Six years ago, Indonesia was shrouded in smoke from ravaging wildfires. Today, it is cited as a successful case in the fight against deforestation. Yet the balance remains delicate.
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.
Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) are dying at unprecedented rate, inexorably approaching extinction. And even if we think we aren’t, we actually are and will always be involved in the disappearance of one of the Planet’s most charismatic and most loved species. A new study published in the journal Current Biology reveals that more than 100,000
Il documentario Before the flood evidenzia il ruolo della diffusione incontrollata delle coltivazioni di palma da olio nell’inquinamento emesso dall’Indonesia.
Leonardo DiCaprio is unstoppable, and so is his commitment to protecting the environment, even if it may cost him being banned from Indonesia. The country’s government was angered by a series of photographs the Oscar-winning actor posted on social media. These were taken during his visit to Gunung Leuser National Park in the province of
In palm oil coming from Ghana via the Netherlands health officers found an illegal carcinogenic and genotoxic dye called Sudan IV.
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.
Indonesia is going through an unprecedented crisis due to fires. Forests, which are often virgin, have been burnt to make space to oil palm plantations. Air is unbreathable. The typical colour of the environment is sepia, no filter needed. Six provinces of the country have already declared a state of emergency and thousands of people are
As fires in Indonesia intensify, schools have been closed and flights have been cancelled while a thick smoke haze is blanketing the country, due to burning forests.
