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Death toll rises to 10 after landslide at dam site in orangutan habitat

Ayat S. Karokaro 7 May 2021

Deadly landslide hits Indonesian dam project in orangutan habitat, again

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Apr 2021

Sumatran conservation solutions that empower kids, women and communities

Mongabay.com 17 Mar 2021

Mining sites in Indonesia’s disaster-prone areas a ticking time bomb: Report

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Mar 2021

Restoration for peat’s sake

Mongabay.com 4 Mar 2021

The singing apes of Sumatra need rescuing, too (commentary)

Sinan Serhadli 3 Mar 2021

Omens and optimism for Sumatran orangutans

Mongabay.com 2 Feb 2021

Deforestation spurred by road project creeps closer to Sumatra wildlife haven

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 Jan 2021

Historical data point to ‘imminent extinction’ of Tapanuli orangutan

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Jan 2021

Indonesia’s plantation program on collision course with wildlife, Indigenous groups

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Jan 2021

Tiger on the highway

Mongabay.com 16 Dec 2020

Worker feared dead as landslide hits quake-prone dam in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Dec 2020

Will a newly discovered ape species face a dammed future?

Mongabay.com 3 Dec 2020

Pulp producers pull off $168 million Indonesia tax twist, report alleges

Hans Nicholas Jong 2 Dec 2020

New rule puts Indonesia’s protected forests up for grabs for agribusiness

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Nov 2020

Sumatra’s deforestation demystified

Mongabay.com 18 Nov 2020

Indonesia’s ‘militarized agriculture’ raises social, environmental red flags

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Oct 2020

Mongabay explores Sumatra, a land like no other

Mongabay.com 22 Oct 2020

Indonesia’s food estate program eyes new plantations in forest frontiers

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Oct 2020

In Sumatra, forest edge communities must be at the center of conservation efforts (commentary)

Roderick T.J. Buiskool 30 Sep 2020

Rescuing Achilles: Southern pig-tailed macaques listed as endangered but still persecuted (commentary)

Sinan Serhadli 24 Aug 2020

Indonesia dam builder refuses new study to assess impact on orangutans

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Aug 2020

Dam that threatens orangutan habitat faces three-year delay

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Jul 2020

Trafficking of thousands of songbirds highlights rampant trade in Indonesia

Ayat S. Karokaro 3 Jul 2020

Market-based solutions cannot solely fund community-level conservation (commentary)

Sinan Serhadli 11 May 2020

Forest clearing proceeds for dam in Sumatra despite locals’ land claims

Barita News Lumbanbatu 7 May 2020

For world’s rarest great ape, COVID-19 is latest in a litany of threats

Ayat S. Karokaro, Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Apr 2020

Land conflicts escalate with spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Apr 2020

Scientists call for independent review of dam project in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Mar 2020

PepsiCo renews sustainable palm oil policy to close supplier loophole

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Mar 2020

Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant

Ayat S. Karokaro 9 Mar 2020

Call for prosecution of Indonesian politician who kept baby orangutan as pet

Ayat S. Karokaro 26 Feb 2020

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