Indonesian Forests News

To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest

Deforestation drives fire risk in Borneo amid a warming climate, study finds

Palm oil deforestation hits record high in Sumatra’s ‘orangutan capital’

As Indonesia’s new capital takes shape, risks to wider Borneo come into focus

Indonesian palm oil billionaire gets 15 years for corruption

Fishers on Indonesia’s Batam Island suffer as mangrove cover declines

For Indonesian smallholders, EU deforestation rule is a threat — and an opportunity

Indonesian ‘island auction’ to go ahead despite concerns over permits

From declining deforestation to quitting coal, Indonesia marks a pivotal 2022

As dry season looms, Sumatra villagers hope their peat restoration pays off

Protecting wetlands is key to Indonesia hitting its climate goals, study says

Indonesia’s mangrove revival hindered by conflicting policies

Fears for academic freedom as Indonesia doubles down on scientists’ ban

Work on cable car line to Indonesian volcano to begin despite concerns

Indonesia’s orangutans declining amid ‘lax’ and ‘laissez-faire’ law enforcement

In new climate deal, Norway will pay Indonesia $56 million for drop in deforestation, emissions

With FSC rule change, deforesters once blocked from certification get a new shot

Life in the awe-and-terror-inspiring vicinity of the Sumatran elephant

Sustainability pledges help Indonesia produce palm oil with less deforestation

Mangroves and wildlife in Bornean bay at risk from Indonesia’s new capital

As Indonesia paints rosy picture for orangutans, scientists ask: Where’s the data?

Emissions and deforestation set to spike under Indonesia’s biomass transition

Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo

After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists

Indonesia and Norway give REDD+ deal another go after earlier breakup

Education can change local perception of bats, help conserve species, study says

Trial of palm oil tycoon Surya Darmadi begins in Jakarta

Sumatran conservationist Rahmad Saleh Simbolon dies at 47

Nearness to roads and palm oil mills a key factor in peatland clearing by smallholders

Photos: Meet the Indonesians on the front lines of human-elephant conflict in Sumatra

‘Chased from every side’: Sumatran elephants pinned down by forest loss

Saving Sumatran elephants starts with counting them. Indonesia won’t say how many are left

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