
Borneo, indigenous and environmental activists celebrate: the mine won’t go ahead
After a legal battle that lasted two years, Indonesia’s Supreme Court has revoked the permit to mine for coal in the forests of South Kalimantan in Borneo.
After a legal battle that lasted two years, Indonesia’s Supreme Court has revoked the permit to mine for coal in the forests of South Kalimantan in Borneo.
Un video girato in Indonesia mostra la disperata reazione di un orango che prova a fermare a mani nude un bulldozer che sta devastando il suo habitat.
The Orangutan population in Borneo has more than halved between 1999 and 2015 due to habitat loss linked to deforestation, a new study shows.
L’animale, una femmina di cinque anni, era detenuto in cattività in un villaggio. L’orango sarà curato e, appena possibile, rimesso in libertà.
Hundreds of orangutans have been saved and reintroduced into the wild over the past 50 years. They arrive at the centre as orphaned animals and leave as adults ready to live in the forest again.
The Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia, is one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, but also one of the most endangered places due to deforestation.
La deforestazione, le piantagioni di palma da olio e il conflitto tra uomo e oranghi. Una delle peggiori crisi ambientali del pianeta racchiusa in un’immagine.
A study conducted by the Forest Heroes association accuses the major American companies to contribute to deforestation through the use of non-certified palm oil.