Reading comments made at the recent International Workshop on Orangutan Conservation (see “Illicit trade in endangered species still thriving in RI”, The Jakarta Post, July 19), I was struck by ...

It was heartening to read oil palm and paper companies (see “Companies vow to help preserve natural habitat” on July 16) vow not to log around the habitat of the ...

An international stakeholders conference organized by the Indonesian Forestry Ministry, entitled, Man of the Forest: Orangutan and the Future of Humanity, was held July 15-16 at a posh local resort ...

Indonesia, an extremely biodiverse country, is still very much plagued by the illegal trade in endangered species due to weak existing laws on biodiversity conservation and on the ecosystem. A ...

Much has recently been written about the US$4 billion pledged to Indonesia by Norway, in return for no further deforestation. A deal sealed by Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: On ...

It is hard to comprehend why some palm oil companies in Malaysia and Indonesia still do not understand why their members receive much international criticism. (See “Indonesia-Malaysia producers may decide ...

At first glance President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s public condemnation of illegal logging is very necessary and welcome, (see SBY orders taskforce to tackle illegal logging on April 8, 2010) particularly ...

At first glance President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s public condemnation of illegal logging is very necessary and welcome (see “SBY orders taskforce to tackle illegal logging”, the Post, March 8) particularly ...

It was 7.30 at night when COP’s staff arrived at Tura, a village located by the up river of Katingan river of Katingan District in Central Kalimantan Province. Soon, we ...

SARAWAK and Kuching are right to say no to sending their orang-utan to a proposed new tourist facility in Kuala Lumpur, “Sabah, S’wak unwilling to send their orang utan to ...