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Budiardi, labeled a ‘provocateur’ and jailed in a dispute with a palm oil company

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 6 Mar 2018

James Watt, the farmer who challenged a palm oil fiefdom

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 1 Mar 2018

Paper giant and its ‘suppliers’ are essentially one and the same, investigation finds

Michael Disabato 26 Dec 2017
Drainage canal dug through peat swamp in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Pulp and paper giant sues Indonesian government over peat protection obligation

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Dec 2017

Indonesians race to save their disappearing lakes, before it’s too late

Ian Morse 30 Nov 2017

Indonesian conservation bill stirs debate over geothermal rigs, private guards

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 28 Nov 2017

RSPO tops among certification schemes, though all must improve: report

Mongabay.com 22 Nov 2017

Indonesian mosques to take up the mantle of fighting climate change

Mongabay.com 21 Nov 2017

Indonesian agribusiness giant APRIL outed in Paradise Papers

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2017

How unhealthy is the haze from Indonesia’s annual peat fires?

Loren Bell 3 Nov 2017

Indonesians plant trees to nurse seagrass back to health in Wakatobi

Sean Mowbray 31 Oct 2017

The Palm Oil Fiefdom

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 10 Oct 2017

Indonesia for Sale: in-depth series on corruption, palm oil and rainforests launches

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 10 Oct 2017

Antigraft agency charges district chief over permits to mine nickel in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 5 Oct 2017

Samsung won’t partner with Korindo following outrage over forest destruction in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 Sep 2017

80% of Bornean orangutans live outside protected areas

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Sep 2017

Few answers for Indonesians who wonder what chemicals are dumped in their water

Tara MacIsaac 29 Aug 2017
A pile of wood that has been prepared to be burned in land controlled by Korindo in Papua. Photo courtesy of Mighty Earth

Samsung under fire for partnership with forest-burning Korindo

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2017

Protecting a forest in the land of the Indonesian deer-pig

Christopel Paino 15 Aug 2017

Why the Suy’uk are fact-checking their Dayak origin myth

Andi Fachrizal 4 Aug 2017

Mounting outcry over Indonesian palm oil bill as legislators press on

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Jul 2017

Inflated quotas for captive-bred wildlife in Indonesia may aid traffickers: report

Basten Gokkon 18 Jul 2017

Abdon Nababan, former head of Indonesia’s indigenous peoples alliance, to run for North Sumatra governor

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2017

Indonesia sues Thai energy giant PTT for $2B over 2009 oil spill

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 11 Jul 2017

Indonesia blocks major artery in haze-causing Mega Rice canal network

Hans Nicholas Jong, Indra Nugraha 9 Jul 2017

Merabu’s efforts to keep the carbon in its trees

Yustinus S. Hardjanto 5 Jul 2017

Indonesia is running out of places to put rescued animals

Ayat S. Karokaro, Basten Gokkon, Luh De Suriyani 3 Jul 2017

Photos: Where once were mangroves, Javan villages struggle to beat back the sea

Elisabetta Zavoli, Jacopo Pasotti 3 Jul 2017

2 new reptiles discovered in Sumatra

Reza Septian 27 Jun 2017

Papua governor takes birds-of-paradise off the market

Asrida Elisabeth 26 Jun 2017

Restoration of shattered coral reef at Raja Ampat on hold

Basten Gokkon 22 Jun 2017

Mangrove loss threatens migratory shorebird route in North Sumatra

Ayat S. Karokaro 15 Jun 2017

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Why are the British flooding parts of their coast? Once farmland protected by flood defenses, Steart Marshes in southwest England now thrives as a restored salt marsh. As the defences weakened, the land became increasingly vulnerable to flooding. Instead of rebuilding defenses, conservationists, the government and local communities made a bold choice to let the sea reclaim the landscape. Just over 10 years ago the sea wall was breached, allowing the sea to take over the land, transforming the area into a vital wetland habitat. Salt marshes, which have declined by 85% in the U.K. since the 19th century, play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems. They provide shelter for wetland wildlife, act as natural flood defenses by absorbing storm surges, stabilize coastlines against erosion, and store carbon to help combat climate change. Managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Steart Marshes now provides a model for future restoration projects, proving that working with nature can protect communities while rebuilding lost habitats.
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