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Indonesian ex-soldier among three jailed for illegal trade in Sumatran rhino, tiger parts

Ayat S. Karokaro 10 Jan 2018

Labor abuses persist in RSPO-certified palm plantations, report finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Dec 2017

Indonesia races against time to save new orangutan species

Hans Nicholas Jong 6 Nov 2017

Indonesian NGOs lawyer up against environmental crimes

Ayat S. Karokaro 6 Nov 2017

A new species of orangutan from Indonesia (analysis)

Anthony B. Rylands, Gabriella Fredriksson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Serge Wich 2 Nov 2017

Camera trap records nearly extinct cuckoo in Sumatra

Basten Gokkon 27 Sep 2017

Protest against hydropower plant in Sumatra ends with injuries

Ayat S. Karokaro 14 Sep 2017

Rhino horn confiscated, three alleged traffickers arrested in Sumatra

Mongabay.com 28 Aug 2017

Road projects threaten Sumatra’s last great rainforests

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Aug 2017

Abdon Nababan, former head of Indonesia’s indigenous peoples alliance, to run for North Sumatra governor

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2017

Indonesia is running out of places to put rescued animals

Ayat S. Karokaro, Basten Gokkon, Luh De Suriyani 3 Jul 2017

Mangrove loss threatens migratory shorebird route in North Sumatra

Ayat S. Karokaro 15 Jun 2017

‘Give us back our land’: paper giants struggle to resolve conflicts with communities in Sumatra

Alice Cuddy 9 Jun 2017

North Sumatra mining chief caught taking bribe in Indonesia

Ayat S. Karokaro 17 Apr 2017

New genus created for arboreal toads in Indonesia

Basten Gokkon 13 Apr 2017

The military family that kept a pet orangutan in Indonesia

Philip Jacobson 29 Mar 2017

World’s biggest indigenous peoples alliance to choose new leader today in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 19 Mar 2017

Indonesia’s indigenous peoples will have to keep waiting for a promised task force on their rights

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2017

Jokowi cancels appearance at rare indigenous peoples congress

Mongabay.com 16 Mar 2017

Industry-backed plantation museum opens in Indonesia

Dyna Rochmyaningsih 9 Mar 2017

Don’t feed the orangutans — a warning unheeded at popular ecotourism stop

Aria Danaparamita 21 Nov 2016

North Sumatra’s governor wants to build a road through Mt. Leuser National Park

Ayat S. Karokaro 31 Oct 2016

Man surrenders pet crocodile he raised for 13 years

Ayat S. Karokaro 20 Oct 2016

Environmentalists squirm as Jokowi eyes Lake Toba tourism bonanza

Aria Danaparamita 19 Oct 2016

Indonesia’s oil palm plantations are rife with spitting cobras

Dyna Rochmyaningsih 6 Oct 2016

Fires driving deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

Mongabay.com 29 Sep 2016

First Toba, now Maninjau: another mass fish death hits an Indonesian lake

Vinolia 9 Sep 2016
A fresh tilapia from Lake Toba, where the fish are raised by small farmers and large companies, for local consumption and for export to countries like the U.S. Photo by Drriss & Marrionn/Flickr

Why did millions of fish turn up dead in Indonesia’s giant Lake Toba?

Aria Danaparamita 30 Aug 2016

Fish farms need not be outlawed in Indonesia’s Lake Toba: minister

Aria Danaparamita 25 Jul 2016

Military sent to clear fish farms in Indonesia’s Lake Toba

Aria Danaparamita 22 Jul 2016

Trafficking: Indonesian soldier caught with 8 pangolins in car backseat

Ayat S. Karokaro 24 Jun 2016

Millions of fish die suddenly in Indonesia’s giant Lake Toba

Ayat S. Karokaro 11 May 2016

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