This is the second story in a three-part series exploring changes in Indonesia’s network of marine protected areas through the lens of Wakatobi National Park. Read the first one here.…
This is the first story in a three-part series exploring changes in Indonesia's network of marine protected areas through the lens of Wakatobi National Park. Read the second story here.…
Every day at noon Bahar and Nasirah set out on foot into the South Sulawesi backcountry. The couple moves instinctively through single-stem plants, gathering chilies and pumpkin, knowing as each day…
International efforts to contain fires and underground hotspots across Indonesia continued on Wednesday as the minister in charge of the archipelago’s anti-haze operation called for 15 more aircraft to join…
One March morning on the island of Sulawesi, not long after Yerri Otoluwa was appointed acting head of Rumbia village, two men she didn’t know arrived on her doorstep. “Can…
onservation success stories are rare. Too often we read of the losing battles: local extinctions and irreversible biodiversity losses, often at the expense of shortsighted exploitation-for-profit schemes. Refreshingly, the plight…
Scientists have discovered a new species of rat in Sulawesi, Indonesia that’s so unique it’s been placed in its own genus. The Hog-nosed shrew rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei) is a carnivorous…
Researchers have discovered a species of rodent in the mountainous interior of Sulawesi, a Indonesian island known for its high rates of endemism. The new species, dubbed Hyorhinomys stuempkei, is…
head of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s arrival with world leaders in New York to sign the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an international group of researchers gathered outside Jakarta this…
Preserving mangrove forests is instrumental to bringing down emissions rates in Indonesia, a leading carbon polluter. Residents of Deaga village in North Sulawesi province also believe it is key to safeguarding their…
An Indonesian artist is preparing to put in place the second in a series of giant underwater installations meant to serve as a home for fish and raise awareness about…
Eight months after a lecturer at an Indonesian university posted to Facebook about hunting and killing a pair of black macaques for his Christmas dinner, advocates for the critically endangered…
Warning: Some images in this story contain graphic content. Residents of the Indonesian village of Sibide pose with a dead Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered species. Pictures of the photo…
A forest area in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, that has been cleared by a mining company. Photo: Christopher Paino As a pair of Chinese-controlled mining companies proceed with plans to construct…
Buyat Bay ‘solidarity front' threatens gold miner with legal action A Boltim Primanusa Resources excavator in Garini forest near Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi. Photo: United Buyat Solidarity Front Residents of…
Although it’s a hotspot of avian biodiversity, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has been “poorly studied ornithologically,” according to a study published in the scientific journal PloS One. Case in…
Bonoran community members sustainably harvest bamboo from the surrounding forest to build traditional houses. Photo by Eko Rusdianto. "If we don't have forests, community grounds, burial place, and rice fields...…
Photograph of newly described frog (Limnonectes larvaepartus) (male, left, and female) from the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is the only frog known that gives direct birth to tadpoles.…
Screenshot of Wilmar's transparency dashboard Wilmar, the world's largest palm oil company, has unveiled a tool it says will help eliminate deforestation from its global supply chain. The tool is…
A Cerekang district resident in a traditional canoe, which is a major mode of local transportation. Photo by Eko Rusdianto. Home to some 400 fishermen, Manurung village appears unremarkable at…
A farmer from the village of Pamulukkang with his cocoa tree. Photo by Revelation Chandra. Irda tends to his two-hectare timber plantation in Pamulukkang Forest at the base of Tanete…
The village of Ngata Toro abuts protected forest in Lore Lindu National Park. Photo by Chris Paino. Ngata Toro borders Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi about a three-hour…
Community-maintained forest in Delang District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Revelation Chandra. "We are treated like criminals caught stealing our own land," M. Basri told Mongabay-Indonesia. The acting village head…
Mine located near and within pristine forest, company asserts precautions will be taken to protect surrounding environment Global miner BHP Billiton and Indonesian partner PT Adaro are developing what could…
Of Indonesia’s 100 GW in new power generation capacity by 2035, half will be coal-fired, says IEA. Indonesia cannot build power stations fast enough. And neither can most of its…
21 million hectares earmarked for coal mining, including more than half of East Kalimantan Out of the jungles of East Borneo in Indonesia comes the fire that fuels Asia’s burgeoning…
Indonesian island lost nearly one million hectares of forest over 12 years For 10 million years the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has been disconnected from other landforms, almost inviting evolution…
Community leader in Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Public hearings into alleged violations of indigenous peoples' land rights will open next week in Palu on the island of…
A tale of two fish: deep challenges ahead for Indonesia's fishery managers Part II - Boom but mostly bust: fighting over sardines in Indonesia's Bali Strait Part III - Over-depleted…
Specimen represents entirely new genus Researchers have discovered a new carnivorous water rat on the island of Sulawesi that's so unique it represents an entirely new genus. They believe many…