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17 whale strandings recorded on Sabu Raijua Coast

A total of 17 whales washed up on the beach of Menia Village in West Sabu Sub-district, Sabu Raijua District, East Nusa ...

Morotai Festival to be held in North Maluku on August 2-8

Morotai Festival will be organized in Daruba, the capital of Morotai Island District in North Maluku Province, from ...

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In search of a cause for whale's death in East Java

An 11-meter-long whale was found dead after it was washed ashore on the Bambang Beach of Lumajang District, East Java ...

Dead whale washed ashore in East Java

An 11-meter-long whale was found dead after it was washed ashore on the Bambang Beach of Lumajang District, East Java ...

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Enchantment Festival to reveal wonders of Raja Ampat

The Raja Ampat Enchantment Festival will showcase the wonders of Raja Ampat as a marine tourism destination to divers, ...

Indonesia's two new biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO

Indonesia's Tojo Una-Una Togean, Central Sulawesi, and Saleh-Moyo-Tambora (Samota), West Nusa Tenggara, were two ...

Jusuf Kalla appreciates Nahdlatul Ulama`s recommendations on plastic waste reduction

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially concluded the Nahdlatul Ulama`s (NU`s) National Meeting of Ulemas and ...

Fifty tons of marine debris picked up from Wakatobi: official

The local government and community members in Wakatobi District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, commemorated National ...

Up to 145 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand

Up to 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding on a remote New Zealand island at the weekend, authorities said on ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

News focus - Rising environmental concern over plastic waste polluting Indonesian seas

The carcass of a 9.5-meter-long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) washed ashore the Kapota isle, Wakatobi District, ...

Coral reefs in Sawu Sea cover 63,339 hectares

The Head of East Nusa Tenggara Provinces Environment Office, Benyamin Lola, stated that various studies have revealed ...

Sawu Sea to be developed into whale attraction tourism

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and East Nusa Tenggara Tourism Agency are working together to develop the attraction of ...

Yearender - Wakatobi to increase tourist visits by 40,000 in 2017

The scenic Wakatobi district, famous for its marine tourism, in Southeast Sulawesi Province, has been identified as ...

EARTH WIRE -- Wildlife populations plunge almost 60% since 1970

Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 percent since 1970 as ...