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Improvements seen four years after the Indian Ocean tsunamiFour years since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water that swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead according to a United Nations estimate, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated areas, humanitarian groups said. |
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Trees for kids: Indonesia’s way of beating global warming
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian city battling the effects of deforestation has come up with a novel way of tackling the problem. Would-be families must plant a tree.
"Everyone who wants to get married or apply for a birth certificate must plant a tree," Syahrum Syah Setia, the head of Balikpapan city's Environmental Impact Management Agency, said.
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Audits could curb illegal logging
The Indonesian Forestry Ministry's bold move to require forestry companies to have their wood stocks audited throughout the supply chain to ensure the wood is derived from sustainably managed forests could go a long way in reducing illegal logging in the country.
Hadi Pasaribu, the Forestry Ministry's director general for the management of forestry production, who revealed the new policy recently, did not elaborate as to when the audit -- internationally known as forest certification scheme -- would be mandatory for wood-based companies.
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First Lungless Frog Found
The Indonesian amphibian may have evolved to respire through its skin as an adaptation to its cold, fast-moving stream habitat, a new study says.
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New bird discovered in IndonesiaSulawesi, Indonesia - A small greenish bird that has been playing hide-and-seek with ornithologists on a remote Indonesian island since 1996 was declared a newly discovered species on Friday and promptly recommended for endangered lists. |
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Secretary Rice Honors International Women of CourageWashington, D.C., USA - In the first ceremony of its kind at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice March 7 paid tribute to 10 women from around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership. The honorees represented Afghanistan, Argentina, Indonesia, Iraq, Latvia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. |
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Environment: Indonesia’s green madrassasJava, Indonesia - In a remote part of Central Java, Indonesia's most populous island, there is a rather unusual form of environmentalism taking root. |
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Lawsuits Force Listing of Six Rare Birds as EndangeredWashington, D.C., USA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed six rare birds from around the world as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. |
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CORRECTED: Bali breakthrough launches historic climate talksNUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a historic breakthrough. Washington said the agreement marked a new chapter in climate diplomacy after six years of disputes with major allies since President George W. Bush pulled out in 2001 from the Kyoto Protocol, the main existing plan for combating warming. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
news from Southeast Asia
- Improvements seen four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Rice-powered stove ignites new hope for poor farmers
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Electric Jeepneys Challenge a Philippine Icon
- Trees for kids: Indonesia’s way of beating global warming
- Giant clams make come back in Philippines thanks to science
- Free surgery to fix smiles
- Audits could curb illegal logging
- Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation Smile
