On an island of plenty, a community tempered by waves braces for rising seas
AUKI, Indonesia — “We ladies have eyes on our feet,” Susanti Maryen says after a morning spent collecting saltwater clams and snails at a beach in Auki, an islet off…
Articles by Ridzki R. Sigit
Cincinnati-born Harapan the rhino adjusting well to life in Sumatra
arapan the rhino is among the last of his kind. His name – it means “hope” in Indonesian – is fitting: scientists are counting on the newly mature Sumatran rhinoceros…
Can improved oil palm productivity and Indonesia’s forestry moratorium go hand in hand?
Mongabay-Indonesia chief editor Ridzki R. Sigit argues that efforts to increase smallholder productivity among Indonesian smallholders are sorely needed. A mature oil palm plantation. Photo: Ridzki R. Sigit In a…
Aru, Mentawai peoples hit the big screen in Oslo
"We will protect our forests until the bitter end," the above text reads. A pair of documentaries about small-island indigenous peoples in Indonesia were screened in Oslo on Tuesday as…
Indonesia’s small islands being rapidly damaged by industrial activities
A small island off Kendawangan in West Kalimantan's Ketapang Regency has lost a substantial amount of its tree cover over the past decade, according to Global Forest Watch. Intense exploitation…
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Endangered environmentalists
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- For embattled environmental defenders, a reprieve of sorts in 2018
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- Architects bring bamboo revival to Indonesian village
- Giant pines a tourist draw, cash cow for Yogyakarta farmers
Amazon infrastructure
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- Brazil to build long-resisted Amazon transmission line on indigenous land
- The hidden costs of hydro: We need to reconsider world’s dam plans
Asian rhinos
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- Invasive plants a fast-growing threat to India’s rhinos
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