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Major Islamic financier singled out for deforestation in Indonesia

Daniel Pye 1 May 2018

Palm oil supplier to food giants clears forest, peatland in Indonesia, Greenpeace says

Mongabay.com 30 Apr 2018

Indonesian billionaire using ‘shadow companies’ to clear forest for palm oil, report alleges

Daniel Pye 11 Apr 2018

Indonesia land swap, meant to protect peatlands, risks wider deforestation, NGOs say

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Apr 2018

Study: Indonesia’s ambitious peat restoration initiative severely underfunded

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Mar 2018

How Indonesia’s Seruyan district became an epicenter of fires and haze

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 26 Mar 2018

Report finds projects in DRC ‘REDD+ laboratory’ fall short of development, conservation goals

John Cannon 16 Mar 2018

Debates heat up as Indonesian palm oil moratorium is about to be signed

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Mar 2018

NGOs seek suspension of forest-related funding to DRC in response to proposed end to logging moratorium

John Cannon 8 Mar 2018

Arkani, the Dayak known as Jenggot Naga — Dragon Beard

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 8 Mar 2018

Pepsi cuts off Indonesian palm oil supplier over labor, sustainability concerns

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Mar 2018

Indonesia braces for return of fire season as hotspots flare up

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Feb 2018

Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Feb 2018

Scientists from Indonesia, Germany and the Netherlands win Indonesian Peat Prize

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Feb 2018
Sumatran tiger

Deforestation wanes in Indonesia’s Aceh and Leuser Ecosystem, but threats remain, NGO says

Hans Nicholas Jong, Junaidi Hanafiah 5 Feb 2018

Indonesian palm, pulp companies commit to peatland restoration

Hans Nicholas Jong 2 Feb 2018
Buttress roots of a rainforest tree in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Is a plantation a forest? Indonesia says yes, as it touts a drop in deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 31 Jan 2018
Coastal peatlands in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Indonesia prepares to adopt standardized peat-mapping technology

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Jan 2018

Data fusion opens new horizons for remote imaging of landscapes

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 25 Jan 2018

Indonesian villages see virtually zero progress in program to manage peatlands

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Jan 2018

Indonesian parliament pushes for passage of palm oil legislation this year

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Jan 2018

Study on economic loss from Indonesia’s peat policies criticized

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jan 2018

Rainforests: the year in review 2017

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Jan 2018

Indonesia in 2017: A fighting chance for peat protection, but an infrastructure beatdown for indigenous communities

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Jan 2018
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Paper giant RAPP bows to peat-protection order after Indonesia court defeat

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Dec 2017

Study: RSPO certification prunes deforestation in Indonesia — but not by much

John Cannon 12 Dec 2017

Global tropical peatland center to be established in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Dec 2017
Drainage canal dug through peat swamp in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Pulp and paper giant sues Indonesian government over peat protection obligation

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Dec 2017

COP23: Leaders vie for protection of ‘incredibly important’ African peatland

Justin Catanoso 17 Nov 2017
Adult male orangutan in Kalimantan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Indonesia tries to learn from Brazil’s success in REDD+

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Nov 2017

‘Much deeper than we expected’: Huge peatland offers up more surprises

John Vidal 9 Nov 2017

How unhealthy is the haze from Indonesia’s annual peat fires?

Loren Bell 3 Nov 2017

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