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Another mining company found operating in flagrant violation of Indonesian law

Loren Bell 6 Nov 2014

Book detailing corruption allegations against Malaysian ruler moves forward

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Nov 2014

When cute turns deadly – the story of a wildlife biologist who was bit by a venomous slow loris, and lived to tell the tale

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Oct 2014

Saving Asia’s other endangered cats (photos)

Jeremy Hance 21 Oct 2014

Indonesian law bars palm oil companies from protecting forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Oct 2014

Indonesia developing mega coal mine five times larger than Singapore

David Fogarty 20 Oct 2014

Walking the walk: zoo kicks off campaign for orangutans and sustainable palm oil

Jeremy Hance 20 Oct 2014

Indonesia’s tough choice: capping coal as Asian demand grows

David Fogarty 17 Oct 2014

Indonesia tries to clamp down on coal sector’s worst excesses

David Fogarty 16 Oct 2014

Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)

Apoorva Joshi 8 Oct 2014

Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)

Apoorva Joshi 7 Oct 2014

Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system to in bid cut deforestation 80%

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Oct 2014

Malaysian palm oil company destroys Borneo forests, despite buyer’s zero deforestation commitment

Mongabay.com 30 Sep 2014

Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo

Loren Bell 26 Sep 2014

Termites suffer in logged forests and palm oil plantations

Heather D'angelo 25 Sep 2014

Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade

Jeremy Hance 15 Sep 2014

Palm oil company continues to operate illegal plantation despite court ruling

Loren Bell 12 Sep 2014

Elephants pay the price for palm oil in Malaysian Borneo, impact may reach far beyond reported kills

Mike Gaworecki 10 Sep 2014

Scientists honor missing activist by naming a spider after him

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2014

Indonesia to hear indigenous peoples’ grievances on land disputes

Loren Bell 22 Aug 2014

20 orangutan pictures for World Orangutan Day

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Aug 2014

Forgotten species: the exotic squirrel with a super tail

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2014

Oil palm, mining prompts local govt in Borneo to declare water unsafe for drinking

Loren Bell 6 Aug 2014

Lush Cosmetics launches bid to protect pangolins

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2014

Surprising habitat: camera traps reveal high mammal diversity in forest patches within oil palm plantations

Julian Moll-rocek 21 Jul 2014

What is peat swamp, and why should I care?

Loren Bell 20 Jul 2014

30% of Borneo’s rainforests destroyed since 1973

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jul 2014

Forest loss rising in Borneo (caption)

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jul 2014

Oil palm plantations degrade local water quality relative to community forests

Mongabay.com 30 Jun 2014

Despite moratorium, Indonesia now has world’s highest deforestation rate

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Jun 2014

Despite early headwinds, Indonesia’s biggest REDD+ project moves forward in Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jun 2014

Wilmar to investigate palm oil company allegedly destroying orangutan forest

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Jun 2014

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