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Borneo study explores links between farm expansion and deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jan 2019

As animal tagging goes cutting-edge, ethical questions abound

Jason J. Gregg 24 Jan 2019

Hazy figures cloud Indonesia’s peat restoration as fire season looms

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jan 2019
Beijing smog as seen from the China World Hotel, March 2003, during the SARS outbreak. Photo by Kevin Dooley.

Mosses could help rapidly detect pollution

Bailey Bedford 5 Dec 2018

Women in small-island states exposed to high levels of mercury: study

Basten Gokkon 27 Nov 2018
Coal protest in Indonesia

Activists urge end to South Korean funding of Indonesia coal plants

Hans Nicholas Jong 16 Nov 2018

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

Elviza Diana, Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Nov 2018

Is northern India better prepared for air pollution this winter?

Mayank Aggarwal 31 Oct 2018

Second environmental expert sued over testimony against palm oil firm

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Oct 2018

Runners’ woes at Asian Games highlight Jakarta’s air pollution problem

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Sep 2018

Fires and haze return to Indonesia as peat protection bid falls short

Aseanty Pahlevi, Hans Nicholas Jong, Zamzami 29 Aug 2018

Graft and government policy align to keep Indonesia burning coal

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Aug 2018

Forest fires threaten Asian Games as hotspots flare up in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong, Taufik Wijaya 10 Aug 2018

On an island in the sun, coal power is king over abundant solar

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Aug 2018

In Sumatra, villagers blame a coal mine for cracks in their houses, and their community

Yitno Suprapto 4 Jul 2018

Delhi residents protest against axing of the city’s green cover

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Jul 2018

Typo derails landmark ruling against Indonesian palm oil firm guilty of burning peatland

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 May 2018

Indonesia enlists plantation companies to ensure haze-free Asian Games

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 May 2018

Report blames coal-fired plant in Bali for pollution, loss of livelihoods

Basten Gokkon 14 May 2018

Meet the winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize

Mongabay.com 23 Apr 2018

Activists fear for environmental protection under Indonesia’s revised Criminal Code

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Apr 2018

Indonesia may achieve renewables target, but still favors coal for power

Basten Gokkon 29 Mar 2018

How Indonesia’s Seruyan district became an epicenter of fires and haze

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 26 Mar 2018

Cities need forests too: A call for forests amid our concrete jungles (commentary)

Alistair Monument 21 Mar 2018

Arkani, the Dayak known as Jenggot Naga — Dragon Beard

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 8 Mar 2018
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

How unhealthy is the haze from Indonesia’s annual peat fires?

Loren Bell 3 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

A roar for nature in Indonesia: Q&A with the poet behind ‘Indigenous Species’

Basten Gokkon 30 Oct 2017

The Palm Oil Fiefdom

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 10 Oct 2017

Indonesia for Sale: in-depth series on corruption, palm oil and rainforests launches

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 10 Oct 2017

Poor grade for Malaysia, Singapore brands in palm oil sustainability: WWF

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Sep 2017

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