Hotli Simanjuntak and Jon Afrizal, Banda Aceh, Jambi – Deforestation in Aceh has continued to worsen despite the signing of a logging moratorium that prohibits anyone from felling fores

Budi Otmansyah – Greenpeace activists will live in the heart of the Kampar forest area in Riau for several weeks to draw attention to the impact of deforestation on climate change.

Putri Prameshwari – Scores of flights to and from Sumatra had been delayed or cancelled as thick haze still covered parts of the island, forcing airports to suspend operations, airline

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Muhammad Cohen, Bali – This year's haze season is in full swing across Kalimantan and residents of Indonesia's portion of Borneo are set for the worst.

Gillian Murdoch, Aceh – For decades, the roar of the chainsaw has meant one thing in the country's national parks: illegal loggers ripping down the rainforest.

Just 5 percent, or two million tons, of the expected crop of 40 million tons of crude palm oil produced in 2009 is expected to be certified as sustainable this year, according to estima

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Widespread deforestation in the Islamic province of Aceh is threatening some of its rich traditions, including one ancient custom practiced to celebrate

Ronna Nirmala – Thick haze from forest fires has forced the closure of schools and the main airport in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan, officials said on Tuesday.

Singapore – Indonesia appeared to bat away offers from other Southeast Asian countries to help stop haze pollution on Wednesday, leaving the region facing worsening skies as a result of

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Arti Ekawati – More than 200,000 hectares of Aceh's rain forests were cut down between 2006 and 2008 for use in the province's post-tsunami reconstruction, an environmental lobby group

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Leading environmental watchdog Greenpeace demanded that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono tackle the mostly man-made forest fires that have ravaged the nation every year for over a dec

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Palembang – The number of hot spots in South Sumatra is rising ahead of the peak of the dry season in August.

Jakarta Globe – A heavy smoke haze from forest fires curbed visibility in Riau early on Friday, forcing delays in flights landing and taking off from the Pekanbaru airport, an official

Smoke haze resulted from forest fire in Indonesia's Riau province is getting out of control, the private news portal detikcom reported on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Indonesia will launch a new system of independent certification for all timber exports to combat widespread illegal logging, the forestry minister said Monday.

Jonathan Wootliff – Conservation campaigners in Britain are calling on supermarkets to stop selling products that contain palm oil harvested from environmentally sensitive areas in Indo

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Smoke from forest and land fires has again blanketed most parts of Riau province, disrupting flight schedules and affecting the quality of human health, local

Jakarta – Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has continued to blanket Pekanbaru, Riau Province's capital, over the past month.

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – A traditional forest in the western part of Lampung province is threatened by extinction due to the rampant illegal logging of forests in the area, war

Pekanbaru – The number of forest fires raging in Sumatra has increased, with winds carrying choking smoke over parts of Malaysia and slashing visibility, officials said on Friday.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Mud dumped into the sea from the Lapindo mudflow through the Porong river will impact coastal ecosystems from eastern Surabaya to Pasuruan on Madura Island,

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Jambi Forest and Peatland Fire Response Center (Pusdalkarlahut) announced Friday that forest and peatland fires had flared up again in the province.

Christian Motte – Papua Deputy Governor Alex Hasegem said illegal logging in the province had reached alarming levels and that the police needed to act against those responsible.

Jakarta – The government is upbeat that Indonesian deforestation could be averted if international communities grant US$4 billion until 2012 to finance the livelihood of local people an

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Panca Nugraha, Central Lombok – Nearly 2,000 impoverished farmers living in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, have recently begun improving their livelihoods while protecting natural

Jakarta – A group of movie stars, soap opera personalities and celebrities took a break from their busy agendas Monday to join Greenpeace to demand an end to logging activities in Indon

Jakarta – While a handful of oil palm plantations are raking in a fortune from their activities, many villagers are reeling at the loss of the source of much of their livelihoods.

Jakarta – The palm oil industry has sparked controversy over environmental issues, as well as concerns over security.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru, Riau – The NGO Riau Forest Rescue Working Network (Jikalahari) is urging the central government to reform forestry policies and end land disputes to slow the p

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The impact of the current dry season and deforestation in Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) is believed to be forcing wild tigers to hunt cattle in nearby village

Alfian, Jakarta – The government is soon to issue a presidential regulation allowing mining companies to mine underground in protected forest areas, despite a recent report by the Supre

Environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday called on Indonesia to drop plans to tackle global climate change with credits for preserving forests, saying the measure could destroy carbo

Oyos Saroso H.N, Lampung Barat – In the last few months six people have died after being attacked by Sumatran tigers while logging illegally inside a national park in Jambi.

Anita Rachman – In the heart of Sumatra, amid the forests, farmlands and rural villages, a disturbing turf war is raging between humans and animals for dwindling space and natural resou

Zakki Hakim – Indonesia has lifted a yearlong moratorium on the use of peatland forests by palm oil companies, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said Wednesday, angering environmen

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Cecilia Castilla, Pangkalan Bun – In the forests of Central Kalimantan Province, a small environmental group is using education to arm villagers against the devastating onslaught of pal

David Fogarty – Indonesia has delayed releasing complete regulations on using carbon credits to protect rainforests, preferring to fine-tune rules that could earn the country billions o

Robin McDowell, Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesia – Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study

Erwida Maulia,, Jakarta – Police came under fire Friday from lawmakers and activists for their decision to drop an investigation into 13 forestry companies accused of illegal logging ac

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Despite Rp 50 billion (US$4.17 million) allocated for disaster mitigation in Aceh this year, nearly the entire province remains at threat from natural an

Jakarta – Indonesia, which has been losing forests at a rapid pace in recent years, plans to plant 100 million trees across the country this year in an effort to limit deforestation, a

Hyginus Hardoyo, Denpasar – Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono on Tuesday defended Indonesia's drive to expand oil palm plantations, despite a demand by environmentalists for a mora