` suspension of emission reduction

The Indonesia Environment Forum (Walhi) expressed disappointment here on Wednesday over the developed countries for ...

NGOs present forest destruction evidence to govt

Environmental NGOs consisting of Greenpeace, Walhi, KKI Warsi and WBH here Wednesday (Nov. 23) presented evidence of ...

news focus: police deploy more personnel to defuse tensions in Papua

Following a series of shooting incidents in Papua Province that killed several people, including Mulia Sector Police ...

news focus: govt to rehabilitate critically degraded lakes

Hundreds of lakes or reservoirs which are vital to human life in Indonesia are now in bad or even critical condition ...

Walhi protests environment awards for Newmont, Nusa Halmahera

The Indonesian Environmental Forum, Walhi, is sending a letter of objection to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral ...

RI again garners support for Palestine`s bid for un membership

As a staunch supporter of Palestine, Indonesia once again lobbied Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members to support ...

Walhi criticizes Brazil`s plan to build Belo Mento dam

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has called on governments all over the world to stop constructing ...