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Parks in Sumatra may reduce deforestation in adjacent unprotected areas

REDD readiness plans for Panama, Guyana approved but rejected for Indonesia

UK firm plans to log habitat of critically endangered orangutan for palm oil production

Forest fires burn in Sumatra

REDD can compete financially with palm oil in Indonesia peatlands while protecting endangered species

Peatlands conversion for oil palm a ‘monumental mistake’ for Indonesia’s long-term prosperity, sustainability

Tropical East Asian forests under great threat

Orangutan guerrillas fight palm oil in Borneo

Indigenous people, forest communities in Africa control less than 2% of forest land

APP, Sinar Mas plan to log habitat of critically endangered orangutans

Orangutan population in Borneo park plunges 90% in 5 years

Global warming to cripple Southeast Asia economically

Indigenous forest management offers lessons in fighting global warming

Large population of rare black orangutans found in Borneo

Greenpeace opposes forest conservation initiative in Indonesia

Two Sumatran elephants shot dead in Indonesian park

Can carbon credits from REDD compete with palm oil?

Greenpeace accuses Sinar Mas corporation of violence toward its protestors

DR Congo, Indonesia, PNG, Tanzania, Vietnam win REDD funding for forest conservation

In exchange for marriage certificate Indonesians must donate trees

Indonesia applies for REDD partnership to protect forests

Tigers continue killing rampage in Indonesia

Deforestation blamed for tiger maulings in Sumatra

Whole Foods bans unsustainable palm oil from its products

New fire record for Borneo, Sumatra shows dramatic increase in rainforest destruction

Indonesia confirms that peatlands will be converted for plantations

Indonesia may allow conversion of peatlands for palm oil

New model uses carbon credits, sustainable palm oil to save Indonesia’s rainforests

Heart of Borneo conservation initiative at risk from Indonesian development plan

Palm oil may be single most immediate threat to the greatest number of species

Guidelines on how to establish an avoided deforestation project

High coffee prices spurred deforestation in Sumatra but effective law enforcement slowed forest loss

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