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Aceh unveils protected area in beleaguered Tripa peat swamp

Mongabay.com 27 Mar 2015

APRIL violates sustainability policy by clearing peat forest after Jan cut-off

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Mar 2015

Why palm oil expanded, and what keeps it growing

Pek Shibao 26 Mar 2015

Indonesia’s biodiversity-protected areas no match for encroachers, finds study

Mongabay.com 26 Mar 2015

Destruction of elephant, tiger, and orangutan habitat doubles

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Mar 2015

Elephant poaching rate unchanged – and still devastating

Jeremy Hance 25 Mar 2015

Reforestation programs may help reduce illegal logging in Indonesian Borneo

Ariel Mark 24 Mar 2015

‘How about that extension?’ activists ask as forest exploitation moratorium deadline nears

Sapariah Saturi 24 Mar 2015

Pleasure palace in Lao facilitates wildlife poaching for Chinese elites

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2015

Study finds roads in Southeast Asia may be devastating forests, wildlife

Ariel Mark 20 Mar 2015

Riau misses deadline on ‘village forest’ project as zoning deadlock continues

Made Ali 19 Mar 2015

Who’s funding palm oil?

Pek Shibao 19 Mar 2015

Indonesia’s small islands being rapidly damaged by industrial activities

Ridzki R. Sigit 18 Mar 2015

Indonesia’s indigenous people still suffer human rights violations, says report

Loren Bell 18 Mar 2015

Can voluntary sustainability standards survive in emerging markets?

Philip Schleifer 17 Mar 2015

Minister explains sustainability claims behind Indonesia’s boat bombing

Melati Kaye 17 Mar 2015

Conservationists catch-and-release record-smashing freshwater fish

Jeremy Hance 17 Mar 2015

Declining palm oil prices: Good news and bad news for smallholders

Jaboury Ghazoul 16 Mar 2015

Proposed law could decimate Indonesia’s remaining forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Mar 2015

Scientists warn G20 that $60 trillion infrastructure plan is “doubling down on a dangerous vision”

Jeremy Hance 13 Mar 2015

New wormy amphibians discovered in Southeast Asia

Taryn Farber 13 Mar 2015

New report: commercial agricultural expansion fueling illegal logging and land conflicts in Myanmar

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Mar 2015

UN report warns of grave consequences if mangroves not protected

Mike Gaworecki 11 Mar 2015

River flooding to affect 40M people annually by 2030

Loren Bell 11 Mar 2015

Tiger family photo surprises scientists

Jeremy Hance 10 Mar 2015

Endangered forests shrink as demand for soy rises

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 10 Mar 2015

APP to end relationship with security contractor over villager’s killing

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Mar 2015

Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other

Sandhya Sekar 10 Mar 2015

New bird species confirmed in Sulawesi 15 years after first sighting

Mike Gaworecki 6 Mar 2015

East Kalimantan reaffirms moratorium on new mining, logging concessions

Loren Bell 6 Mar 2015

Palm oil certification body purges membership

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Mar 2015

Indonesian fisheries ministry imposes new limits on gear and fish harvests

Melati Kaye 4 Mar 2015

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