Myanmar’s Pyu Lake residents seek to protect their natural treasure
PHYO WAI KYAW The Myanmar Times 11 DECEMBER 2018 A man fish on the lake by sitting on a tyre. Phyo Wai Kyaw/The Myanmar Times U Kan Oo was roused from […]
Indonesia Regency AdministrationTrenggalek Committed to Maintain Karst Ecosystem
ANTARA TEMPO.CO WEDNESDAY, 05 DECEMBER, 2018 Karanggongso Beach in Trenggalek, East java. TEMPO/Aris Novia Hidayat TRENGGALEK, Indonesia – Trenggalek regency administration, East Java, has committed to manage the karst ecosystem […]
Nature society regrets Malaysia state Johor’s decision to cancel Pulau Kukup national park status
By Ben Tan Malay Mail Tuesday December 4, 2018 File picture shows the one kilometre walkway provided by the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) through an allocation of RM6 million […]
Only 200 Sumatran Tigers Left in Aceh
By ADI WARSIDI TEMPO.CO Thursday November 15, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) believes that there are only 200 Sumatran tigers in the wild in […]
Gibbons as guardians of nature in Myanmar
By MYAT MOE AUNG The Myanmar Times Wednesday 3 JUL 2018 Gibbons are key indicator species for conservation. Photo – Supplied There are nearly 300 recorded mammal species in Myanmar. Of […]
Outcry over axed rain tree almost as old as 121-year-old Ipoh Methodist Girls’ School in Malaysia
By Loghun Kumaran Malay Mail Monday July 2, 2018 Alumni representatives of Ipoh’s Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) are up in arms over the felling of an iconic 100-year-old tree. — […]
Revisit Sarawak natives displaced by Bakun dam during your time, Malaysia PM told
By Ida Lim Malay Mail June 19, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should pay a visit to the Sarawak natives who were forced to leave their […]
Indonesia Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Minister Susi Pudjiastuti Visits Greenpeace Ship Rainbow Warrior
By ASTARI PINASTHIKA SAROSA TEMPO.CO Sunday March 18, 2018 Rainbow Warrior III ship belonging to greenpeace at Benoa Harbour, Denpasar, Bali (31/5). TEMPO/Johannes P. Christo JAKARTA, Indonesia – Fisheries and […]
Historic Ship Rainbow Warrior to Sail Throughout Indonesia
TEMPO.CO MONDAY MARCH 12, 2018 Rainbow Warrior III ship belonging to Greenpeace at Benoa Harbour, Denpasar, Bali (31/5). TEMPO/Johannes P. Christo JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Rainbow Warrior a historic ship of […]
Myanmar Experiments with Drones to Replant Dwindling Mangroves
By MOE MYINT THE IRRAWADDY February 8, 2018 Employees of Bio Carbon Engineering examine a drone designed toplant mangrove trees in Yangon. Moe Myint / The Irrawaddy YANGON, Myanmar – […]
Rice-Fish Farming: Sleman Farmers Kill Two Birds With One Stone
Jakarta Globe Monday January 23, 2017 JAKARTA, Indonesia: Farmers in Sleman, a district of Yogyakarta, has been using a method called “rice-fish farming” to boost their income and promote a […]
Indonesia President Jokowi Wants 400,000 hectares Peatlands Restored
TEMPO.CO Wednesday January 11, 2017 ANTARA/Rony Muharrman JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is targeting to restore 400,000 hectares of peatland this year. By 2020, Widodo wants 2 million hectares […]
Conserving Protected Indigenous Karen Landscape in Myanmar
By Mizzima Tuesday January 10, 2017 Photo: Karen Environmental and Social Action Network The Salween Peace Park, an indigenous Karen landscape conservation initiative dedicated to the conservation of bio-cultural and […]
Indonesia’s BMKG Predicts More Fire Hotspots in 2017 Despite “Neutral” Weather Conditions
Jakarta Globe Friday January 6, 2017 Indonesia experienced its worst land and forest fires on record in 2015 amid a strong El Niño weather pattern, whereas wildfires in 2016 were […]
Dozens Myanmar in Myitkyina Township Protest Myitsone Dam Meeting
By MOE MYINT / THE IRRAWADDY| Saturday, June 4, 2016 Protesters against the Chinese-funded Myitsone dam in front of the Palm Spring Resort, Myitkyina Township, Kachin State. (Photo: Moe Myint […]
French technical assistance to help Myanmar provide electricity from river currents
By Mizzima Friday June 24, 2016 France is to provide technical assistance with sourcing an electricity supply from river currents for distribution to rural regions of Myanmar, state media reported […]
