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Push to undermine Indonesia’s new president could stymie environmental progress, say NGOs

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Oct 2014

To become less damaging, target non-forest lands for palm oil, says book

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Oct 2014

Plantation companies in Sumatra failing to meet fire prevention standards

Loren Bell 14 Oct 2014

Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)

Apoorva Joshi 8 Oct 2014

Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)

Apoorva Joshi 7 Oct 2014

Report rates palm oil companies on sustainability commitments

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Oct 2014

Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system to in bid cut deforestation 80%

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Oct 2014

Despite high deforestation, Indonesia making progress on forests, says Norwegian official

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Oct 2014

Malaysian palm oil company destroys Borneo forests, despite buyer’s zero deforestation commitment

Mongabay.com 30 Sep 2014

Dissolving pulp: the threat to Indonesia’s forests you’ve probably never heard of

Mike Gaworecki 23 Sep 2014

Legislation protecting Indonesia’s indigenous communities is not good enough, says advocacy group

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 18 Sep 2014

Activists urge outgoing Indonesian president to protect key forest area before he steps down

Mongabay.com 17 Sep 2014

From ‘production’ forests to protected forests, groups work to save Sumatran orangutan habitat. But will it be enough?

Ethan Harfenist 16 Sep 2014

Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade

Jeremy Hance 15 Sep 2014

Palm oil company continues to operate illegal plantation despite court ruling

Loren Bell 12 Sep 2014

APP can meet projected pulp demand without clearing more forest

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Sep 2014

How Islam could help save Aceh’s forests

Loren Bell 5 Sep 2014

Indonesia to verify ownership of 66M ha of disputed forest land

Loren Bell 4 Sep 2014

How do we save the world’s vanishing old-growth forests?

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2014

What lies within, we may never know: deforestation threatening Sulawesi’s unique wildlife

Apoorva Joshi 26 Aug 2014

Indonesia to hear indigenous peoples’ grievances on land disputes

Loren Bell 22 Aug 2014

Indonesia’s forests so damaged they burn whether or not there’s drought

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Aug 2014

Norway puts $1.6B into rainforest conservation

Mongabay.com 19 Aug 2014

Indonesian govt reiterates plan to clear 14M ha of forest by 2020

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Aug 2014

Elephant poaching soars as Sumatran forests turn into plantations

Originally Written For Mongabay-indonesiazamzami 14 Aug 2014

Indonesia cracks down on illegal burning, investigates more suspect companies

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 14 Aug 2014

Big palm oil companies move forward on carbon study

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Aug 2014

Aceh backtracking on mining moratorium, continues to issue permits

Loren Bell 13 Aug 2014

Forgotten species: the exotic squirrel with a super tail

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2014

Half of Riau’s oil palm plantations are illegal

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Aug 2014

Aceh’s largest peat swamp at risk from palm oil

Loren Bell 11 Aug 2014

Tin mining, palm oil plantations wreaking havoc on small Indonesian island

Ethan Harfenist 4 Aug 2014

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