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Indonesian officials foil attempt to smuggle hornbill casques to Hong Kong

Basten Gokkon 18 Jul 2019

Jakarta residents sue government over ‘world’s filthiest’ air quality

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Jul 2019

Sumatran rhinos to get a new sanctuary in Leuser Ecosystem

Basten Gokkon 18 Jun 2019

Otter cafés and ‘cute pets craze’ fuel illegal trafficking in Japan and Indonesia

Erik Hoffner 28 May 2019

Exposing coal-fueled politics: Q&A with investigative journo Dandhy Laksono

Basten Gokkon 24 May 2019

As Indonesia mulls moving the capital, indigenous groups fear another land grab

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 16 May 2019

In ‘Sexy Killers,’ journos probe Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal

Della Syahni 16 Apr 2019

For fisheries activists, Indonesian candidates offer little to work with

Basten Gokkon, Jay Fajar, M Ambari 13 Mar 2019

Business as usual on a reclaimed islet off Jakarta — despite closure order

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Mar 2019

Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil

Basten Gokkon 20 Feb 2019

With its $3.85b mine takeover, Indonesia inherits a $13b pollution problem

Basten Gokkon 14 Jan 2019

‘Everything’s moving’: Indonesia seeks global pushback on illegal fishing

Basten Gokkon 6 Jan 2019

Once bitten, Indonesia’s indigenous alliance won’t endorse 2019 candidates

Basten Gokkon 2 Jan 2019

Is captive breeding the answer to Indonesia’s songbird crisis?

Nadine Freischlad 25 Dec 2018

Indonesian court throws out lawsuit against green expert’s testimony

Basten Gokkon 13 Dec 2018

One map to rule them all: Indonesia launches unified land-use chart

Basten Gokkon 13 Dec 2018

Indonesia leans on businesses to do more about plastic waste

Basten Gokkon 12 Nov 2018

5 bird species lose protections, more at risk in new Indonesia decree

Basten Gokkon 17 Oct 2018

Indonesian government puts off Sumatran rhino IVF program

Basten Gokkon 10 Oct 2018

Jakarta cancels permits for controversial bay reclamation project

Basten Gokkon 2 Oct 2018
Newmont Mining Corporation's open pit copper-gold mine in Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Indonesian mine watchdog sues government for concession maps

Indra Nugraha 13 Sep 2018

Runners’ woes at Asian Games highlight Jakarta’s air pollution problem

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Sep 2018

Indonesia gives in to bird traders, rescinds protection for 3 species

Basten Gokkon 7 Sep 2018

Indonesia, a top plastic polluter, mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up the mess

Mongabay-indonesia 4 Sep 2018

Indonesian government appeals ruling on tighter peat fire regulations

Basten Gokkon 30 Aug 2018
Rainforest in Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Environmental issues to be a focus of Indonesian presidential debates: official

Basten Gokkon, Indra Nugraha 21 Aug 2018

In protecting songbirds, Indonesia ruffles owners & breeders’ feathers

Basten Gokkon 13 Aug 2018

Indonesia adds hundreds of birds to protected species list

Basten Gokkon 3 Aug 2018

As planned excise flops, Indonesia ponders how to give up plastic bags

Basten Gokkon 23 Jul 2018

Indonesia turns to green finance for development projects

Basten Gokkon 25 Jun 2018

Waste management rules threaten to derail Indonesia mine takeover

Basten Gokkon 6 Jun 2018

Indonesia targets illegal fishing vessel owners under new bill

Basten Gokkon 31 May 2018

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