Indonesian Environmental Groups Criticise EUDR Delay
The European Parliament has approved a one-year delay in the implementation of the EU Zero Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which has...
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Indonesia and Brazil Contribute Biggest Tropical Forest Loss Cause
Four countries are to blame for the impact of industrial mining on tropical forest loss, an international team of scientists...
Environment Minister: Permanent Moratorium on Deforestation for Palm Plantations
The Indonesian Environment Minister has confirmed that the moratorium on new forest clearing for palm plantations or logging operations will...
Significant Reduction in Deforestation Rate in Indonesia in 2018
According to researchers, the Earth has lost a tropical forest equivalent to the size of England last year – the...
Research Reveals More Than 100,000 Orangutans Killed in Borneo in 16 Years
Research has revealed that more than 100,000 Critically Endangered orangutans have been killed in Borneo since 1999, as reported by...
Saving the Forest: The #30Claps Movement
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia is starting an online movement called #30claps to save the forests of Indonesia. The #30claps...
What Has 2016 Meant for Indonesia and Climate Change?
2015 was a devastating year for global greenhouse gas emissions, with Indonesia ranking fourth on the list of top emitters...
A Closer Look at the Indonesia-EU Timber Agreement
On November 15, Indonesia will make history for being the first country in the world to export timber to the...
Deforestation: Loggers Not to Blame
Loggers, the big logging companies that is, are no longer contributing to deforestation in Indonesia. The reason: the Decree of...
Following Haze Crisis, Indonesia Pledges to Cut Deforestation Rate in Half
This year’s forest fires sky-rocketed Indonesia’s carbon emissions tenfold. The government has announced a plan to revamp the nation’s land...
Trash Talk
“Ours is a culture and a time as immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures.” – Ray Bradbury...
Indonesia Looks Toward Palm Oil Sustainability in Kalimantan
Palm oil plays an important economic role in Indonesia, but also destroys ancient forests and wildlife habitats via deforestation. The...
Indonesia’s Contribution to the Mitigation of Global Warming
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties, 20th Session (UNFCCC COP 20) was held in...
Cheap Frying Oil or Orangutans?
There are two schools of thought regarding palm oil. First, that it’s unhealthy and oil palm plantations are pushing orangutans...
Can it Work? A Progress Report on Saving Indonesia’s Precious Forests
As a child, my nightmares weren’t like other children’s. They didn’t have monsters, ghosts, or terrifying creatures, instead, they came...