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/philippines_and_muslim_rebels_sign_key_peace_plan/?source=rss The Philippines has signed a framework peace plan with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2012-10-15T07:34:29+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/myanmar_government_abolishes_direct_media_censorship/?source=rss Myanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Myanmar 2012-08-22T02:38:13+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southeast_asias_largest_lowland_rainforest_spared_from_new_land_concessions/?source=rss Four economic land concessions have been cancelled in Cambodia's Prey Lang forest, known as the largest intact lowland forest in Southeast Asia, reports the Phnom Penh Post Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia 2012-08-06T23:33:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/conservationists_pledge_to_double_number_of_tiny_buffalo/?source=rss The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) has joined top academic institution Far Eastern University (FEU), alongside well-established environmental groups in Mindoro, with the goal of doubling the wild tamaraw population from 300 to 600 by 2020. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2012-07-25T17:54:25+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/burmese_savour_taste_of_democracy/?source=rss Only a small proportion of Burma's parliamentary seats are being contested in by-elections in April, but with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for the first time, the campaign has considerable significance. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Myanmar 2012-03-24T08:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nations_get_tough_on_tiger_trade/?source=rss Crime chiefs from countries with populations of wild tigers have agreed to work together in order to combat the illegal trade in the big cats. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, South-East Asia, Thailand 2012-02-16T07:03:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pyramids_planted_to_revive_philippine_corals/?source=rss Thousands of small 'pyramids' are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2012-02-10T17:56:00+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/burma_joy_as_freed_prisoners_head_home/?source=rss When Ko Ko Gyi arrived at Rangoon airport the crowd had been waiting several hours and rushed to greet him. Ko Ko Gyi is one of the best known of the 88 generation of student leaders, along with Min Ko Naing, the most famous. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, South-East Asia, Myanmar 2012-01-13T19:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/singapore_supermarket_to_stop_selling_shark_fin/?source=rss SINGAPORE — Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Singapore 2012-01-06T18:22:00+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/social_project_uses_pop_bottles_to_provide_indoor_lighting_for_the_poor/?source=rss Perhaps you've performed that old camping trick before, where you created a lantern by shining a flashlight into a water-filled bottle. While that may have helped you find your marshmallows in the dark, imagine how much brighter that bottle would have been if it were lit directly by the Sun. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Philippines 2011-09-17T15:55:00+00:00