Mon, December 19 2011 21:18

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik and Forestry Minister Zukfili Hassan on Monday inked an agreement to facilitate implementation of geothermal energy projects in production and protected and development of the same energy sources in conservation forest areas..

Fri, December 16 2011 12:44

Bali Legislative Council (DPRD) rejects the exploitation of a geothermal project project after the governor and the council issued a similar recommendation for the project in Bedugul, Tabanan regency, Bali..

Tue, December 13 2011 20:05

Way Kambas National Park recorded three conflicts between local villagers and elephants during 2011..

Mon, December 12 2011 17:33

Police in Tokyo have arrested a man accused of trying to sell a stuffed giant panda -- an endangered species -- to Chinese tourists for three million yen ($40,000), police and reports said Monday..

Fri, December 9 2011 14:52

The Chair of Indonesia`s REDD+ task force said that the Ministry of Forestry will this week release an updated moratorium map to display which areas are protected under a two-year ban on new concessions in primary forests and peatlands..

Thu, December 8 2011 19:41

The Samosir district administration in North Sumatra will build a geopark worth Rp20 billion to add to the Lake Toba region`s marine tourism potentials, a local official said here Thursday..

Wed, December 7 2011 23:53

The Indonesia Environment Forum (Walhi) expressed disappointment here on Wednesday over the developed countries for continuing buying time with regard to gas emissions reduction by 40 percent by 2020 as called for by the Kyoto Protocol..

Wed, December 7 2011 19:47

Two people have been named suspects for killing an orangutan in Jukaya village in the sub-district of Telen, Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan..

Mon, December 5 2011 22:47

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government was seriously committed to protecting wild life species such as orangutans..

Thu, December 1 2011 23:50

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reminded the Indonesian delegation to the upcoming climate change meeting in Durban, South Africa, not to forget the national interest while fighting for global causes..