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As dry season starts in Indonesia, risk of fires — and haze — looms - Environmental News Jul 2022

Posted 25 Jul 2022 in Environmental News

• There’s a degree of risk that Southeast Asia may see the return of transboundary haze this year from forest ...

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Groups welcome decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem - Environmental News Jan 2022

Posted 05 Jan 2022 in Environmental News

Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem experienced a decline in deforestation in 2021, after an increase in forest loss in 2020 linked to ...

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Future of orangutans in balance as company with Scottish roots searches for gold - Orangutan News Jun 2021

Posted 24 Jun 2021 in Orangutan News

GOLD… is the colour of an orangutan’s hair in the morning, as they rise, backlit by the sun in their ...

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Eighth Annual Pongo Awards to be Supported by the Indonesian Consulate General to Honor Environmental Achievement - OURF News May 2021

Posted 28 May 2021 in OURF News

The evening event will celebrate Indonesian biodiversity while acknowledging individuals, organizations, and media for environmental achievement. 

NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS ...

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FSC-certified Indonesian logger may have cleared orangutan habitat: Report - Orangutan News May 2021

Posted 17 May 2021 in Orangutan News

- A secretive Indonesian company group, Alas Kusuma, has allegedly cleared orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, according to a ...

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Indonesia says no new coal plants from 2023 (after the next 100 or so) - Environmental News May 2021

Posted 12 May 2021 in Environmental News

- Indonesia plans to stop building new coal-fired plants after 2023, with additional electrical capacity to be generated only from ...

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Indonesia’s bid to control deforestation wildly off-target, experts say - Environmental News Apr 2021

Posted 25 Apr 2021 in Environmental News

- Indonesia aims to transform its forests into a carbon sink by 2030 by reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation, as ...

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Deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, but experts fear a rebound - Environmental News Mar 2021

Posted 23 Mar 2021 in Environmental News

- The deforestation rate in Indonesia last year fell by 75% to its lowest level since monitoring began in 1990, ...

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Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods - Environmental News Feb 2021

Posted 15 Feb 2021 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government plans to reforest watershed areas in the Bornean province of South Kalimantan and compel coal-mining companies ...

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