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APP pledges to restore forests, if given the opportunity

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Mar 2014

Logging giant suspends operations to fend off plantations from fires

Mongabay.com 15 Mar 2014

Sumatra on fire: burning spikes in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2014

Indonesia politician gets 14 years in jail for illegal permits, forest corruption

Diana Parker 13 Mar 2014

West Sumatra joins Indonesia’s REDD+ program

Mongabay.com 12 Mar 2014

Peatlands biosphere reserve facing severe encroachment in Sumatra

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Mar 2014

Clash with palm oil company leaves one indigenous community member dead in Sumatra

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Mar 2014

NASA photo reveals ongoing haze problem in Sumatra

Mongabay.com 1 Mar 2014

Palm oil plantations allegedly poison seven Critically Endangered elephants in Sumatra

Jeremy Hance 28 Feb 2014

Procter & Gamble’s palm oil suppliers linked to deforestation (photos)

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Feb 2014

If Indonesia can’t protect its orangutans, why doesn’t it just ‘sell’ them?

Erik Meijaard 23 Feb 2014

APP, environmentalists talk future of Indonesia’s forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Feb 2014

One person killed, two injured in elephant attacks in Indonesia this year

Diana Parker 12 Feb 2014

Indonesia rejects, delays 1.3m ha of concessions due to moratorium

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Feb 2014

Despite falling palm oil price, premium for ‘sustainable’ product rises

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Feb 2014

Peatland plantations drive steep GHG emissions in Indonesia’s Riau Province

Michael Buelna 5 Feb 2014

Endangered tiger killed in Sumatra

Loren Bell 1 Feb 2014

APRIL’s green pledge falls short, say environmentalists

Mongabay.com 31 Jan 2014

Indonesian logger faces expulsion from business sustainability group

Mongabay.com 17 Jan 2014

WALHI Jambi: Forestry giant allegedly evaded $15m in taxes

Loren Bell 16 Jan 2014

Indonesia police nab illegal wildlife traffickers in sting operation

Diana Parker 12 Jan 2014

In precedent-setting case, palm oil company fined $30M for destroying orangutan forest

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Jan 2014

Requiem or recovery?: the Sumatran rhino 200 years after its description

Bill Konstant 8 Jan 2014

Company accused of logging endangered rainforest trees in breach of timber legality certificate

Diana Parker 7 Jan 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Environmentalists call for recognition of orangutan, rhino habitat as heritage site

Mongabay.com 11 Dec 2013

Rent-a-mob disrupts court proceedings against Indonesian palm oil company

Mongabay.com 14 Nov 2013

3.5 million ha of Indonesian and Malaysian forest converted for palm oil in 20 years

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Nov 2013

Bolivia, Madagascar, China see jump in forest loss

Mongabay.com 1 Nov 2013

Greenpeace: APP making ‘encouraging’ progress on zero deforestation commitment

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Oct 2013

Mining Road Plan Threatens Forest Restoration Project in Indonesia

Diana Parker 29 Oct 2013

Stuffed tigers send two soldiers to jail in Indonesia

Diana Parker 28 Oct 2013

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