Hans Nicholas Jong

Hans Nicholas Jong

About

Hans Nicholas Jong is an environmental journalist and staff writer at Mongabay, based in Jakarta. He covers environmental governance, climate policy, extractive industries, and land rights in Indonesia and beyond.

RSS
638 stories
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Paper giant RAPP bows to peat-protection order after Indonesia court defeat

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Dec 2017

Palm oil’s ecological footprint extends to distant forests, study finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Dec 2017

Global tropical peatland center to be established in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Dec 2017

Climate scientists see silver lining in Bali volcano’s ash cloud

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Dec 2017

Labor abuses persist in RSPO-certified palm plantations, report finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 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
Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Among global companies, efforts on deforestation lag

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Nov 2017

Indonesia to kick off 10-year plan to save critically endangered helmeted hornbill

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Nov 2017

As Indonesia pushes flagship land reform program, farmers remain wary

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Nov 2017
Adult male orangutan in Kalimantan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Indonesia tries to learn from Brazil’s success in REDD+

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Nov 2017

Indonesia races against time to save new orangutan species

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Nov 2017
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesian Supreme Court strikes down regulation on peat protection

Hans Nicholas Jong, Lusia Arumingtyas 2 Nov 2017

Sumatran region heats up as forests disappear

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Oct 2017

RAPP to retire some plantation land in Sumatra amid government pressure

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Oct 2017

Economic headwinds buffet once-resilient Sumatran forest-farms

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 Oct 2017

Indonesia to miss carbon emissions target under existing climate policies: study

Hans Nicholas Jong 16 Oct 2017

Grasberg mine’s riches still a distant glitter for Papuan communities

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Oct 2017

‘Queen of Coal’ named corruption suspect in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Oct 2017

Mining project in Leuser Ecosystem no longer has a valid permit

Hans Nicholas Jong, Junaidi Hanafiah 29 Sep 2017

Poor grade for Malaysia, Singapore brands in palm oil sustainability: WWF

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Sep 2017

First orangutan birth in Aceh reserve ‘gives hope’ for survival of species

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Sep 2017

Oil palm firms advance into Leuser rainforest, defying Aceh governor’s orders

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Sep 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

These 3 companies owe Indonesia millions of dollars for damaging the environment. Why haven’t they paid?

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 Aug 2017

Land-swap rule among Indonesian President Jokowi’s latest peat reforms

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Aug 2017

First real test for Jokowi on haze as annual fires return to Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Aug 2017

Road projects threaten Sumatra’s last great rainforests

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Aug 2017

Mounting outcry over Indonesian palm oil bill as legislators press on

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Jul 2017

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

Hans Nicholas Jong, Indra Nugraha 9 Jul 2017

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Top tools to protect rainforests | Against All Odds
Videos
Coal mine on a barge in Indonesia.
Articles
A screenshot of Carlos Zorrilla in 2023, explaining history of mining exploration in Ecuador. Footage by Romi Castagnino for Mongabay.
Podcasts

you're currently offline