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South-East Asia's Peat Fires and Global Warming editor's pick popular

http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/peatfiresbackground.pdf

Biofuelwatch presents a fully referenced background piece regarding the seriousness of the destruction of Indonesia's peat forests for the global climate (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK editor's pick

http://www.savetheorangutan.co.uk/splash.html

9 out of 10 stars (22 votes)

U.K. branch of the Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation works to protect the orangutan in its natural habitat, and to promote its long-term welfare in Indonesia
Added: Oct. 19, 2006 | Rate It

Ghosts on our Own Land editor's pick

http://archive.forestpeoples.org/documents/prv_sector/oil_palm/ghosts_on_our_own_land_txt_06_eng.pdf

report by Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch about the social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

About Sarawak (Rengah Sarawak) popular

http://www.rengah.c2o.org/

7 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

contains information, photos and videos about Sarawak culture and major issues affecting their indigenous communities
Added: Jan. 20, 2001 | Rate It

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Threatens Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape

http://assets.panda.org/downloads/btp_investigation_jan_2008.pdf

a report from WWF calling for a halt to illegal logging that is taking place, in clear violation of Indonesian law, in Sumatran forests known for its rich biodiversity (pdf)
Added: Feb. 08, 2008 | Rate It

Borneo Orangutan Survival International (BOS)

http://savetheorangutan.org/splash.html

works on protection and reintroduction of orangutans on Borneo
Added: Jun. 17, 2003 | Rate It

Borneo Tropical Rainforest Foundation

http://www.btrf.com/

seeks to establish a new conservation paradigm that promotes the planning, development and implementation of model conservation areas in Borneo
Added: Jan. 07, 2008 | Rate It

CAO (Compliance Advisor Ombudsman) Audit Report

http://www.cao-ombudsman.org/uploads/case_documents/Combined%20Document%201_2_3_4_5_6_7.pdf

a report from the CAO that concludes that the organization lending money to finance palm oil plantation development in Indonesia has not abided by its own rules (pdf)
Added: Sep. 24, 2009 | Rate It

Declining Orangutan Encounter Rates

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0012042

a report that investigates orangutan densities in Borneo and analyzes reasons for any observed changes
Added: May. 09, 2011 | Rate It

Deforestation, Forest Degradation, Biodiversity Loss and CO2 Emissionsin Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Environment/documents/2008/02/26/riaureport.pdf

report documents deforestation and degradation of natural forests in a section of Sumatra, Indonesia, and its impacts upon carbon release and climate change (pdf)
Added: Mar. 03, 2008 | Rate It

Down to Earth, International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia

http://dte.gn.apc.org/

monitors and campaigns on the social and human implications of environmental issues in Indonesia, focusing on the rights of indigenous peoples of the 'outer islands'
Added: Feb. 06, 2001 | Rate It

Eyes on the Forest

http://www.eyesontheforest.or.id/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

a coalition of three local environmental organizations in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia committed to investigate the state of Riau's forests and the players who influence it, includes WWF Indonesia's Tesso Nilo Programme, Jikalahari ("Forest Rescue Network Riau") and Walhi Riau (“Friends of the Earth Indonesia”)
Added: Dec. 27, 2008 | Rate It

How Can I Avoid Products Containing Palm Oil?

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/faqs/palm_oil.html

Friends of the Earth details how demand for palm oil, a vegetable oil present in many of the goods we buy, is contributing to the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests
Added: Jun. 21, 2004 | Rate It

Indo-Pacific Conservation Alliance

http://www.indopacific.org/

8 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

dedicated to understanding and protecting the biodiversity of forest, freshwater, and marine ecosystems in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, through natural resource management and sustainable economic development
Added: Nov. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Indonesia's Forests in Brief

http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/indonesia/index.htm

7 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Global Forest Watch provides general information
Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It

International Rhino Foundation

http://www.rhinos-irf.org/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

dedicated to the worldwide conservation of Black, White, Indian, Javan, and Sumatran rhinos; the five species of rhinoceros
Added: Feb. 15, 2001 | Rate It

Komunitas Konservasi Indonesia - WARSI

http://www.warsi.or.id

5 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

a network that supports habitat and resources management for the Orang Rimba (Kubu) in Indonesia, whose habitat has been reduced for conversion of forest for oil palm plantations and transmigration
Added: Jun. 16, 2003 | Rate It

Orangutan Foundation International

http://www.orangutan.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

supports the conservation and understanding of the orangutan and its rain forest habitat while caring for ex-captive individuals as they make their way back to the forest
Added: Feb. 05, 2001 | Rate It

Orangutan Foundation UK, The

http://www.orangutan.org.uk/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

aims to protect the orangutan and the conservation of its rainforest habitat while caring for and repatriating ex-captive orangutans back into the wild
Added: Feb. 15, 2001 | Rate It

Papua New Guinea Government Changes Law

http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6251:papua-new-guinea-government-changes-the-law-a-second-time-to-meet-chinese-demands&catid=58:oceania-indigenous-peoples&Itemid=80

from Indigenous Peoples - Issues and Answers, an article that describes the actions of the Papuan government that favors the dumping of mine wastes
Added: May. 16, 2011 | Rate It

Save Lembeh

http://www.save-lembeh.info/

campaign against plans for a goldmine in the Lembeh-Pulisan-Bangka region of Sulawesi, Indonesia that is threatening an area of rainforest, a lagoon and large numbers of endemic species
Added: Jan. 06, 2007 | Rate It

Save Sebangau Campaign -- Peat Swamp Forest of Central Kalimantan

http://www.geocities.com/kopitubruk/

2 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

including studies of the impact of land use change and fire on the sustainability of peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, including Sebangau, the largest remaining intact peatland
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It

Status, Trade Dynamics and Management of the Southeast Asian Box Turtle in Indonesia

http://www.traffic.org/species-reports/traffic_species_reptiles19.pdf

a report by TRAFFIC that investigates the ecology of the endangered Asian Box Turtle in light of the fact that the turtle is a trade product (pdf)
Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Sumatran Orangutan Society

http://www.orangutans-sos.org/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

seeks to conserve the endemic Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and its native habitat in Indonesia
Added: May. 23, 2001 | Rate It

Virtual World: Rainforest at Night

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/rainforest/index_flash.html

9 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

an interactive site from National Geographic exploring what a rainforest in Borneo looks like at night
Added: Oct. 13, 2001 | Rate It

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