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Jambi

American  
[jahm-bee] / ˈdʒɑm bi /
Or Djambi

noun

  1. a province on southeastern Sumatra, in western Indonesia.

  2. Formerly Telanaipura.  a river port in and the capital of this province.


Jambi British  
/ ˈdʒæmbɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: Telanaipura.  Former spelling: Djambi.  a port in W Indonesia, in SE Sumatra on the Hari River. Pop: 417 507 (2000)

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A long-running experiment led by Göttingen University, Germany, and including the IPB University, Bogor and Jambi University in Indonesia, has investigated how ecological restoration promotes biodiversity recovery in oil palm plantations in Sumatra.

From Science Daily

The scientists carried out their research in a mature plantation in Jambi, Indonesia, with the aim of quantifying N2O emissions in oil palm and assessing environmental and meteorological drivers of N2O emissions over different timescales.

From Science Daily

"The oil palm plantation that we studied is a strong local source of N2O, with up to 77% higher emissions compared to natural forest systems in Jambi province," explains Professor Alexander Knohl, senior author and head of the Bioclimatology Group, University of Göttingen.

From Science Daily

A woman in Indonesia's Jambi province was killed and swallowed whole by a python, according to local reports.

From BBC

His father, Jambi, sired all three of Audubon’s youngsters since coming to New Orleans in 2018 from Hannover, Germany.

From Seattle Times