http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/victory_for_forests_disney_stands_up_for_endangered_forests_and_animals/?source=rss Today, Disney adds its significant voice to the growing chorus of companies demonstrating that there's no need to sacrifice endangered forests in Indonesia or elsewhere for the paper we use every day. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia, North America, United States 2012-10-23T06:05:11+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/kfc_indonesia_suspends_purchases_from_asia_pulp_paper_due_to_deforestation/?source=rss While KFC bosses in Kentucky remain silent on whether it will cut forest destruction out of its supply chain globally, it looks like one country has gotten tired of waiting for headquarters to respond to the Greenpeace campaign. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-07-17T03:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_recruit_aerial_drones_to_combat_illegal_logging/?source=rss A new aerial surveillance system to protect forests and endangered species in remote parts of the world is being pioneered by a pair of ecologists in Switzerland. The researchers have designed and built their own flying drone that can capture evidence of illegal activity on film. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Switzerland, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-05-22T04:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_to_conserve_half_of_borneo_region/?source=rss Indonesia's forestry ministry said Thursday it would conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island, which is covered with dense rainforest, so as to meet a presidential pledge to reduce gas emissions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-01-20T21:54:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/levis_drops_asia_pulp_paper_due_to_its_link_to_deforestation_in_indonesia/?source=rss Levi Strauss & Company became the latest firm to drop Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) as a supplier due to concerns over APP's continued clearing of rainforests in Sumatra, reports the Rainforest Action Network, a green group in the midst of a campaign against APP. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Business, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2012-01-18T07:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/electricity_sparks_new_life_into_indonesias_coral_reefs/?source=rss A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-28T21:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesian_girl_who_was_swept_away_in_the_2004_tsunami_is_reunited_with_her/?source=rss A girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago said Friday she broke down in tears this week after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-23T17:15:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/palm_oil_pulp_companies_commit_to_zero_tolerance_policy_for_orangutan_killi/?source=rss Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-08T09:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/young_indonesians_paint_the_town_green/?source=rss Young Indonesians are breathing new life into their polluted concrete capital city with little more than buckets of soil and seeds. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-10-01T21:39:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesian_president_vows_to_dedicate_himself_to_forest_preservation/?source=rss President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to efforts to preserve the country’s forests. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-09-29T02:21:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_to_recognize_rights_of_forest_communities_indigenous_peoples/?source=rss Indonesia will 'recognize, respect and protect' the rights of traditional forest users, including indigenous people, as it works to slow deforestation, reports the Rights and Resources Initiative, a coalition of NGOs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-07-15T18:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_signs_agreement_with_eu_to_end_the_sale_of_illegally_logged_wood/?source=rss The EU and Indonesia today signed an agreement in Jakarta that aims to keep illegally logged wood from reaching the European market. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-05-06T04:04:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mother_robin_delivers_for_poor_women_in_indonesia/?source=rss Robin Lim became a midwife after her sister died from complications during pregnancy. Since 2003, she and her team in Indonesia have helped thousands of low-income women have a healthy pregnancy and birth. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-04-25T06:38:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/giant_indonesian_palm_oil_company_announces_plan_to_halt_forest_destruction/?source=rss Responding to news today that the palm oil arm of Sinar Mas, Golden Agri-Resources, has announced a plan to halt the destruction of Indonesia’s forests previously caused by their operations. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Wildlife, Feel Good, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-03-24T03:17:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/islamic_leaders_preach_conservation_in_sumatra_indonesia/?source=rss Do religious texts mandate respect for the earth and other species? Some Islamic leaders in Sumatra believe the Koran does. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-02-24T07:31:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/palm_oil_deal_aims_to_save_forests_and_carbon/?source=rss A major palm oil producer is joining forces with environmental campaigners in a bid to ramp up forest protection. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-02-09T06:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_declares_protected_zone_to_save_coral_reefs/?source=rss Indonesia on Sunday declared the coral-rich waters around Bali -- a popular scuba diving spot which is home to the giant Mola-Mola ocean sunfish -- a protected zone. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2010-11-23T10:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/john_hardy_my_green_school_dream/?source=rss Join John Hardy on a tour of the Green School, his off-the-grid school in Bali that teaches kids how to build, garden, create (and get into college). Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2010-11-18T22:34:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_malaysia_to_cooperate_in_tackling_illegal_logging/?source=rss Indonesia is ready to have talks with Malaysia on bilateral trade in timber amid increased allegations that the neigbouring state had been receiving Indonesian timber from illegal logging, Antara news agency cited Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan as saying. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia 2010-10-20T15:34:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesia_revokes_book_ban_law/?source=rss The Indonesian Constitutional Court has struck down a law on book-banning that has been used to stifle dissent, in a landmark ruling welcomed by historians, authors and rights activists. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2010-10-18T17:53:01+00:00