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Illegal encroachment for palm oil production in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesian palm oil giant joins no-deforestation pledge amid criticism from politicians

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2016
Burning peat forest and oil palm in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesia loses flagship case against company accused of burning

Mongabay.com 8 Jan 2016

Jokowi’s plan to free captive birds earns unexpected backlash

Mongabay.com 5 Jan 2016

Giant squid caught on video in Japanese harbor

Mongabay.com 28 Dec 2015

RSPO pledges reform after NGO exposes shoddy palm oil audits

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2015

PepsiCo’s palm oil pledge should not exempt Indofood, NGOs say

Mongabay.com 27 Oct 2015

German man arrested in Jakarta with eight earless lizards

Mongabay.com 21 Oct 2015
Lowland rainforest in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

APRIL clearing forest in breach of sustainability policy: NGO

Mongabay.com 14 Oct 2015

Aceh citizens threaten lawsuit over spatial plan

Mongabay.com 12 Oct 2015

Indonesia pledges to cut emissions 29 percent by 2030

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2015

Sumatran rhino extinct in the Malaysian wild

Mongabay.com 20 Aug 2015

Not just any Wilmar supplier caught violating no-deforestation policy

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2015

Outrage at claims of migrants enslaved on Malaysian palm plantations

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2015

Avon the latest major palm oil user to make zero-deforestation pledge

Mongabay.com 27 Jul 2015

Major ivory trader arrested in Sumatra

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2015

Nine months in, how has Jokowi fared on the environment?

Mongabay.com 23 Jul 2015

Indonesian kingpin of illegal wildlife trade gets two years in prison

Mongabay.com 13 Jul 2015

First Resources the latest palm oil giant to announce zero-deforestation commitment

Mongabay.com 3 Jul 2015

Wilmar, Musim Mas supplier still destroying forest for oil palm in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

Mongabay.com 3 Jul 2015

Indonesian tycoon bears responsibility for devastating mud volcano, contends new research

Mongabay.com 1 Jul 2015

Status change to come for Indonesia’s partial logging moratorium?

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2015

Indigenous Indonesians file land claim against IndoMet coal project

Mongabay.com 24 Jun 2015

Forest governance index shows Indonesia has long way to go

Mongabay.com 13 Jun 2015

Palm oil giant announces deforestation freeze amid NGO campaign

Mongabay.com 12 Jun 2015

Oil palm company accused of violating RSPO, IPOP standards in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 11 Jun 2015

Pulp giant APRIL updates sustainability policy with Greenpeace’s tentative approval

Mongabay.com 3 Jun 2015

GAR, Wilmar punish palm oil supplier for clearing rainforest in New Guinea

Mongabay.com 28 May 2015

Palm oil activist murdered in Jakarta

Mongabay.com 23 May 2015

Timber ‘mass graves’ uncovered as Malaysian authorities pursue illegal loggers

Mongabay.com 21 May 2015

Golden Agri takes another hit as sustainability guru suspends its membership

Mongabay.com 20 May 2015

Luxury hotel chain linked to destruction of rainforests

Mongabay.com 19 May 2015

Price trends a reliable, cheap indicator of wildlife declines, finds study

Mongabay.com 15 May 2015

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