In eastern Indonesia, a bird-trafficking hotspot flies under the radar
MARAFENFEN/LORANG, Indonesia — Benedictus has to go out just after dark to check his traps. If he goes any earlier, the palm cockatoos will still be awake and hear him…
Articles by Ian Morse
Ian is a writer based in eastern Indonesia.
Amid lack of enforcement, fishermen take the fight to blast fishing
LAMBANGAN and UWEDIKAN, Indonesia — “At first, I saw some spinefoot fish, about 50 of them. I was smoking out on the water.” It was midday three years ago, says…
In a land untouched by mines, indigenous holdouts fight a coal invasion
Residents of the last district in South Kalimantan still free of mining and palm oil say they will fight to protect their villages, even as new laws smooth the path for mining companies.
Indonesians race to save their disappearing lakes, before it’s too late
LAKE LIMBOTO, Indonesia — Anton Kui has fished here since he was in fifth grade. He remembers he could quickly catch a day’s worth of fish close to his home.…
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