#environment

A damaged forest in Padang, West Sumatra (illustration)

Rabu , 08 May 2013, 00:57 WIB

Govt to extend moratorium on primary forests and peat lands conversion

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Ministry of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan plans to extend moratorium of new permits conversion of primary forest and peat lands in Indonesia. the effort was also supported...

Selasa , 26 Mar 2013, 21:53 WIB

SBY meets Soros

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist George Soros on Tuesday afternoon in Bali to discuss on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) deal between Indonesia and Norway, Coordinating Minister of Economy Hatta Rajasa stated. "Soros gives us a good view. He also praises Indonesia for REDD+ concept," Rajasa...

Senin , 25 Mar 2013, 19:45 WIB

Indonesia hosts Coral Triangle Business Forum

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA - Indonesia hosted the third Coral...

Sabtu , 23 Mar 2013, 23:23 WIB

Study of marine biodiversity focuses on 24 points

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesian Institute of Science's annual research...

Jumat , 22 Mar 2013, 17:25 WIB

Wild elephants enter villages in Riau

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU - Herd of wild elephants entered human...

Rabu , 20 Mar 2013, 22:30 WIB

Indonesia-China expect to cooperate creating clean coal technology

Indonesia will host ASEAN Oil Spill Response Action Plan (OSRAP) workshop in Jakarta on March 19-21. The workshop is aimed to monitor the regional plan and facilitate cooperation between stakeholders in the event of a major oil spill incidents. (illustrati

Selasa , 12 Mar 2013, 23:26 WIB

Indonesia to host workshop of ASEAN-OSRAP

Pulau Padang's biodiversity offers big potential to attract tourists and make the island as an ecotourism destination. (illustration)

Ahad , 03 Mar 2013, 22:48 WIB

Eastern Indonesia`s biodiversity prone to biopiracy

Mangrove forest in Padang, West Sumatra (illustration)

Rabu , 27 Feb 2013, 21:59 WIB

About 40 percent of mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia is damaged

An aerial photo shows an area of illegal logging in forest buffers near National Park in Bukit Tigapuluh, Riau-Jambi. Illegal logging in the area has threatened its biodiversity and ecosystem. (file photo)

Selasa , 05 Feb 2013, 20:48 WIB

Indonesia-US cooperate to preserve biodiversity

A 3-month-old elephant calf tries to awake its dead mother at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia. Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in the Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife authorities sus

Selasa , 29 Jan 2013, 21:03 WIB

Ten dead Borneo pygmy elephants feared poisoned

A man flies a kite near electricity pylons on a hazy day in Beijing Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Air pollution levels in China's notoriously dirty capital were at dangerous levels Saturday, with cloudy skies blocking out visibility and warnings issued for peop

Ahad , 13 Jan 2013, 23:18 WIB

Air pollution in Beijing goes off the index

Pouring rain in Jakarta causes traffic jam in some main streets. (illustration)

Senin , 24 Dec 2012, 22:30 WIB

Jakarta among cities facing highest risk of climate change

Indonesia has big potential to implement green economy in every development sector since this country owns one third of the world's tropical forest. (illustration)

Selasa , 18 Dec 2012, 18:45 WIB

Minister of Forestry is ambitious to implement green economy

Jumat , 14 Dec 2012, 18:59 WIB

Indonesia-Europe agree to sign Forest Law

damaged forest in Padang, West Sumatra (illustration)

Selasa , 27 Nov 2012, 20:34 WIB

Indonesia to establish REDD+ in December

Three elephants are poisoned to death in Tesso Nilo National Park, Riau. Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan suspects the endangered species poisoned because they entered plantation area. (illustration)

Senin , 12 Nov 2012, 20:29 WIB

Elephants poisoned to death in Riau

Coral reefs in Raja Ampat, West Papua. (illustration)

Indonesian coral reefs prone to extinction

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The existence of coral reefs in Indonesia is prone to extinction. Only 5.58 percent of coral reefs are still in great condition. Research Center Oceanography of Center for Regional Studies at Indonesian Institue of Science (LIPI) shows that 26.95 percent is in good condition, 36.9 is good enough, and the remaining 30.76 is in poor condition. "It is worrying....