Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/bangka-belitung/ Environmental science and conservation news Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:06:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Bangka Belitung environmental news https://news.mongabay.com/list/bangka-belitung/ 32 32 Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wetland-destruction-for-mining-oil-palm-tied-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wetland-destruction-for-mining-oil-palm-tied-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia/#respond 23 Apr 2026 14:01:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317964 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wetland-destruction-for-mining-oil-palm-tied-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317964 Indonesian scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin 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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/illegal-mining-fuels-social-conflict-in-indonesian-tin-hub-of-bangka-belitung/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-251888 In Indonesia, a ‘devious’ policy silences opposition to mining, activists say https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-indonesia-a-devious-policy-silences-opposition-to-mining-activists-say/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-indonesia-a-devious-policy-silences-opposition-to-mining-activists-say/#respond 09 Feb 2022 03:33:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=252486 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-indonesia-a-devious-policy-silences-opposition-to-mining-activists-say/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-252486 Acquittal of Indonesian villagers protesting pollution marks rare win against SLAPP https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/acquittal-of-indonesian-villagers-protesting-pollution-marks-rare-win-against-slapp-bangka-asindo-agri/ 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companies owe Indonesia millions of dollars for damaging the environment. 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