Hans Nicholas Jong

Hans Nicholas Jong

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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.

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Buttress roots of a rainforest tree in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Is a plantation a forest? Indonesia says yes, as it touts a drop in deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 31 Jan 2018
Coastal peatlands in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Indonesia prepares to adopt standardized peat-mapping technology

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Jan 2018

Indonesian ruling rings alarms over criminalization of environmental defenders

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Jan 2018

Biofuel boost threatens even greater deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia: Study

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Jan 2018

Legal recognition in the works for communities occupying Indonesia’s conservation areas

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 Jan 2018

Outrage and conspiracy claims as Indonesia, Malaysia react to EU ban on palm oil in biofuels

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Jan 2018

Indonesian villages see virtually zero progress in program to manage peatlands

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Jan 2018

Indonesian parliament pushes for passage of palm oil legislation this year

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Jan 2018

Study on economic loss from Indonesia’s peat policies criticized

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jan 2018

Indonesia in 2017: A fighting chance for peat protection, but an infrastructure beatdown for indigenous communities

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Jan 2018

In early push into Papua, palm oil firms set stage for massive forest plunder

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Jan 2018

Indonesia unveils plan to halve forest fires by 2019

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Dec 2017
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

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