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Study: Most biodiversity hotspots lack formal protection in Borneo and Sumatra

Grace Dungey 12 Apr 2022
Fire fighters putting out forest fire in Riau, Indonesia.

Indonesia’s Riau province declares state of emergency ahead of fire season

Suryadi 5 Apr 2022

It’s a girl: Super rare Sumatran rhino born in captive-breeding center

Basten Gokkon 28 Mar 2022
A long-tailed macaque in Gunung Leuser National Park. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Probe finds palm oil firm illegally clearing forest in Sumatra wildlife haven

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Mar 2022

In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach

Tonggo Simangunsong 9 Mar 2022

Indonesian fishing boat found with banned trawl net highlights enforcement challenges

Yogi Eka Sahputra 9 Mar 2022

Indonesian program’s promise of food security backfires for local farmers

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Mar 2022

Loss of Sumatran rhinos leaves several plant species without a seed disperser

Anna Nordseth 2 Mar 2022

Illegal mining fuels social conflict in Indonesian tin hub of Bangka-Belitung

Nopri Ismi, Taufik Wijaya 24 Feb 2022

More coffee, less gold: Sumatra farmers alarmed over revival of mine project

Junaidi Hanafiah 24 Feb 2022

In Indonesia, a ‘devious’ policy silences opposition to mining, activists say

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Feb 2022

Photos: Caged orangutan found in Indonesian politician’s home

Ayat S. Karokaro, Sri Wahyuni 7 Feb 2022

Raid against Sumatran official uncovers use of slave labor on oil palm farm

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Jan 2022

Indonesian research center for medicinal plants displaces incense harvesters

Barita News Lumbanbatu 13 Jan 2022

Groups welcome decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Jan 2022

‘Land mafia’ makes its mark in a Sumatran village’s fight against oil palm firm

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Dec 2021

Indonesia’s three most consequential forestry stories of 2021

Philip Jacobson 24 Dec 2021

Illegal mangrove logging surges in Indonesia’s Batam amid economic hardship

Yogi Eka Sahputra 10 Dec 2021

U.K. conglomerate Jardines ‘caught red-handed’ clearing orangutan habitat in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Dec 2021

Report: Orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia need full protection now

Basten Gokkon 19 Nov 2021
Forest illegally cleared for oil palm in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Indonesian official busted over alleged bribe for palm oil permit

Hans Nicholas Jong, Suryadi 19 Nov 2021

In Sumatra, a snare trap costs a baby elephant her trunk, then her life

Junaidi Hanafiah 17 Nov 2021
Sumatran rhinos in Indonesia. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Work starts on new sanctuary for captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos

Basten Gokkon 12 Nov 2021

Starving and injured Sumatran tiger dies in captivity, Indonesian officials report

Lili Rambe 10 Nov 2021

For forest communities in Sumatra, loss of nature means loss of culture

Taufik Wijaya 9 Nov 2021

Indonesia’s ‘green’ electricity plan undermines its climate vows, activists say

Basten Gokkon 28 Oct 2021

Indigenous group faces eviction for ‘New Bali’ tourism project in Sumatra

Tonggo Simangunsong 25 Oct 2021

Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of greater deforestation in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Oct 2021
A siamang in Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

In Bali, prominent official faces backlash over illegal pet gibbon

Luh De Suriyani 7 Oct 2021

Indonesia investigates alleged abuse of Sumatran tigers at city zoo

Ayat S. Karokaro 5 Oct 2021

Build around the forest, not through it, study says of Sumatra trucking road

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Sep 2021

As tigers dwindle, Indonesia takes aim at poaching ring

Junaidi Hanafiah 27 Sep 2021

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