location: Kalimantan

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May 7, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/pro-business-parties-accused-of-holding-back-indonesias-indigenous-rights-bill/ | Pro-business parties accused of holding back Indonesia’s Indigenous rights bill
April 19, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/indonesian-capital-project-finally-gets-guidelines-to-avoid-harm-to-biodiversity/ | Indonesian capital project finally gets guidelines to avoid harm to biodiversity
April 17, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/hyundai-ends-aluminum-deal-with-adaro-minerals-following-k-pop-protest/ | Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
March 27, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/report-links-pulpwood-estate-clearing-bornean-orangutan-habitat-to-rge-group/ | Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group
February 21, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/indonesia-to-offer-tax-perks-to-companies-investing-in-reforestation-of-its-new-capital-city/ | Indonesia to offer tax perks to companies investing in reforestation of its new capital city
February 15, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/mini-rainforest-project-aims-to-serve-as-kalimantan-reforestation-blueprint/ | Mini rainforest project aims to serve as Kalimantan reforestation blueprint
February 13, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/reforestation-of-indonesias-new-capital-city-stumped-by-haphazard-planting/ | Reforestation of Indonesia’s new capital city stumped by haphazard planting
February 8, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/indonesia-nusantara-proboscis-monkey-endangered-wildlife-balikpapan-bay-borneo/ | Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
January 10, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/2023-fires-increase-fivefold-in-indonesia-amid-el-nino/ | 2023 fires increase fivefold in Indonesia amid El Niño
January 9, 2024 | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/reversing-progress-indonesia-pulp-paper-drives-up-deforestation-rates-again/ | Reversing progress, Indonesia pulp & paper drives up deforestation rates again
November 24, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/killings-of-bornean-orangutans-could-lead-to-their-extinction/ | Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction
November 8, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/boost-for-sumatran-rhino-ivf-plan-as-eggs-extracted-from-bornean-specimen/ | Boost for Sumatran rhino IVF plan as eggs extracted from Bornean specimen
November 3, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/indonesian-activist-gita-syahrani-wins-3m-award-for-work-on-sustainable-growth/ | Indonesian activist Gita Syahrani wins $3m award for work on sustainable growth
November 3, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/independent-project-steps-in-as-government-slow-to-map-indonesian-ancestral-lands/ | Independent project steps in as government slow to map Indonesian ancestral lands
November 1, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/as-fire-season-worsens-indonesian-activists-report-four-companies-for-burning/ | As fire season worsens, Indonesian activists report four companies for burning
October 31, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/report-alleges-app-continues-deforestation-10-years-after-pledge-to-stop/ | Report alleges APP continues deforestation 10 years after pledge to stop
October 27, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/indigenous-dayak-furious-as-rspo-dismisses-land-rights-violation-complaint/ | Indigenous Dayak ‘furious’ as RSPO dismisses land rights violation complaint
October 20, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/deforestation-surges-in-hotspot-of-critically-endangered-bornean-orangutans/ | Deforestation surges in hotspot of critically endangered Bornean orangutans
October 10, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/indonesian-police-slammed-after-protester-demanding-rightful-land-is-shot-dead/ | Indonesian police slammed after protester demanding rightful land is shot dead
October 5, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/wasnt-us-fire-hit-indonesia-claims-as-malaysia-chokes-on-poor-air-quality/ | ‘Wasn’t us,’ fire-hit Indonesia claims as Malaysia chokes on poor air quality
October 5, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/indonesian-children-locked-out-of-school-as-el-nino-haze-chokes-parts-of-sumatra-kalimantan/ | Indonesian children locked out of school as El Niño haze chokes parts of Sumatra & Kalimantan
September 7, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/indonesian-traditional-fishers-cantrang-seine-net-pantura-java-sustainable/ | Small-scale fishers in Indonesian isles flag use of banned net by outsiders
September 5, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/indonesia-awards-biggest-indigenous-forest-claim-yet-to-bornean-dayaks/ | Indonesia awards biggest Indigenous forest claim yet to Bornean Dayaks
August 9, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/new-farmers-foundation-supports-deforestation-free-products-in-indonesia/ | New farmers foundation supports deforestation-free products in Indonesia
August 1, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/indonesian-oil-palm-firm-slapped-with-61m-fine-for-fires-on-its-plantation/ | Indonesian oil palm firm slapped with $61m fine for fires on its plantation
July 19, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/migrating-orangutan-males-imitate-locals-to-learn-about-food-study/ | Migrating orangutan males imitate locals to learn about food: Study
July 17, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/on-burning-prone-borneo-planners-work-to-fireproof-indonesias-new-capital/ | On burning-prone Borneo, planners work to fireproof Indonesia’s new capital
July 10, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/civil-society-changes-up-campaign-against-jailed-kalimantan-farmers/ | Civil society changes up campaign against jailed Kalimantan farmers
July 6, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/indonesia-peatlands-peat-carbon-protected-sumatra-kalimantan-borneo-papua-85-brg/ | Nearly 85% of Indonesian peatlands aren’t protected, study shows
July 4, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/report-links-paper-giant-rge-to-indonesia-deforestation-despite-pledges/ | Report links paper giant RGE to Indonesia deforestation despite pledges
June 27, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/why-did-the-orangutan-cross-the-toll-road-to-indonesias-new-capital-city/ | Why did the orangutan cross the toll road to Indonesia’s new capital city?
June 15, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/indonesian-coal-giant-adaros-sustainable-smelter-slammed-as-greenwashing/ | Indonesian coal giant Adaro’s ‘sustainable’ smelter slammed as ‘greenwashing’
May 4, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/indonesias-new-capital-wont-sacrifice-the-environment-qa-with-nusantaras-myrna-asnawati-safitri/ | Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
April 26, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/high-carbon-peat-among-1500-hectares-cleared-for-indonesias-food-estate/ | High-carbon peat among 1,500 hectares cleared for Indonesia’s food estate
April 21, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/deforestation-in-borneo-threatens-three-endangered-endemic-plant-species/ | Deforestation in Borneo threatens three endangered, endemic plant species
April 11, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/report-indonesias-food-estate-program-repeating-failures-of-past-projects/ | Report: Indonesia’s ‘food estate’ program repeating failures of past projects
April 10, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/to-build-its-green-capital-city-indonesia-runs-a-road-through-a-biodiverse-forest/ | To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
March 8, 2023 | https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/as-indonesias-new-capital-takes-shape-risks-to-wider-borneo-come-into-focus/ | As Indonesia’s new capital takes shape, risks to wider Borneo come into focus
December 22, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/unsustainable-fishing-to-be-banned-in-irrawaddy-dolphins-bornean-sanctuary/ | Unsustainable fishing to be banned in Irrawaddy dolphin’s Bornean sanctuary
November 28, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/indonesias-supreme-court-rules-president-widodo-not-liable-in-2015-fires/ | Indonesia’s Supreme Court rules President Widodo not liable in 2015 fires
November 25, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/indonesias-orangutans-declining-amid-lax-and-laissez-faire-law-enforcement/ | Indonesia’s orangutans declining amid ‘lax’ and ‘laissez-faire’ law enforcement
November 15, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/indonesias-grand-ev-plans-hinge-on-a-green-industrial-park-that-likely-isnt/ | Indonesia’s grand EV plans hinge on a ‘green’ industrial park that likely isn’t
October 7, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/mangroves-and-wildlife-in-bornean-bay-at-risk-from-indonesias-new-capital/ | Mangroves and wildlife in Bornean bay at risk from Indonesia’s new capital
October 6, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/indonesian-program-pays-fishers-to-collect-plastic-trash-at-sea/ | Indonesian program pays fishers to collect plastic trash at sea
August 2, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/building-indonesias-green-new-capital-could-see-coal-use-surge-analysis/ | Building Indonesia’s ‘green’ new capital could see coal use surge (analysis)
July 26, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/deforestation-in-borneo-threatens-one-in-four-orangutans-study-says/ | Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says
July 15, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/plantations-threaten-indonesias-orangutans-but-theyre-not-oil-palm/ | Plantations threaten Indonesia’s orangutans, but they’re not oil palm
July 6, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/as-dry-season-starts-in-indonesia-risk-of-fires-and-haze-looms/ | As dry season starts in Indonesia, risk of fires — and haze — looms
June 3, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/indonesia-teams-up-with-germany-on-sumatran-rhino-breeding-efforts/ | Indonesia teams up with Germany on Sumatran rhino breeding efforts
May 12, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/banks-bet-big-on-coal-in-indonesia-bucking-global-shift-away-from-fossil-fuel/ | Banks bet big on coal in Indonesia, bucking global shift away from fossil fuel
April 25, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/coal-miner-bayan-sues-indonesian-investment-chief-over-loss-of-land/ | Coal miner Bayan sues Indonesian investment chief over loss of land
April 20, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/mine-pits-expose-the-holes-in-indonesias-plan-to-relocate-its-capital/ | Mine pits expose the holes in Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital
April 1, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/how-many-orangutans-does-1-billion-save-depends-how-you-spend-it-study-finds/ | How many orangutans does $1 billion save? Depends how you spend it, study finds
March 17, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/ngos-alert-u-n-to-furtive-2-million-hectare-carbon-deal-in-malaysian-borneo/ | NGOs alert U.N. to furtive 2-million-hectare carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo
January 19, 2022 | https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/as-malaysian-state-resumes-log-exports-indigenous-advocates-warn-of-fallout/ | As Malaysian state resumes log exports, Indigenous advocates warn of fallout
November 25, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/in-a-warming-world-deforestation-turns-the-heat-deadly-borneo-study-finds/ | In a warming world, deforestation turns the heat deadly, Borneo study finds
November 19, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/report-orangutans-and-their-habitat-in-indonesia-need-full-protection-now/ | Report: Orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia need full protection now
November 15, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/palm-oil-firm-that-dried-out-its-land-held-not-liable-for-fires-that-followed/ | Palm oil firm that dried out its land held not liable for fires that followed
November 5, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/stretch-of-borneos-mahakam-river-eyed-for-protection-to-save-irrawaddy-dolphins/ | Stretch of Borneo’s Mahakam River eyed for protection to save Irrawaddy dolphins
November 2, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/straight-outta-borneo-new-gecko-species-just-dropped/ | Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
October 20, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/green-groups-call-for-scrapping-of-300m-loan-offer-for-borneo-road-project/ | Green groups call for scrapping of $300m loan offer for Borneo road project
September 24, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/links-to-coal-mining-add-to-indonesian-palm-oil-sectors-risk-for-buyers/ | Links to coal mining add to Indonesian palm oil sector’s risk for buyers
August 31, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/captive-breeding-of-sumatran-rhinos-where-the-program-stands-today/ | Captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos: Where the program stands today
August 24, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/to-count-sumatran-rhinos-in-the-wild-look-for-their-poop-study-says/ | To count Sumatran rhinos in the wild, look for their poop, study says
August 23, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/highway-cutting-through-heart-of-borneo-poised-to-be-very-very-bad/ | Highway cutting through Heart of Borneo poised to be ‘very, very bad’
August 18, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/climate-change-threatens-to-squeeze-out-indonesias-medicinal-plants/ | Climate change threatens to squeeze out Indonesia’s medicinal plants
July 28, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/palm-oil-grower-kpn-gama-looks-to-make-amends-for-past-deforestation-in-indonesia/ | Palm oil grower looks to make amends for past deforestation in Indonesia
July 13, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/top-brands-failing-to-spot-rights-abuses-on-indonesian-oil-palm-plantations-rspo/ | Top brands failing to spot rights abuses on Indonesian oil palm plantations
June 30, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/study-warns-of-impacts-of-unregulated-trade-in-indonesian-porcupines/ | Study warns of impacts of unregulated trade in Indonesian porcupines
June 17, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/environmental-benefits-or-social-but-rarely-both-under-rspo-study-finds/ | Environmental benefits or social — but rarely both — under RSPO, study finds
June 1, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/mining-linked-yet-again-to-another-severe-flood-in-indonesian-borneo/ | Mining linked yet again to another severe flood in Indonesian Borneo
May 31, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/lean-times-leave-orangutans-wasting-away-habitat-loss-makes-things-worse/ | Lean times leave orangutans wasting away. Habitat loss makes things worse
May 17, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/fsc-certified-logger-alas-kusuma-deforestation-orangutan-habitat-kalimantan/ | FSC-certified Indonesian logger may have cleared orangutan habitat: Report
May 14, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/to-keep-tabs-on-ecosystem-health-in-borneo-follow-these-birds-study/ | To keep tabs on ecosystem health in Borneo, follow these birds: Study
April 29, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/indigenous-dayak-jailed-palm-oil-north-kalimantan/ | Indigenous Dayak man jailed after Indonesian palm oil firm alleges theft
April 5, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/frustration-over-light-penalties-for-coal-mine-that-polluted-indonesian-river/ | Frustration over light penalties for coal mine that polluted Indonesian river
March 24, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/in-indonesia-an-illegal-leopard-trade-thrives-out-of-sight-new-study-shows/ | In Indonesia, an illegal leopard trade thrives out of sight, new study shows
March 23, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/indonesian-campaigners-triumph-against-a-coal-mine-in-top-court/ | Indonesian campaigners triumph against a coal mine in top court
March 22, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/nusantara-fiber-royal-golden-eagle-deforestation-kalimantan-borneo/ | Secretive group found to have cleared orangutan habitat in Indonesia: Report
March 17, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/king-coal-how-indonesia-became-the-fossil-fuels-final-frontier/ | King Coal: How Indonesia became the fossil fuel’s final frontier
March 16, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/peatland-fire-burning-season-starts-indonesia/ | Peatland on fire again as burning season starts in Indonesia
March 15, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/palm-oil-conflicts-lack-of-resolution-in-indonesian-borneo-west-kalimantan/ | Palm oil conflicts persist amid lack of resolution in Indonesian Borneo
March 3, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/video-doomed-or-viable-sumatran-rhino-captive-breeding-faces-a-dilemma/ | Video: Doomed or viable? Sumatran rhino captive breeding faces a dilemma
February 26, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/forest-patches-amid-agriculture-are-key-to-orangutan-survival-study/ | Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study
February 25, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/mystery-bird-not-seen-in-172-years-makes-surprise-reappearace-in-borneo-forest/ | Mystery bird not seen in 172 years makes surprise reappearance in Borneo forest
February 19, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/calls-for-accountability-after-coal-slurry-spill-in-indonesian-river/ | Calls for accountability after coal-slurry spill in Indonesian river
February 18, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/indonesia-police-investigate-coal-mine-companies-south-kalimantan-flood/ | Indonesian police may probe coal miners over deforestation-linked floods
February 16, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/indonesia-abandoned-mining-pit-death-toll-report/ | Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse, report warns
February 11, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/indonesia-top-10-palm-oil-deforester-chain-reaction-research-2020/ | Indonesia’s top palm oil deforesters are the usual shady suspects: Report
February 9, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/indonesia-mine-rehab-reforestation-deadly-floods-south-kalimantan/ | Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods
January 22, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/plantations-mines-south-kalimantan-indonesia-borneo-flood-environment-minister-denies/ | Plantations, mines didn’t worsen flood, Indonesia says. The data begs to differ
January 20, 2021 | https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/palm-oil-plantations-coal-mines-deforestation-indonesia-south-kalimantan-flood/ | Palm oil plantations, coal mines linked to deadly Indonesia flood
December 23, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/being-realistic-about-coal-mine-rehabilitation-in-indonesia-an-ecological-perspective/ | Being realistic about coal mine rehabilitation in Indonesia: An ecological perspective
December 22, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/songbird-trade-in-indonesia-threatens-wild-sunda-laughingthrush/ | Songbird trade in Indonesia threatens wild Sunda laughingthrush
December 17, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/labor-abuses-rspo-oil-palm-plantations-indonesia-sumatra-kalimantan/ | Report finds litany of labor abuses on RSPO-certified oil palm plantations
December 3, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/conditional-cash-payment-fire-village-west-kalimantan-indonesia-study/ | Money to burn: Study finds fire-prevention incentives in Indonesia don’t work
December 2, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/dolphins-face-growing-pressure-as-development-eats-into-borneos-interior/ | Dolphins face growing pressure as development eats into Borneo’s interior
November 20, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/indonesia-protected-forest-agribusiness-food-estate-regulation/ | New rule puts Indonesia’s protected forests up for grabs for agribusiness
October 27, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/indonesia-militarized-agriculture-food-estate-kalimantan-sumatra/ | Indonesia’s ‘militarized agriculture’ raises social, environmental red flags
October 22, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/pulp-paper-april-zero-deforestation-borneo-adindo-hutani-lestari/ | Paper giant APRIL linked to Borneo forest clearing despite zero-deforestation vow
October 19, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/video-the-sumatran-rhino-is-sliding-into-extinction-it-doesnt-have-to/ | Video: The Sumatran rhino is sliding into extinction. It doesn’t have to
September 22, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/on-world-rhino-day-real-work-is-still-needed-to-save-sumatran-rhinos/ | On World Rhino Day, ‘real work’ is still needed to save Sumatran rhinos
September 21, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/indonesia-mine-pits-paser-east-kalimantan-accident-death-sarana-daya-hutama/ | Two deaths, zero accountability: Indonesia’s mining pits claim more lives
August 17, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/indonesia-mega-rice-estate-project-kalimantan-borneo-peat-wetland/ | Indonesia pushes rice estate project despite environmental red flags
August 14, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/fsc-deforestation-djarum-robert-hartono-pulp-auriga/ | FSC slammed for slow probe into deforestation by firms linked to Indonesia’s richest man
August 10, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/indonesia-corruption-infrastructure-east-kutai-ismunandar/ | Indonesian case highlights potential for long-term harms of corruption
July 22, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/sumatran-rhino-planned-for-capture-is-another-female-indonesian-officials-say/ | Sumatran rhino planned for capture is another female, Indonesian officials say
July 9, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/indonesia-identifies-rhino-to-capture-for-breeding-but-will-have-to-wait-until-next-year/ | Indonesia identifies rhino to capture for breeding, but will have to wait until next year
July 6, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/for-two-rhino-species-on-brink-of-extinction-its-collaboration-vs-stonewalling/ | For two rhino species on brink of extinction, it’s collaboration vs. stonewalling
July 1, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/covid-19-halts-matchmaking-attempt-for-female-sumatran-rhino-in-borneo/ | COVID-19 halts matchmaking attempt for female Sumatran rhino in Borneo
June 23, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/indonesia-indigenous-farmers-palm-oil-jail-sentence-conflict-hmbp-best-group/ | Indonesian court jails indigenous farmers for ‘stealing’ from land they claim
June 22, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/indonesia-resumes-release-of-captive-wildlife-amid-covid-19/ | Indonesia resumes release of captive wildlife amid COVID-19
June 19, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/marcellus-adi-riyanto-the-indonesian-vet-who-lived-for-the-sumatran-rhino/ | Marcellus Adi Riyanto: The Indonesian vet who lived for the Sumatran rhino
June 10, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/how-much-rainforest-is-being-destroyed/ | How much rainforest is being destroyed?
June 2, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/bornean-farmers-and-fishers-brace-as-a-new-port-opens-in-their-midst/ | Bornean farmers and fishers brace as a new port opens in their midst
May 19, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/indonesia-mega-rice-project-peatland-food-crisis/ | In Indonesia’s new rice plan, experts see the blueprint of an epic past failure
May 11, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/indonesian-environmental-poet-and-dayak-leader-yohanes-terang-1956-2020/ | Indonesian environmental poet and Dayak leader Yohanes Terang, 1956-2020
May 7, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/journo-arrested-reporting-palm-oil-land-grab-jhonlin-indonesia/ | Journo arrested for reporting on palm oil tycoon’s alleged land grab
April 28, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/indigenous-farmer-dies-after-being-charged-with-stealing-from-his-own-land/ | Farmer dies in custody after being charged in dispute with palm oil firm, prompting COVID-19 fears
April 16, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/indonesias-miners-exploit-loopholes-to-avoid-restoring-mining-sites/ | Indonesia’s miners exploit loopholes to avoid restoring mining sites
April 15, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/indonesias-new-capital-in-the-bornean-jungle-on-hold-amid-covid-19-crisis/ | Indonesia’s new capital in the Bornean jungle on hold amid COVID-19 crisis
April 15, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/rescuing-orangutans-doesnt-work-for-apes-or-forests-studies-find/ | Rescuing orangutans ‘doesn’t work’ for apes or forests, studies find
April 15, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/land-conflicts-escalate-with-spread-of-covid-19-in-indonesia/ | Land conflicts escalate with spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia
April 10, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/sumatran-rhino-captive-breeding-reproductive-female-indonesia/ | Reproductive woes spell need for more viable females in Sumatran rhino program
March 17, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/indonesia-palm-oil-land-dispute-kalimantan-indigenous-hmbp/ | Palm oil firm has farmers jailed for harvesting from land it stole from them
March 4, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/where-the-logging-ends-in-indonesian-borneo-the-forest-clearing-begins/ | Where the logging ends in Indonesian Borneo, the forest clearing begins
February 18, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/burning-and-bullets-forest-fires-push-bornean-orangutans-into-harms-way/ | Burning and bullets: Forest fires push Bornean orangutans into harm’s way
February 5, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/indonesia-coal-mine-mining-samarinda-flooding-deforestation/ | Mining leads to flooding in Indonesia’s coal capital Samarinda
February 3, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/indonesia-wwf-sumatran-rhino-captive-breeding-kalimantan/ | Indonesia-WWF split puts rhino breeding project in Borneo in limbo
January 31, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/american-journalist-philip-jacobson-freed-after-prolonged-detention-in-indonesia/ | American journalist Philip Jacobson freed after prolonged detention in Indonesia
January 28, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/mongabay-editor-now-detained-6-weeks-in-indonesia/ | Mongabay editor has now been detained 6 weeks in Indonesia
January 24, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/mongabay-staffer-philip-jacobson-transferred-to-city-detention/ | Mongabay staffer Philip Jacobson released from jail, transferred to ‘city detention’
January 24, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/indonesia-forest-fires-burning-orangutans-starvation-mode-borneo/ | Indonesia forest fires push orangutans into starvation mode, study finds
January 21, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/mongabay-editor-arrested-in-indonesia/ | Mongabay editor arrested in Indonesia
January 10, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/indonesia-palm-oil-plantations-forests-protected-illegal-permits-court-ruling/ | Activists seek purge after Indonesia court rules forest plantations illegal
January 8, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/palm-oil-processing-plantations-industry-proboscis-monkey-habitat-loss/ | Palm oil processors top plantations in destroying proboscis monkey habitat
January 6, 2020 | https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/indonesia-capital-relocation-borneo-kalimantan-tycoons-coal-mining-pulpwood/ | Report identifies tycoons controlling site of new Indonesian capital
December 20, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/plans-for-a-new-indonesian-capital-put-borneos-abandoned-mines-in-the-spotlight/ | Plans for a new Indonesian capital put Borneo’s abandoned mines in the spotlight
December 4, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/indonesia-zoning-plan-coastal-kalimantan-borneo-fishing-coal-oil-gas/ | Indonesia zoning plan hurts fishers, favors coal and oil, activists say
December 4, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/indonesia-palm-oil-permits-bribes-corruption-kpk/ | Indonesian officials charged in $1.6m bribes-for-permits scheme
November 20, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/indonesian-politician-at-heart-of-permit-scandal-dies-ahead-of-graft-trial/ | Indonesian politician at heart of permit scandal dies ahead of graft trial
November 5, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/sumatran-rhino-ivf-indonesia-captive-breeding/ | Indonesia plans IVF for recently captured Sumatran rhino
October 28, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/palm-oil-indonesia-arjuna-utama-sawit-musim-mas-forest-fires/ | Indonesian court fines palm oil firm $18.5m over forest fires in 2015
October 7, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/10/the-unrecognized-cost-of-indonesias-fires-commentary/ | The unrecognized cost of Indonesia’s fires (commentary)
September 17, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/indonesia-haze-fire-forest-jokowi-negligent/ | ‘We’ve been negligent,’ Indonesia’s president says as fire crisis deepens
September 9, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/09/diplomatic-row-heats-up-as-haze-from-indonesian-fires-threatens-malaysia/ | Diplomatic row heats up as haze from Indonesian fires threatens Malaysia
August 29, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/a-remote-indonesian-district-juggles-road-building-with-nature-conservation/ | A remote Indonesian district juggles road building with nature conservation
August 26, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/indonesia-picks-coal-and-oil-heartland-as-site-of-new-capital-city/ | Indonesia picks coal and oil heartland as site of new capital city
August 5, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/hornbill-heroes-a-conversation-with-a-top-indonesian-bird-conservation-ngo/ | Hornbill heroes: A conversation with a top Indonesian bird conservation NGO
August 2, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/red-flags-as-indonesia-eyes-relocating-its-capital-city-to-borneo/ | Red flags as Indonesia eyes relocating its capital city to Borneo
July 31, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/travelogue-visiting-an-indigenous-rainforest-tribe-in-borneo-insider/ | Travelogue: Visiting an indigenous rainforest tribe in Borneo (Insider)
July 18, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/indonesian-officials-foil-attempt-to-smuggle-hornbill-casques-to-hong-kong/ | Indonesian officials foil attempt to smuggle hornbill casques to Hong Kong
July 10, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/can-jurisdictional-certification-curb-palm-oil-deforestation-in-indonesia/ | Can jurisdictional certification curb palm oil deforestation in Indonesia? (commentary)
July 4, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/drowning-deaths-at-disused-mines-in-indonesia-renew-calls-for-action/ | Drowning deaths at disused mines in Indonesia renew calls for action
July 3, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/travelogue-ground-truthing-satellite-data-in-borneo-insider/ | Travelogue: Ground-truthing satellite data in Borneo (Insider)
July 1, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/indigenous-iban-community-defends-rainforests-but-awaits-lands-rights-recognition/ | Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition
May 30, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/rare-rhinos-death-should-light-a-fire-under-indonesia/ | Rare rhino’s death should light a fire under Indonesia (commentary)
May 24, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/exposing-coal-fueled-politics-qa-with-investigative-journo-dandhy-laksono/ | Exposing coal-fueled politics: Q&A with investigative journo Dandhy Laksono
April 22, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/peat-protection-rule-may-be-a-double-edged-sword-for-indonesias-forests/ | Peat protection rule may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia’s forests
April 16, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/in-sexy-killers-journos-probe-indonesian-candidates-ties-to-big-coal/ | In ‘Sexy Killers,’ journos probe Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal
February 20, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/indonesian-candidates-find-common-ground-in-support-for-palm-oil/ | Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil
February 15, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/02/few-eco-commitments-and-suspect-funding-for-indonesia-presidential-hopefuls/ | Few eco commitments and suspect funding for Indonesia presidential hopefuls
January 30, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/borneo-study-explores-links-between-farm-expansion-and-deforestation/ | Borneo study explores links between farm expansion and deforestation
January 22, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/in-borneo-dwindling-forests-face-further-fragmentation-as-roads-spread/ | In Borneo, dwindling forests face further fragmentation as roads spread
January 15, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/for-orangutans-affected-by-el-nino-change-unfolds-over-time/ | For orangutans affected by El Niño, change unfolds over time
January 11, 2019 | https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/studying-human-behavior-to-protect-orangutans-qa-with-liana-chua/ | Studying human behavior to protect orangutans: Q&A with Liana Chua
December 20, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/the-long-journey-to-saving-the-sumatran-rhino-via-borneo-commentary/ | The long journey to saving the Sumatran rhino, via Borneo (commentary)
December 13, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/12/one-map-to-rule-them-all-indonesia-launches-unified-land-use-chart/ | One map to rule them all: Indonesia launches unified land-use chart
November 29, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/first-wild-sumatran-rhino-in-borneo-captured-for-breeding-campaign/ | First wild Sumatran rhino in Borneo captured for breeding campaign
November 15, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/for-the-two-congos-lessons-in-a-peatland-partnership-with-indonesia/ | For the two Congos, lessons in a peatland partnership with Indonesia
September 25, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/deforestation-linked-palm-oil-still-finding-its-way-into-top-consumer-brands-report/ | Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands: report
September 24, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/a-herd-of-dead-rhinos/ | A herd of dead rhinos
September 20, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/1984-the-meeting-that-changed-everything-for-sumatran-rhinos/ | 1984: the meeting that changed everything for Sumatran rhinos
August 30, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/indonesian-government-appeals-ruling-on-tighter-peat-fire-regulations/ | Indonesian government appeals ruling on tighter peat fire regulations
August 21, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/report-finds-app-and-april-violating-zero-deforestation-policies-with-wood-purchases-from-djarum-group-concessions-in-east-kalimantan/ | Report finds APP and APRIL violating zero-deforestation policies with wood purchases from Djarum Group concessions in East Kalimantan
August 14, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/bornean-villagers-who-fought-off-a-mine-prepare-to-do-battle-again/ | Bornean villagers who fought off a mine prepare to do battle again
August 3, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/08/indonesia-adds-hundreds-of-birds-to-protected-species-list/ | Indonesia adds hundreds of birds to protected species list
July 27, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/combining-aerial-imagery-and-field-data-estimates-timber-harvest-and-carbon-emissions/ | Combining aerial imagery and field data estimates timber harvest and carbon emissions
July 11, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/rspo-fails-to-deliver-on-environmental-and-social-sustainability-study-finds/ | RSPO fails to deliver on environmental and social sustainability, study finds
July 10, 2018 | https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/revealed-paper-giants-ex-staff-say-it-used-their-names-for-secret-company-in-borneo/ | Revealed: Paper giant’s ex-staff say it used their names for secret company in Borneo

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