World Peatland Day: Protecting a crucial carbon sink 02 Jun 2025 04:30:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/world-peatland-day-protecting-a-crucial-carbon-sink/ | ||
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Deforestation and fires persist in Indonesia’s pulpwood and biomass plantations 28 May 2025 08:36:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/deforestation-and-fires-persist-in-indonesias-pulpwood-and-biomass-plantations/ | ||
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New research finds substantial peat deposits in Colombia’s conflicted Amazon 23 Apr 2025 19:48:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/new-research-finds-substantial-peat-deposits-in-colombias-conflicted-amazon/ | ||
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Indigenous aguaje tree climbers bring down profits in Peru’s Amazon — sustainably 10 Apr 2025 19:22:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/indigenous-aguaje-tree-climbers-bring-down-profits-in-perus-amazon-sustainably/ | ||
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Indonesia’s peatlands face growing flood risks amid widespread degradation 07 Apr 2025 11:28:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/indonesias-peatlands-face-growing-flood-risks-amid-widespread-degradation/ | ||
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Peru’s rare peatland swamps at risk as illegal gold mining expands 26 Mar 2025 15:48:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/perus-rare-peatland-swamps-at-risk-as-illegal-gold-mining-expands/ | ||
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Indonesians suing pulpwood firms over haze face intimidation, seek human rights protection 25 Mar 2025 04:37:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/indonesians-suing-pulpwood-firms-over-haze-face-intimidation-seek-human-rights-protection/ | ||
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‘Sustainable’ palm oil firms continue illegal peatland clearing despite permit revocation 21 Mar 2025 02:45:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/sustainable-palm-oil-firms-continue-illegal-peatland-clearing-despite-permit-revocation/ | ||
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Political appointments in Indonesian climate program spark outcry over accountability 18 Mar 2025 08:59:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/political-appointments-in-indonesian-climate-program-spark-outcry-over-accountability/ | ||
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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds 19 Feb 2025 19:05:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/only-17-of-peatlands-vital-to-curbing-climate-change-are-protected-study-finds/ | ||
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Protecting peatlands and mangroves could halve Southeast Asia’s land-use emissions 18 Feb 2025 11:48:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/protecting-peatlands-and-mangroves-could-halve-southeast-asias-land-use-emissions/ | ||
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Indonesian company defies order, plants acacia in orangutan habitat 07 Jan 2025 16:42:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/indonesian-company-defies-order-plants-acacia-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Gaps in Peru’s peatland policies harm conservation and Indigenous Shipibo: Study 05 Dec 2024 17:53:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/gaps-in-perus-peatland-policies-harm-conservation-and-indigenous-shipibo-study/ | ||
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Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires 09 Sep 2024 11:56:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatra-citizen-lawsuit-seeks-accountability-for-haze-causing-fires/ | ||
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Indonesia’s Farwiza Farhan among Ramon Magsaysay awardees for protecting Leuser Ecosystem 02 Sep 2024 15:29:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/indonesian-conservationist-farwiza-farhan-among-ramon-magsaysay-awardees-for-protecting-leuser-ecosystem/ | ||
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Six new natural sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List 02 Aug 2024 08:26:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/08/six-new-natural-sites-added-to-unesco-world-heritage-list/ | ||
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Sumatra pulp & paper giants violate zero-deforestation pledge, activists allege 12 Jul 2024 05:16:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/sumatra-pulp-paper-giants-violate-zero-deforestation-pledge-activists-allege/ | ||
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Borneo’s Dayak adapt Indigenous forestry to modern peat management 25 Jun 2024 02:31:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/borneos-dayak-adapt-indigenous-forestry-to-modern-peat-management/ | ||
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Better accounting of peat and mangrove carbon to help Indonesia’s climate policies 12 Jun 2024 15:42:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/better-accounting-of-peat-and-mangrove-carbon-to-help-indonesias-climate-policies/ | ||
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Water is key as study shows restoration of drained tropical peat is possible 06 Jun 2024 15:52:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/water-is-key-as-study-shows-restoration-of-drained-tropical-peat-is-possible/ | ||
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Floods set to worsen on Sumatra peat as landscape gives way 30 May 2024 02:31:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/floods-set-to-worsen-on-sumatra-peat-as-landscape-gives-way/ | ||
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Indonesian company defies order, still clearing peatlands in orangutan habitat 09 May 2024 03:58:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/indonesian-company-defies-order-still-clearing-peatlands-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group 27 Mar 2024 18:18:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/report-links-pulpwood-estate-clearing-bornean-orangutan-habitat-to-rge-group/ | ||
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Palm oil deforestation persists in Indonesia’s Leuser amid new mills, plantations 14 Mar 2024 14:56:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/palm-oil-deforestation-persists-in-indonesias-leuser-amid-new-mills-plantations/ | ||
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Sumatra firefighters on alert as burning heralds start of Riau dry season 06 Mar 2024 16:55:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/sumatra-firefighters-on-alert-as-burning-heralds-start-of-riau-dry-season/ | ||
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Palm oil deforestation makes comeback in Indonesia after decade-long slump 13 Feb 2024 07:33:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/palm-oil-deforestation-makes-comeback-in-indonesia-after-decade-long-slump/ | ||
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2023 fires increase fivefold in Indonesia amid El Niño 10 Jan 2024 05:44:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/2023-fires-increase-fivefold-in-indonesia-amid-el-nino/ | ||
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Reversing progress, Indonesia pulp & paper drives up deforestation rates again 09 Jan 2024 10:02:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/reversing-progress-indonesia-pulp-paper-drives-up-deforestation-rates-again/ | ||
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For farmer imprisoned over wildfires, fear and poverty linger 18 Dec 2023 08:31:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2023/12/video-for-farmer-imprisoned-over-wildfires-fear-and-poverty-linger/ | ||
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Small farmers caught in Indonesia’s war on wildfires 14 Dec 2023 15:57:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2023/12/small-farmers-caught-in-indonesias-war-on-wildfires/ | ||
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Traditional small farmers burned by Indonesia’s war on wildfires 14 Dec 2023 00:00:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/traditional-small-farmers-burned-by-indonesias-war-on-wildfires/ | ||
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New study pushes for protection of one of Africa’s ‘least understood treasures’ 15 Nov 2023 07:30:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/new-study-pushes-for-protection-of-one-of-africas-least-understood-treasures/ | ||
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Burn now, pay later: Fines trickle in from Indonesia’s crackdown on forest fires 07 Nov 2023 09:59:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/burn-now-pay-later-fines-trickle-in-from-indonesias-crackdown-on-forest-fires/ | ||
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Indonesian activist Gita Syahrani wins $3m award for work on sustainable growth 03 Nov 2023 12:21:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/indonesian-activist-gita-syahrani-wins-3m-award-for-work-on-sustainable-growth/ | ||
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In Venezuela, a mysterious fire sparks concerns for rare mountain wildlife 31 Oct 2023 22:38:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/in-venezuela-a-mysterious-fire-sparks-concerns-for-rare-mountain-wildlife/ | ||
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Report alleges APP continues deforestation 10 years after pledge to stop 31 Oct 2023 05:42:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/report-alleges-app-continues-deforestation-10-years-after-pledge-to-stop/ | ||
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Young firefighter killed battling inferno in Borneo orangutan habitat 24 Oct 2023 03:44:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/young-firefighter-killed-battling-inferno-in-borneo-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Deforestation surges in hotspot of critically endangered Bornean orangutans 20 Oct 2023 05:45:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/deforestation-surges-in-hotspot-of-critically-endangered-bornean-orangutans/ | ||
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Calls for crackdown intensify as fire crisis heats up across Indonesia 11 Oct 2023 11:15:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/calls-for-crackdown-intensify-as-fire-crisis-heats-up-across-indonesia/ | ||
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Indonesia’s peatland restoration claims in question as fires flare up 02 Oct 2023 14:37:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/indonesias-peatland-restoration-claims-in-question-as-fires-flare-up/ | ||
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Sumatran province hangs on for late rain as El Niño fires bring heat and sickness 28 Sep 2023 16:46:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/sumatran-province-hangs-on-for-late-rain-as-el-nino-fires-bring-heat-and-sickness/ | ||
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Experts slam massive ‘discount’ in fines for Indonesian palm oil billionaire 27 Sep 2023 10:14:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/experts-slam-massive-discount-in-fines-for-indonesian-palm-oil-billionaire/ | ||
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As fires threaten Indonesian forests, actions like agroforestry promotion are needed (commentary) 25 Sep 2023 16:56:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/as-fires-threaten-indonesian-forests-actions-like-agroforestry-promotion-are-needed-commentary/ | ||
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Deforestation for palm oil continues in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’ 22 Sep 2023 16:59:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/deforestation-for-palm-oil-continues-in-indonesias-orangutan-capital/ | ||
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El Niño leads to more fires and toxic air pollution in Indonesia 15 Sep 2023 17:40:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/el-nino-leads-to-more-fires-and-toxic-air-pollution-in-indonesia/ | ||
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Palm oil, pulpwood firms not doing enough to prevent peat fires, analysis shows 15 Aug 2023 14:29:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/palm-oil-pulpwood-firms-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-peat-fires-analysis-shows/ | ||
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In Sumatra’s Jambi, community forest managers fish to protect peatlands 02 Aug 2023 18:11:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/in-sumatras-jambi-community-forest-managers-fish-to-protect-peatlands/ | ||
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Indonesian oil palm firm slapped with $61m fine for fires on its plantation 01 Aug 2023 14:36:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/indonesian-oil-palm-firm-slapped-with-61m-fine-for-fires-on-its-plantation/ | ||
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Nearly 85% of Indonesian peatlands aren’t protected, study shows 06 Jul 2023 01:42:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/indonesia-peatlands-peat-carbon-protected-sumatra-kalimantan-borneo-papua-85-brg/ | ||
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With El Niño likely, Indonesia’s volunteer firefighters gear up — with new gear 04 Jul 2023 20:31:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/with-el-nino-likely-indonesias-volunteer-firefighters-gear-up-with-new-gear/ | ||
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Peatlands, Indonesia’s carbon trove, are mostly unprotected, study finds 05 Jun 2023 14:23:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/peatlands-indonesias-carbon-trove-are-mostly-unprotected-study-finds/ | ||
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High-carbon peat among 1,500 hectares cleared for Indonesia’s food estate 26 Apr 2023 03:46:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/high-carbon-peat-among-1500-hectares-cleared-for-indonesias-food-estate/ | ||
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Mongabay Explores the Congo Basin: The ‘heart of the world’ is at a turning point 25 Apr 2023 18:49:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/04/mongabay-explores-the-congo-basin-the-heart-of-the-world-is-at-a-turning-point/ | ||
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Report: Indonesia’s ‘food estate’ program repeating failures of past projects 11 Apr 2023 16:50:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/report-indonesias-food-estate-program-repeating-failures-of-past-projects/ | ||
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Deforestation drives fire risk in Borneo amid a warming climate, study finds 27 Mar 2023 11:54:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/deforestation-drives-fire-risk-in-borneo-amid-a-warming-climate-study-finds/ | ||
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Loss of wetlands threatens South Sumatra’s rich fish-preserving tradition 15 Mar 2023 15:12:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/wetlands-sumatra-freshwater-fish-palm-oil-plantations-degradation-conversion/ | ||
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Indonesian palm oil billionaire gets 15 years for corruption 28 Feb 2023 16:01:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/indonesian-palm-oil-billionaire-gets-15-years-for-corruption/ | ||
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Peatland restoration in temperate nations could be carbon storage bonanza 09 Feb 2023 15:46:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/peatland-restoration-in-temperate-nations-could-be-carbon-storage-bonanza/ | ||
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As dry season looms, Sumatra villagers hope their peat restoration pays off 27 Dec 2022 15:33:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/as-dry-season-looms-sumatra-villagers-hope-their-peat-restoration-pays-off/ | ||
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Nearly half of replanted trees die, but careful site selection can help 14 Dec 2022 17:58:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/nearly-half-of-replanted-trees-die-but-careful-site-selection-can-help/ | ||
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