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Can privatization save parks?

Josh Davis 26 Feb 2016
Peatlands cleared for a plantation in Riau Province in 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Team of 6: the leadership of Indonesia’s peatlands restoration agency is now in place

Sapariah Saturi 23 Feb 2016

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

Jonathan Vit 19 Feb 2016

Review finds EU plan to curb illegal logging has had little success

Morgan Erickson-Davis 18 Feb 2016
Illegal encroachment for palm oil production in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesian palm oil giant joins no-deforestation pledge amid criticism from politicians

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2016

Jakarta governor proposes lighter environmental permitting

Melati Kaye 15 Feb 2016

The week in environmental news – Feb 12, 2016

Brittany Stewart 13 Feb 2016
Burning peat forest and oil palm in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Norway pledges $50m to fund Indonesia’s peat restoration

Mongabay Haze Beat 5 Feb 2016

Jokowi asked to push indigenous rights through reluctant parliament

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 29 Jan 2016

The week in environmental news – Dec 18, 2015

Brittany Stewart 19 Dec 2015

The week in environmental news – Dec 4, 2015

Brittany Stewart 5 Dec 2015

Court cancels 30-year federal permits letting wind companies kill eagles

Mike DiGirolamo 4 Dec 2015

Jokowi to oversee Indonesia peat restoration agency but details thin on the ground

Mongabay Haze Beat 26 Nov 2015

Industry wields too much influence over U.S. pesticide regulation, says study

Sean Mowbray 25 Nov 2015

Scientists turn up haze heat on Indonesia ahead of COP21 Paris talks

Mongabay Haze Beat 25 Nov 2015

Riau emergency status to end as S. Sumatra pledges peat clampdown

Mongabay Haze Beat 24 Nov 2015

Haze compensation to poor stalls as Indonesia spends on new palm oil cartel

Mongabay Haze Beat 23 Nov 2015

New ‘Forest 500’ report finds both public and private sector have long way to go on deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 20 Nov 2015

VP Kalla fans flames in Manila as Indonesia presses on with water bombing

Mongabay Haze Beat 18 Nov 2015
Sumatran tiger

Aceh’s priceless Leuser Ecosystem still shrinking as oil palm spreads

Cory Rogers 17 Nov 2015

Singapore calls end of haze this year as Indonesia continues to push peat plans

Mongabay Haze Beat 16 Nov 2015

The Holy Trinity: how Wakatobi’s coral stays healthy and diverse

Melati Kaye 16 Nov 2015
Picture courtesy of Greenpeace.

Jokowi turning over a new leaf for Indonesia on haze but details still foggy

Mongabay Haze Beat 13 Nov 2015

Tiger Awareness Week hits college campuses: building student pride for an endangered apex predator

Katie Taylor 10 Nov 2015

Jokowi pledges Indonesia peatland ‘revitalization’ to stop the burning

Mongabay Haze Beat 30 Oct 2015

Bali’s mountain dwellers govern with ancient palm leaf treatises

Luh De Suriyani 29 Oct 2015

Three Amazon nations, three approaches to reducing deforestation

Julian Smith 22 Oct 2015

Pope’s environmental encyclical arrives in Peru to mixed reviews

Justin Catanoso 11 Aug 2015

With assault rifles and legal hijinks, Harper’s government takes on the Canadian environment

Peter Mellgard 27 Jul 2015

Expert panel rebukes Japan’s new whaling proposal

Jeremy Hance 15 Apr 2015

Can we stop runaway global warming? ‘All we need is the will to change’

Jeremy Hance 3 Nov 2014

Seeking justice for Corazón: jaguar killings test the conservation movement in Mexico

Jenny Isaacs 31 Jul 2014

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