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Indonesia urged to improve policies protecting fishing vessel workers

M Ambari, Yoga Eki Saputra 12 Oct 2021

Indonesia investigates alleged abuse of Sumatran tigers at city zoo

Ayat S. Karokaro 5 Oct 2021

People want to do right by nature. They just need a nudge, study shows

Mongabay.com 2 Oct 2021

Beached whale shark in Indonesia reportedly cut up by locals to eat

Mongabay.com 30 Sep 2021

Overfishing threatens to wipe out bowmouth guitarfish in Indonesia, study says

Wahyu Mulyono 24 Sep 2021

For sustainable global fisheries, watchdogs focus on onshore beneficial owners

Basten Gokkon 17 Sep 2021

Indonesia lays out plan to rescue 15 lakes under pressure from human activity

Basten Gokkon 10 Sep 2021

Indonesia’s newly minted investigators to go after illegal fishing kingpins

Basten Gokkon 1 Sep 2021

To count Sumatran rhinos in the wild, look for their poop, study says

Basten Gokkon 24 Aug 2021

Stranded dugong in Indonesia reportedly cut up for traditional medicine

Nurdin Tubaka 20 Aug 2021

Climate change threatens to squeeze out Indonesia’s medicinal plants

Basten Gokkon 18 Aug 2021

Indonesia reports two new Javan rhino calves in the species’ last holdout

Basten Gokkon 17 Aug 2021

Indonesian farmers refuse to budge for train line through karst landscape

Eko Rusdianto 16 Aug 2021

Indonesia assessing fish stock health to improve sustainable planning

Basten Gokkon 4 Aug 2021

Indonesia reimposes ban on destructive seine and trawl nets in its waters

Basten Gokkon 28 Jul 2021

Indonesia to send more tuna vessels out into international waters

Basten Gokkon 22 Jul 2021

Indonesian former fisheries minister jailed for bribery in lobster exports

Basten Gokkon 18 Jul 2021

Indonesian fishers seize dredging boat in protest against offshore tin mining

Basten Gokkon 13 Jul 2021

Study warns of impacts of unregulated trade in Indonesian porcupines

Basten Gokkon 30 Jun 2021

Development of third Sumatran rhino sanctuary advances to save species

Junaidi Hanafiah 25 Jun 2021

Land dispute turns violent as Sumatran Indigenous groups clash with pulpwood firm

Ayat S. Karokaro 17 Jun 2021

Two new Javan rhino calves spotted in the species’ last holdout

Basten Gokkon 16 Jun 2021

Calls for independent probe after anti-mine Indonesian official dies

Basten Gokkon, Della Syahni 15 Jun 2021
The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros). Image courtesy of Mark Louis Benedict via Flickr.

To keep tabs on ecosystem health in Borneo, follow these birds: Study

Basten Gokkon 14 May 2021

Indonesian researchers study how to help rays released as bycatch survive

Basten Gokkon 12 May 2021

Relocating mangroves for Indonesian highway ‘not that easy,’ expert warns

L. Darmawan 4 May 2021

Hunger, disorientation blamed for pilot whale mass stranding in Indonesia

Luh De Suriyani 21 Apr 2021

From penguins to sharks to whales, swimming in circles is a surprisingly common trait

Basten Gokkon 26 Mar 2021
View of Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon city, Banten Province, Indonesia.

Never mind the mercury: Indonesia says coal ash isn’t hazardous

Basten Gokkon 11 Mar 2021

Indonesian governor’s arrest in road project points to more tainted contracts

Wahyu Chandra 4 Mar 2021

When seas turn rough, gleaning keeps the fish on the table for some communities

Basten Gokkon 24 Feb 2021

Calls for accountability after coal-slurry spill in Indonesian river

Della Syahni, Sapariah Saturi 19 Feb 2021

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