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• Indonesian police stop Greenpeace forest protest

  
  Sports & recreation - sports-rec.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, arresting 12 foreign and six Indonesian demonstrators, an activist said.
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• The Environmental Issues – Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach.

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 123
  Nature and Animal Conservation        Preserving species and their habitats is important for ecosystems to self-sustain themselves. Yet, the pressures to destroy habitat for logging, illegal hunting, and other challenges are making conservation a struggle. Visit : http://www.globalissues.org/article/1… ...
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• Sumatra PDF : An open source alternative to Adobe Reader

  
  Cool Computer Tricks — Authority: 120
  The days are over when Adobe Reader was the only option available to read PDF documents. Now we have many free alternatives like Foxit Reader, PDF Xchange viewer etc. This all softwares are freeware but not open source. Today I will show you one more free alternative for Adobe Reader which is not only free [...]
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• Supervolcano eruption in Sumatra deforested India 73,000 years ago

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, November 24 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have come across what they call “incontrovertible evidence” that the volcanic super-eruption of Toba on the island of Sumatra about 73,000 years ago deforested much of central India, some 3,000 miles from the epicenter.The volcano ejected an estimated 800 ...
  2 days ago

• REDD may not be enough to save Sumatras endangered lowland rainforests

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 142
  A prominent REDD project in Aceh Indonesia probably wont be enough to save Northern Sumatras endangered lowland rainforests from logging and conversion to oil plantations and agriculture, report researchers writing in Environmental Research Letters. The study highlights the contradiction between the Ulu Masen ...
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• Transmitters implanted in orangutans for tracking after release into the wild

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 142
  For the first time transmitters have been implanted in orangutans to track their daily movements. The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has implanted transmitters into three orangutans that have been released back into the wild from Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of ...
  3 days ago

• Indonesian ferry sinks: 240 saved but 29 die

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 521
  (AP video) A ferry with more than 242 people aboard sank in heavy seas off the island of Sumatra Sunday. A dramatic rescue operation brought some 240 people to safety, but at least 29 people died, and it was clear that the ferry’s manifest did not list all the people aboard, not uncommon in a region where ferries ...
  3 days ago

• Death toll in Indonesian ferry accident rises to 27

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Jakarta, Nov 23 (DPA) The death toll in the ferry accident in Indonesia rose to 27 Monday as rescue workers resumed their search for dozens of people missing after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off the island of Sumatra, officials said.Rescue teams had picked up about 250 survivors and 27 bodies by Monday ...
  3 days ago

• Ferry Dumai Express Sinks Off Sumatra

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 503
  Last week we posted about an article in the NZ Herald -” More tragedies just over horizon ,” which addressed the poor safety records of Pacific ferries. Unfortunately, the horizon was not very far off. Today a ferry, the Dumai Express , sank in stormy seas off the coast of Karimun island, in between Sumatra and ...
  4 days ago

• Deadly Ferry Sinking in Indonesia

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 181
  Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said. (Nov. 22)
  4 days ago

• Indonesian ferry sinks in storm

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people have died, officials said.
  4 days ago

• Indonesian Ferry Incidents

  
  Amver, Saving Lives at Sea Since 1958 — Authority: 417
  Two recent ferry tragedies in Indonesia underscore the continued need for Amver . MSNBC reports over 240 people have been rescued after one ferry sank of Sumatra . The other ferry ran aground with no loss of life. These incidents demonstrate the need for coordinated mass rescue plans and resources. The United ...
  4 days ago

• Indonesian Ferry sinks near Sumatra Islands, 9 killed

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Sumatra Islands, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Indonesian transportation officials, reported that at least nine people were killed after a ferry sank off Riau province near Sumatra Island. 230 were rescued on Sunday due to the diligence of the rescue effort teams. 17 people were reported to be missing.The ...
  4 days ago

• Nine killed in ferry accident in Indonesia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Jakarta, Nov 22 (DPA) At least nine people were killed when a ferry carrying at least 242 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra Sunday, officials said.Authorities said an estimated 232 people survived. But search teams using a number of naval and other vessels meanwhile continued to scan the ...
  4 days ago

• Four dead after ferry carrying 240 sinks in Indonesia (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Jakarta, Nov 22 (DPA) At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra Sunday, officials said.Search teams using a number of naval and other vessels continued to scan the waters for those still missing.Riau police chief Puji Hartanto told ...
  4 days ago

• Four die, hundreds rescued in Indonesia ferry sinking (AFP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 167
  AFP – Four people were killed and another 292 were plucked to safety after an overloaded ferry sank in heavy seas off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Sunday, a maritime official said. Originally posted here:  (AFP)"> (AFP)">Four die, hundreds rescued in Indonesia ferry sinking (AFP)
  4 days ago

• Weekend wibble: Newborn orang-utan at Perth Zoo!

  
  Hoyden About Town — Authority: 140
  There’s a new baby orangutan at the Perth zoo! *dies of teh cute* There’s video of the new arrival here at the West , including a keeper who is obviously completely smitten with the orangs. Transcription of the video by the marvellous Quixotess : Clarissa Phillips [in voiceover, over adorable footage of ...
  5 days ago

• Sumatra PDF, διαβάστε PDF απλά και γρήγορα

  
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• “Happiness Is” Film Says Giving Is The Way To Contentment

  
  Hands On Disaster Response — Authority: 408
  If you’ve volunteered with us or donated to a HODR project, you know first hand what the film “ Happiness Is ” is talking about. Giving of your time or money helps others in direct and tangible ways, and it just plain feels good to get involved. “Happiness Is,” a new film by Andrew Shapter, is about the ...
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• Indonesian government suspends license of logging company in controversial forest area

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 142
  The Indonesian government today temporarily suspended the license of Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL) for developing an area of forest and peatland in Sumatra pending a review of the companys permits, reports Greenpeace.
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