Forests.org: Indonesia Links (XML/RSS)

Biofuelwatch presents a fully referenced background piece regarding the seriousness of the destruction of Indonesia's peat forests for the global climate (pdf)

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

report by Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch about the social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia (pdf)

contains information, photos and videos about Sarawak culture and major issues affecting their indigenous communities

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)

works on protection and reintroduction of orangutans on Borneo

seeks to establish a new conservation paradigm that promotes the planning, development and implementation of model conservation areas in Borneo

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)

a report that investigates orangutan densities in Borneo and analyzes reasons for any observed changes

report documents deforestation and degradation of natural forests in a section of Sumatra, Indonesia, and its impacts upon carbon release and climate change (pdf)

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'

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”)

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

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

Global Forest Watch provides general information

dedicated to the worldwide conservation of Black, White, Indian, Javan, and Sumatran rhinos; the five species of rhinoceros

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

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

aims to protect the orangutan and the conservation of its rainforest habitat while caring for and repatriating ex-captive orangutans back into the wild

from Indigenous Peoples - Issues and Answers, an article that describes the actions of the Papuan government that favors the dumping of mine wastes

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

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

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)

seeks to conserve the endemic Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and its native habitat in Indonesia

an interactive site from National Geographic exploring what a rainforest in Borneo looks like at night