Click image to enlarge Indonesia's moratorium on new forest concessions alone "does not significantly contribute" to its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent from a projected 2020 baseline,…
by 19 January 2012
Mengubur kepala dalam pasir merupakan salah satu pendekatan dalam berurusan dengan keluhan-keluhan lingkungan, tapi menilai dari sukses kampanye-kampanye Greenpeace baru-baru ini, mungkin ini bukan salah satu pendekatan yang sangat efektif…
Indonesia exempted 3.6 million hectares of forests and peatlands from protected status under its two-year moratorium on forest concessions, according to a revised version of its moratorium map released near…
Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf may have broken Indonesia's moratorium on new concessions in peatlands when he approved an oil palm plantation in the Tripa peat swamp in August this year,…
Burying your head in the sand is one approach to dealing with environmental complaints, but judging from the successes of Greenpeace’s recent campaigns, it probably isn’t a very effective one…
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued a decree cementing his 2009 commitment to reducing his country's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a statement from the President's office. “This is our…
Indonesia will establish a REDD+ agency to support the country's efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, according to a statement released by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's…
Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is continuing to undermine the country's ambitious forest protection program in favor of industrial forestry interests, reports Reuters. David Fogarty of Reuters investigated the the Rimba…
The Indonesian government plans to recruit and dispatch 5,000 Muslim imams across the archipelago to discourage forest destruction and open burning that contributes to the choking haze now spreading across…
The latest version of Indonesia's forest moratorium map is improved over its predecessor, say forestry analysts from Daemeter Consulting. The map, released by the Ministry of Forestry (MoF), lays out…
Researchers have launched a new tool to help policy-makers, NGOs, and landowners evaluate the potential benefits and costs of Indonesia's reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) program at provincial…
Indonesia reduced the extent of areas protected under the country's moratorium on new logging concessions, reports the Jakarta Globe. A map released by the Ministry of Forestry on Monday lists…
Smoke from fires set in a concession operated by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper in Giam Siak Kecil area to clear land for palm oil plantations. Photo by Greenpeace…
PT Menteng's alleged breach of Indonesia's forest moratorium. The red areas are off-limits to new concessions. A fire is burning within a concession controlled by PT Menteng Jaya Sawit Perdana…
A raft of new studies show that protecting Southeast Asia's forests could provide an enormous economic lift for Southeast Asia. Indeed, the studies suggest, forest conservation, sustainable forestry, and agricultural…
PT Menteng's alleged breach of Indonesia's forest moratorium. The red areas are off-limits to new concessions. An alleged breach of Indonesia's new moratorium on primary forest and peatlands conversion may…
Recently cleared area (see map location below). Courtesy of EIA. Indonesia's REDD+ Task Force will investigate charges that PT Menteng Jaya Sawit Perdana (PT Menteng), a palm oil company owned…
Sign warning that a rainforest tree has been spiked to discourage illegal logging in Indonesian Borneo. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Indonesia's moratorium on new concessions in primary forest areas…
This article was originally posted as Indonesia’s Ambitious Forest Moratorium Moves Forward on the World Resources Institute's web site. It has been reposted here with the permission of WRI. Click…
An undercover investigation has found evidence that a subsidiary of Malaysian palm oil company has illegally cleared forest in breach of the Indonesia's moratorium on new permits in primary forest…
Click image to enlarge The map underpinning Indonesia's moratorium on new concessions in primary forests and peatlands is "inaccurate", an Indonesian forestry official told The Jakarta Post. Forestry Ministry secretary-general…
Lack of clarity makes it difficult to assess whether Indonesia's moratorium on new logging concessions in primary forest areas and peatlands will actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, according…
Indonesia's mining industry expects the just-implemented moratorium on new forestry concessions in primary forests and peatlands to allow underground coal and gold mining in protected areas, reports the Jakarta Globe.…
The moratorium on permits for new concessions in primary rainforests and peatlands will have a limited impact in reducing deforestation in Indonesia, say environmentalists who have reviewed the instruction [PDF…
After five-and-a-half months of delay due to lobbying and political debate, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed a two-year moratorium on the granting of new permits to clear rainforests…
The following is the original version of an editorial, titled Will Indonesia lose the next oil palm?, that appeared today in the Jakarta Post. Deep in the rainforests of Malaysian…