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.
The heartbreaking video of an orangutan fighting against a bulldozer to save its forest
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 plight of Bornean orangutans. We’ve lost more than 100,000 in 16 years
The Orangutan population in Borneo has more than halved between 1999 and 2015 due to habitat loss linked to deforestation, a new study shows.
DiCaprio denounces the uncontrolled spread of oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Il documentario Before the flood evidenzia il ruolo della diffusione incontrollata delle coltivazioni di palma da olio nell’inquinamento emesso dall’Indonesia.
Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia for denouncing palm oil
After denouncing the impact of expanding palm oil plantations on local forests and endangered wildlife, the government says Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia.
Palm oil contaminated with a carcinogenic dye, the EU is on red alert
In palm oil coming from Ghana via the Netherlands health officers found an illegal carcinogenic and genotoxic dye called Sudan IV.
Dramatic picture shows the tragedy of orangutans due to forest fires burning Southeast Asia
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 keeps burning. Forests, orang-utans and people brought to their knees due to fires
Indonesia is relentlessly burning, and the absence of rainfalls led the country to face an unprecedented crisis.
Haze is cloaking Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It’s our fault too
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.
Rudi Putra: “What use is it to be rich if we can’t enjoy nature?”
On Earth Day and a year after receiving the Goldman Envrionmental Prize, Rudi Putra tells us how deforestation is destroying his country, Indonesia, in an exclusive interview.