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IUCN calls for moratorium on projects impacting rarest great ape species

Hans Nicholas Jong 17 Apr 2019

Palm oil, logging firms the usual suspects as Indonesia fires flare anew

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Apr 2019

Indonesia’s threat to exit Paris accord over palm oil seen as cynical ploy

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Apr 2019

New report lays out low-carbon development path for Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Mar 2019

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

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Mar 2019

Companies to miss 2020 zero-deforestation deadline, report says

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Mar 2019

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

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 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

Indonesian minister blasted over palm permit for graft-tainted concession

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Feb 2019

Indonesia to get first payment from Norway under $1b REDD+ scheme

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Feb 2019

The view from the bottleneck: Is nature poised for a big comeback?

Jeremy Hance 18 Feb 2019
Fresh oil palm fruit bunches. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Study finds palm oil industry mimics Big Tobacco on health issues

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Feb 2019

Borneo study explores links between farm expansion and deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jan 2019
Indonesian rainforest in Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Funds tripled and target slashed, but Indonesia still off pace for reforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Jan 2019

Hazy figures cloud Indonesia’s peat restoration as fire season looms

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jan 2019

RSPO adopts total ban on deforestation under sweeping new standards

Hans Nicholas Jong 16 Nov 2018

For the two Congos, lessons in a peatland partnership with Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Nov 2018

Oreo maker linked to destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 Nov 2018

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

Elviza Diana, Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Nov 2018

With a feast of grubs, a tribe makes its case for forest stewardship

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Oct 2018

Real-time plantation map aims to throttle deforestation in Papua

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Oct 2018

Dam project pushes threatened orangutans from forest to farms

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Oct 2018

Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands: report

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Sep 2018
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A river runs through it — and keeps the Amazon’s bird species diverse

Claire Asher 24 Aug 2018

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