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‘We are going to self-destruct’: Development plans threaten Malaysian island

Kate Mayberry 30 Apr 2018

Palm oil supplier to food giants clears forest, peatland in Indonesia, Greenpeace says

Mongabay.com 30 Apr 2018

In Indonesia’s relentless infrastructure push, taint of corruption weighs on environment

Kamarudin 30 Apr 2018

First increase in Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins in 20 years

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Apr 2018

Photos: Meet the 2018 ‘Green Oscars’ winners

Mongabay.com 27 Apr 2018

‘Shocking and worrying’: Selective logging has big, lasting impact on fish

Morgan Erickson-Davis 26 Apr 2018

Environmental defenders fear backlash as defendant sues expert over testimony

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Apr 2018

Signoff on rhino sperm transfer between Indonesia, Malaysia expected mid-May: Official

Basten Gokkon 26 Apr 2018

Two newborn Javan rhinos spotted on camera in Indonesian park

Basten Gokkon 26 Apr 2018
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Study puts a figure to hidden cost of community-company conflict in palm oil industry

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Apr 2018

New species of superb bird-of-paradise has special dance moves

Mongabay.com 25 Apr 2018

Papuan chef Charles Toto serves up sustainability and environmental protection in a platter

Luh De Suriyani 24 Apr 2018

Restoring flagging oil palm plantations to forest may benefit clouded leopards, study finds

Mongabay.com 24 Apr 2018

China’s Belt and Road poised to transform the Earth, but at what cost?

Giovanni Ortolani 24 Apr 2018

Indonesian oil palm smallholders sue state over subsidy to biofuel producers

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Apr 2018
Sumatran tiger

Sumatran tiger blamed for killing two people is captured alive after marathon hunt

Zamzami 24 Apr 2018

Indonesia’s crackdown on illegal fishing is paying off, study finds

Basten Gokkon 23 Apr 2018

Conservation Effectiveness series sparks action, dialogue

Shreya Dasgupta, Zuzana Burivalova 23 Apr 2018

Meet the winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize

Mongabay.com 23 Apr 2018
Rainforest on Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Save intact forests for humanity’s sake, urge experts

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2018

Bid to protect indigenous Indonesians hit by ministry’s doubts over rights bill

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Apr 2018

Bornean bantengs feeling the heat in logged forests, study finds

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2018

New species of ‘exploding ant’ discovered in Borneo

Morgan Erickson-Davis 19 Apr 2018

Half a ton of pangolin scales seized on the way to Asia from Benin

John Cannon 19 Apr 2018
Indonesian rainforest. Photo for Mongabay by Rhett A. Butler.

Unified land-use map for Indonesia nears launch, but concerns over access remain

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Apr 2018

Indonesia to punish state firm over litany of failures behind Borneo oil spill

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Apr 2018

Earth Day founding organizer calls for end to plastic pollution

Erik Hoffner 18 Apr 2018

It’s time to confront the collusion between the palm oil industry and politicians that is driving Indonesia’s deforestation crisis (commentary)

Tom Johnson 18 Apr 2018

Ghosts in the machine: the land deals behind the downfall of Indonesia’s top judge

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 18 Apr 2018

‘Boom and bust’ cycle of deep-sea trawling unsustainable, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Apr 2018

India: This draft national forest policy too gives short shrift to grasslands

Bhanu Sridharan 17 Apr 2018

Dogs in India are a problem for wildlife, study finds

Sahana Ghosh 16 Apr 2018

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