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Pay-to-release program reduces shark deaths, but backfires in some cases

A fragile win as Indonesia cancels high-risk mine permit after court ruling

After years of silence, Indonesia moves to assess its iconic wildlife

Wildlife crime crackdown in jeopardy worldwide after US funding cuts

Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai’s endangered primates

Sumatran tiger protection needs more patrols, tougher penalties, study finds

Illegal trafficking of siamang gibbons is a concerning and underreported crisis (commentary)

Snared, skinned, sold: Brutal March for Indonesia’s Sumatran tigers

Indonesia’s peatlands face growing flood risks amid widespread degradation

Indonesians suing pulpwood firms over haze face intimidation, seek human rights protection

Sumatran culinary heritage at risk as environment changes around Silk Road river

Indonesia’s Indigenous Akit community faces exploitation & land loss (commentary)

Global outcry as petitioners demand no mining expansion in orangutan habitat

Indonesian watchdog demands prosecution for environmental crime ‘cartels’

Tragedy haunts community on shore of Sumatra’s largest solar farm

Illegal seabed dredging surges as Indonesia resumes sand exports

Volunteer radio station brings old media to remote Sumatran tiger habitat

Unchecked illegal trawling pushes Indonesia’s small-scale fishers to the brink

Surge in legal land clearing pushes up Indonesia deforestation rate in 2024

Mother of 2 jailed in Sumatra as wildfires dragnet continues to catch small farmers

Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven

Indonesian scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin mining

On Indonesia’s unique Enggano Island, palm oil takes root in an Indigenous society

Satellite data show bursts of deforestation continue in Indonesian national park

As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer

Thousands of birds seized in massive Indonesian bird-trafficking bust

Indonesian mother imprisoned for protesting palm oil factory next to school

Canopy bridges serve a lifeline for Sumatra’s tree-dwelling primates

Orangutan conservation and communication: Gary Shapiro’s half-century journey from zoos to the wilds of Borneo

Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires

For Indonesian oil palm farmers, EU’s deforestation law is another top-down imposition

‘Stop the stupidity’: Indonesia’s top court orders end to mine in quake zone

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