TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian island of Java is one of the world’s most densely populated areas. Unfortunately, the island's forest cover continues to shrink. According to the latest data from ...

The year following strongman General Suharto’s fall was a period of intense deforestation for Mendiro village in East Java. Years later, locals formed an organization to reverse the damage. Ten ...

Members of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, the National Search and Rescue Agency, and other agencies attempt to douse the fire engulfing forest area in Lawu Nountain, East Java on October 26, ...

JAKARTA: An expedition team has found a thriving population of the endangered owa jawa (Javan gibbon) in the forests of Mount Sanggabuana in West Java, recording a total of 311 individuals. Bernard T ...

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