Monday, May 20 2013, 10:21 AM

Environment

Sei Betung: The spirit of restoration in action

It takes more than two hours to travel from Medan to Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra. West of this…

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  • Poor weather harming E. Java sea turtle population

    Poor weather conditions are harming the local sea turtle population in Alas Purwo National Park in Banyuwangi, East Java, with less baby turtles born because of increased rainfalls.

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  • Saving Cilacap’s mangrove forest

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    Cilacap regency currently boasts a precious mangrove forest originally covering 8,300 hectares, which is home to dozens of rare marine species. But for how long?

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  • A nature lover’s haven on Surabaya’s east coast

    Only a brief motorbike ride away from the center of Indonesia’s second largest city sits lush mangrove forest set against the sea.

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  • The lost lands of Takalar

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    The coastline of Takalar regency, South Sulawesi, has been eroding at the increasingly alarming rate of 20 meters over the last five years and up to 100 meters a year…

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  • Merapi eruptions dispel myths

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    The recent eruptions of Mount Merapi that claimed more than 240 lives mostly from Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, may finally help dispel myths people living on the slopes of the world’s…

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  • Diary of a disaster: SurfAid International to the rescue

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    Only 10 minutes after the earthquake, a tsunami charged into the surf resort known as Macaroni’s, advertised as “a paradise on earth”.

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  • Five lions maul man to death at campsite in Zimbabwe

    A pride of lions fatally mauled a tourist while he showered under a tree as darkness fell at an unfenced campsite in a nature reserve, a conservationist said.

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  • Finding solutions

    The team laments the lack of government regulations to protect Thousand Islands, and is worried about the area’s vulnerability, which has become more apparent with the recent increase in tourists.

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  • China panda baby boom aids against extinction

    China's panda population is booming this year thanks to a record number of births in captivity, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders.

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  • Climate Solutions: Clearing up the region’s hazy future

    Forest and land fires break out again. Last week, Singaporean and Malaysian governments contacted the Indonesian government to “register their concerns” over the recurring haze problem.

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