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Road running through drained and burned peatlands. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

‘Dangerous’ new regulation puts Indonesia’s carbon-rich peatlands at risk

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Jul 2019
Peat forest clearing in Indonesian Borneo in June 2019. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesian ban on clearing new swaths of forest to be made permanent

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Jun 2019

Less rainforest, less rain: A cautionary tale from Borneo

Jeremy Hance 23 Apr 2019

Meet Indonesia’s go-to expert witness against haze-causing plantation firms

Philip Jacobson 23 Apr 2019
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Peat protection rule may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia’s forests

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Apr 2019

Palm oil, logging firms the usual suspects as Indonesia fires flare anew

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Apr 2019

Indonesia’s threat to exit Paris accord over palm oil seen as cynical ploy

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Apr 2019

New report lays out low-carbon development path for Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Mar 2019

No more fires in Indonesia? Blazes on Sumatran peatland say otherwise

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Mar 2019

Study identifies climate-resilient trees to help orangutan conservation

Taran Volckhausen 15 Mar 2019
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Stunting, loss of earning potential linked to Indonesia’s 1997 wildfires

Lauren Crothers 22 Feb 2019

Indonesia to get first payment from Norway under $1b REDD+ scheme

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Feb 2019
Fresh oil palm fruit bunches. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Study finds palm oil industry mimics Big Tobacco on health issues

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Feb 2019

Borneo study explores links between farm expansion and deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jan 2019
Indonesian rainforest in Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Funds tripled and target slashed, but Indonesia still off pace for reforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Jan 2019

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

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jan 2019
Rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

The biggest rainforest news stories in 2018

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Dec 2018

For the two Congos, lessons in a peatland partnership with Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Nov 2018

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

Elviza Diana, Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Nov 2018

Second environmental expert sued over testimony against palm oil firm

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Oct 2018

Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands: report

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Sep 2018

Fires tear through East Java park, threatening leopard habitat

Eko Widianto 5 Sep 2018

Indonesian government appeals ruling on tighter peat fire regulations

Basten Gokkon 30 Aug 2018

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

Aseanty Pahlevi, Hans Nicholas Jong, Zamzami 29 Aug 2018

Forest fires threaten Asian Games as hotspots flare up in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong, Taufik Wijaya 10 Aug 2018

Indonesia forest assessment casts an optimistic light on a complex issue

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jul 2018

RSPO fails to deliver on environmental and social sustainability, study finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Jul 2018

The world lost an area of tropical forest the size of Bangladesh in 2017

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Jun 2018

PepsiCo to probe deforestation in palm oil supplier’s Leuser Ecosystem concession

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Jun 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

Failed rice fields may get new lease of life under Indonesian peat restoration project

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 May 2018

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