The Madani Berkelanjutan Foundation is welcoming the government’s success in lowering Indonesia’s deforestation rate by 75…
Author: Bhimanto Suwastoyo
AIDenvironment Names Industrial Timber Group as Indonesia’s Top Deforester
AIDenvironment, a non-profit consultancy on sustainability, has named the Nusantara Fiber Group operating in Indonesia’s Kalimantan…
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration Helps Restore South Sumatran Peat Forests
A unique collaboration between many stakeholders, including timber company, NGOs, academics, research institutions and local administration…
Cattle Tops List of Commodities Behind Global Tree Cover Loss: WRI
A new analysis World Resources Institute (WRI) is showing that just seven agricultural commodities accounted for…
Indonesian Forest Loss may have declined for a fourth consecutive year in I2020: GFW
Global Forest Watch (GFW), pending the upcoming release of its 2020 tree cover loss data, is…
What is Agroforestry
Agroforestry is now increasingly cited as one of the solutions to deforestation and the conversion of…
Indonesia Deploys Police to Safeguard Usage of Forests
The head of the Indonesian national police, General Idham Azis, has issued orders for police chiefs…
Jokowi Hands Over 2,929 Social Forestry Licenses to 651,000 families
President Joko Widodo has symbolically handed over 2,929 social forestry licenses covering an area totaling 3,442,000…
Sinar Mas Program Recognized as Contributing to Forest and Ground Fire Prevention
The Village (DMPA) program of palm oil company Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food has received a…
Omnibus Law Opens the Door to Legalization of Various Concessions in Forests
The Omnibus law was among other aimed at resolving the long-dragging problem of plantation concessions in…