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Rare Rhino Captured on FilmBorneo, Indonesia - The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has used a camera "trap" to capture the first-ever images of the critically endangered wild rhino in the Borneo jungles. |
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UN says Indonesia quake aid faster than post-tsunamiJakarta, Indonesia - The UN's top emergency relief coordinator on Monday said he expected the aid effort after the Indonesia earthquake to be faster than that after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. |
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Southeast Asia Plans Wildlife Crime-Busting UnitsBangkok - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's first coordinated effort against the multi-billion-dollar illegal trade in animals and plants, officials said on Thursday. |
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The lost kingdom of Tambora is foundSumbawa, Indonesia - The eruption of Mount Tambora on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa in 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in human history, killed 117,000 people and extinguished the tiny kingdom of Tambora. |
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Forestry Industry, Government and NGOs Unite in the Fight Against Indonesian Wildlife CrimeSumatra, Indonesia - This week in Sumatra nationwide efforts to eradicate poaching and illegal trade of tiger, rhino, elephant, orang-utan, made significant progress with the initiation of an intensive "boot-camp" training course focused exclusively on enhancing wildlife protection. |
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Remote Jungle Reveals New SpeciesNew Guinea, Indonesia - An international expedition to one of Asia's most isolated jungles has discovered a virtual "lost world" of new animal species and giant flowers, as well as rare mammals that were unafraid of humans, organizers said Tuesday. |
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Government moves to protect ozoneJakarta, Indonesia - To get in step with a number of environmental conventions, the government will begin restricting the entrance of ozone depleting substances (ODS) into the country. |
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Many tsunami children feel hopeful about future, according to new UN surveyWorld - One year after the tsunami dramatically changed their lives, children in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand feel hopeful about the future, while those in Indonesia are recovering at a slower pace, according to a survey of youngsters released today by the United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF). |
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Tsunami-Ravaged Communities Focus on Sustainable RecoveryWorld - A year since the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami, aid groups are shifting their focus from immediate relief efforts to helping locals build self-sustaining communities that are better prepared for future disasters. |
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Photo in the News: New Mammal Discovered in Borneo?Borneo Rain Forests - Creatures hoping to stay incognito in Borneo's rain forests should watch where they step. The mystery animal pictured at top walked right into the limelight when it entered a nighttime camera trap set by World Wildlife Fund researchers. |
news from Southeast Asia
- 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
- Rare leatherback turtles return to Malaysia
- Popular UN-backed Internet word game feeds Myanmar’s cyclone victims
- UN agency to resume aid flights into Myanmar
- Endangered bears find refuge in new Vietnam center
- First Lungless Frog Found
- Rare water birds recovering in Cambodia
