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Photos: Forest fires rage on Sumatra oil palm concessions

Elviza Diana 11 Sep 2019

Uncovered coal barges are polluting North Sumatra’s waters

Ayat S. Karokaro 10 Sep 2019

Diplomatic row heats up as haze from Indonesian fires threatens Malaysia

Mongabay.com 9 Sep 2019

Indonesian court cancels dam project in last stronghold of tigers, rhinos

Junaidi Hanafiah 2 Sep 2019

A tiger refuge in Sumatra gets a reprieve from road building

Rod Harbinson 31 Aug 2019

Sumatran elephant sanctuary under threat from bridge, port projects

Taufik Wijaya 26 Aug 2019

Indonesia agrees to attempt Sumatran rhino IVF with eggs from Malaysia

Basten Gokkon 6 Aug 2019

When it comes to captive breeding, not all Sumatran rhinos are equal

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2019

Indonesian officials foil attempt to smuggle hornbill casques to Hong Kong

Basten Gokkon 18 Jul 2019

Indonesian governor latest official busted for bribes in environmental case

Indra Nugraha 12 Jul 2019

Sumatran rhinos to get a new sanctuary in Leuser Ecosystem

Basten Gokkon 18 Jun 2019

Rare rhino’s death should light a fire under Indonesia (commentary)

Jeremy Hance 30 May 2019

A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road

Elviza Diana 28 May 2019

Documentary on world’s rarest ape generates film festival buzz

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 May 2019

Indonesia electricity chief charged with bribery over coal-fired power plant

Basten Gokkon 25 Apr 2019

Meet Indonesia’s go-to expert witness against haze-causing plantation firms

Philip Jacobson 23 Apr 2019
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Peat protection rule may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia’s forests

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Apr 2019

IUCN calls for moratorium on projects impacting rarest great ape species

Hans Nicholas Jong 17 Apr 2019

To rescue Sumatran rhinos, Indonesia starts by counting them first

Eni Muslihah 15 Apr 2019

Sumatran governor jailed over bribes to award infrastructure projects

Mongabay.com 9 Apr 2019

Indonesia oil slicks highlight weak enforcement against bilge dumping

Basten Gokkon 5 Apr 2019

No more fires in Indonesia? Blazes on Sumatran peatland say otherwise

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Mar 2019

Indonesia wins $2.52 million settlement for coral damage by foreign ships

Basten Gokkon 19 Mar 2019

Bank of China to review funding of dam in orangutan habitat in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Mar 2019

Activists fighting to save orangutan habitat from dam unfazed by legal setback

James Fair 5 Mar 2019

Protests flare as pressure mounts on dam project in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Mar 2019

Allegation of forged signature casts shadow over China-backed dam in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Feb 2019

New Species of orangutan threatened from moment of its discovery

Laurel Neme 20 Feb 2019

Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil

Basten Gokkon 20 Feb 2019

What does it take to discover a new great ape species?

Laurel Neme 19 Feb 2019
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Few eco commitments and suspect funding for Indonesia presidential hopefuls

Basten Gokkon 15 Feb 2019

Sumatran tiger killed at London Zoo by potential mate

Mongabay.com 10 Feb 2019

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