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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

Indonesian minister blasted over palm permit for graft-tainted concession

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Feb 2019

Indonesia’s Aceh extends moratorium on new mining sites

Junaidi Hanafiah 12 Jan 2018

Indonesia to miss carbon emissions target under existing climate policies: study

Hans Nicholas Jong 16 Oct 2017

The year in tropical rainforests: 2016

Rhett A. Butler 31 Dec 2016
Haze in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Green groups raise red flags over Jokowi’s widely acclaimed haze law

Mongabay Haze Beat 9 Dec 2016

Company poised to destroy critical orangutan habitat in breach of Indonesia’s moratorium

Erik Meijaard 24 Oct 2016

Indonesia to rezone 3.8m of protected peat that was damaged or converted

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 13 Jun 2016

Palm oil, mining moratorium declared in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2016

Under-fire Jokowi prepares biggest shift yet in Indonesian haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 26 Oct 2015

‘Maybe that’s why there’s so many fires’: Was a peat swamp illegitimately stripped of protected status in Indonesia?

Jay Fajar, Sapariah Saturi 2 Oct 2015

Haze chokehold spurring efforts to save Indonesia’s forests

Simon Pollock 18 Aug 2015

Nine months in, how has Jokowi fared on the environment?

Mongabay.com 23 Jul 2015

Controversy emerges over alleged deforestation policy breach by APRIL supplier

Rhett A. Butler 23 Jun 2015

Indonesian forestry giant calls for stronger forest moratorium

Rhett A. Butler 11 May 2015

Jokowi’s environmental commitments in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 26 Feb 2015

Indonesia dissolves agency charged with forestry reform

Loren Bell 11 Feb 2015

Indonesia’s moratorium not enough to achieve emissions reduction target

Robert S. Eshelman 20 Jan 2015

Indonesia to audit licenses of palm oil companies that clear peatlands

Rhett A. Butler 30 Nov 2014

Indonesia imposes moratorium on new logging permits

Robert S. Eshelman 20 Nov 2014

Will merging competing ministries help save Indonesia’s forests?

Robert S. Eshelman 10 Nov 2014

Despite high deforestation, Indonesia making progress on forests, says Norwegian official

Rhett A. Butler 2 Oct 2014

Activists urge outgoing Indonesian president to protect key forest area before he steps down

Mongabay.com 17 Sep 2014

Indonesian govt reiterates plan to clear 14M ha of forest by 2020

Rhett A. Butler 16 Aug 2014

Aceh’s largest peat swamp at risk from palm oil

Loren Bell 11 Aug 2014

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

Rhett A. Butler 29 Jun 2014

Indonesia’s haze from forest fires kills 110,000 people per year

Rhett A. Butler 28 May 2014

Environmentalists lament light sentence in Tripa peatland destruction case

Mongabay.com 10 May 2014

Indonesian activist wins Goldman Prize for fighting palm oil, deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 28 Apr 2014

Indonesian sugar company poised to destroy half of island paradise’s forests

Rhett A. Butler 14 Mar 2014

Indonesia rejects, delays 1.3m ha of concessions due to moratorium

Rhett A. Butler 12 Feb 2014

In precedent-setting case, palm oil company fined $30M for destroying orangutan forest

Rhett A. Butler 9 Jan 2014

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