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forest-conservation

Science & Tech 7 years ago

Google's artificial intelligence helps protect West Sumatra's rainforests

The Guardian uses a Google technology called TensorFlow that can record every sound in the forest and send them to the forest rangers’ smartphones through the Rainforest Connection mobile application.

National 7 years ago

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'Jokowi, help us': Activists reject plan to develop road traversing forest areas

One of the banners used during the protest was emblazoned with the words “Jokowi, help us. Reject the proposal for a mining road traversing the remaining forest area in South Sumatra-Jambi borders”.

Environment 7 years ago

From Madagascar to Brazil, researchers pick best spots to replant forests

Researchers have identified swathes of lost tropical rainforests as the best places to replant trees, hoping to redress some of the damage done by deforestation and limit climate change.

Environment 7 years ago

Hutan Itu Indonesia spreads nature awareness through fun run

The event, called the Kulari Ke Hutan (I ran to the forest) Fun Run, was first held in 2016.

National 7 years ago

K-Pop stars to help Indonesia save our forests: Minister

Siti hoped with the involvement of K-Pop stars, the issue would attract more youths.

World 7 years ago

Urbanization, commercial farms threaten Asia's forests, UN warns

While some Asian countries have introduced policies to conserve forests and give more rights to indigenous people, the area of planted forest nearly doubled between 1990 and 2015 at the expense of more critical primary forests.

Politics 7 years ago

Jokowi saves forests, but fails to resolve land, mining conflicts

Data from the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute in 2017 revealed that criminalization against environmental activists is rampant, with 50 activists facing legal sanctions in 2017.