A strategy that prioritizes sustainable development is needed to save West Kalimantan’s forests.
Tag: deforestation
When floods hit the Kerinci Highlands for more than a month
Deforestation in the upstream area of Batang Merao is believed to be the cause of the floods that inundated the Kerinci highlands for more than a month.
Indonesia’s president-elect must move to ratify Indigenous Peoples Bill
With Prabowo winning the election, now is the time to enshrine Indigenous rights, write Michelin Sallata and Roberto Duma Buladja.
The struggle of indigenous women in Mentawai to get clean water
Exploitation of the forests of South Pagai and North Pagai Islands in the Mentawai Islands has caused indigenous women to have difficulty obtaining clean water.
Indigenous people’s customs could be threatened by cattle ranching in Aru Islands
The Aru Islands are rich in cultural and biodiversity. Many Aru Indigenous people are worried their traditions, Aru’s flora and fauna and the relationship between the two could be threatened by the onset of large-scale cattle ranching.
Cattle ranching may threaten karts ecosystem, water resources in Aru, Indonesia
Development of large-scale cattle ranching in Trangan, the largest island in Indonesia’s South Aru district, may threaten its water resources.
What happens when investors make a cattle call on ranching Indonesia’s Aru Islands?
Four cattle-ranching firms have acquired permits for an area covering almost 62,000 hectares on Trangan Island, one of the most pristine of the Aru Archipelago. Mongabay Indonesia explores how this came to be.
Ecosystems and indigenous people at risk if cattle ranching begins in Indonesia’s Aru Islands
Indonesia’s well-conserved Aru Islands may soon be taken over by cattle ranching stretching across almost 62,000 hectares, including 16 villages home to the area’s Indigenous people.
Irresponsible food estate
The food estate project in Central Kalimantan went into motion before relevant regulations and an environmental analysis were published. Prabowo Subianto and Moeldoko are behind companies running food estates.
Global race for electric car components is threatening indigenous peoples in North Maluku
Indonesia is keen to benefit from the global demand for nickel but seems to be ignoring the social and environmental impact of mining it.