465 people evacuated as Karangetang Mountain erupted
Sitaro, Ekuatorial – Hundreds evacuated after Karangetang Mountain erupted since Thursday (7/5), said an official, in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Friday (8/5). Charlton Bob Wuaten,...
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Oil palm expansion has taken its toll in Sorong district
Sorong, Ekuatorial – Due to massive oil palm plantation expansion, water scarcity hit Malalilis village of Klaili, Sorong district, said an activist, in Sorong, on...
East Aceh elephants get a new conservation location
Aceh Timur, Ekuatorial - To anticipate increasing conflict between humans and elephants, East Aceh government established an elephant respond unit located in Bunin village, Serbajadi...
Police named a suspect on recent pangolin bust in Medan
Medan, Ekuatorial – Police had arrested a suspect related to recent pangolin smuggling, said a senior investigator, in Medan, North Sumatra, last April. Last April,...
Bureaucracy and high price hinder certified legal timber for Yogya wood business
Yogyakarta, Ekuatorial - Despite of rising demands from Europe for certified legal timber, Yogya's small and middle businesses have yet to obtain certification due to...
Illegal Community Plantation Forest contributes to massive forest destruction in Aceh
Aceh Tamiang, Ekuatorial – Aceh officials found 'illegal' community plantation forests in Aceh Tamiang district contributing to massive forest destruction. In a recent patrol, Aceh...
Forest moratorium extends to 2017, Minister says
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – After mounting demands from green activists, Indonesia’s Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya said on Monday (27/4) announced that forest moratorium...
Sitaro district of North Sulawesi to have waste management regulation
Sitaro, Ekuatorial - Green activists demand local regulation on waste management following increasing garbage in markets, in Sitaro [Siau, Tagulandang and Biaro] district of North...
President Jokowi to release endangered Javan gibbon in Bandung
Jakarta, Ekuatorial -- President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo will be releasing two pairs of Javan gibbons (Hylobates moloch) in conjunction with 2015 Asia Africa Conference in...
Coastal reclamation destroys mangrove forest in Lampung, says fish farmers
Bandarlampung, Ekuatorial – Dipasena fish farmers blasted company's coastal reclamation for mangrove forest destruction that led to declining shrimp production. Mangrove forest, or often dubbed...