Jakarta, Aug. 11 -- The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has underscored an urgent need to step up conservation efforts to protect endangered flora and fauna, including Sumatran elephants, with initiatives backed by President Prabowo Subianto.

"We all know that our nature is crying out. This is our shared challenge," Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni told participants of the National Nature Conservation Day 2025 event in Jakarta on Monday.

He argued that the environment degradation that continues to threaten the protected flora and fauna species is closely related to the practices of illegal development practices.

"Several development processes are legal and well-regulated, but many others are illegal and continue to damage environment," ...