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Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK editor's pick
http://www.savetheorangutan.org.uk/
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
Last Stand of the Orangutan, The editor's pick
http://www.unep.org/grasp/docs/2007Jan-LastStand-of-Orangutan-report.pdf
a UNEP report which details the state of emergency in Indonesia's National Parks including illegal logging, fire and oil palm (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
WALHI - Friends of the Earth Indonesia editor's pick updated
large forum of non-government and community-based organizations in Indonesia that stands for social transformation, peoples sovereignty, and sustainability of life and livelihoods; works to defend Indonesia’s natural world and local communities from injustice carried out in the name of economic development
Added: May. 12, 2007 | Rate It
Wake Up Woolworths! new
http://www.wakeupwoolworths.com/
Australian campaign to encourage retailer Woolworths to reconsider their choice of pulp and paper sourced from Indonesia
Added: Aug. 16, 2008 | Rate It
About Sarawak (Rengah Sarawak) popular
contains information, photos and videos about Sarawak culture and major issues affecting their indigenous communities
Added: Jan. 20, 2001 | Rate It
Assesment of CO2 emissions from drained peatlands in South-East Asia updated
a report that calculates CO2 emissions from peat oxidation and peat fires in South East Asia and investigates the causes, likely future trends and options for mitigation strategies; by Delft Hydraulics in cooperation with Wetlands International and Alterra
Added: Jan. 04, 2007 | Rate It
Borneo Orangutan Survival International (BOS) updated
works on protection and reintroduction of orangutans on Borneo
Added: Jun. 17, 2003 | Rate It
Borneo Tropical Rainforest Foundation
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
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
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
Indonesia Program -- Conservation International
http://www.conservation.or.id/
the Indonesian branch of the organization that seeks to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, biodiversity and demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature
Added: Feb. 05, 2001 | Rate It
Indonesia's Forests in Brief
http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/indonesia/index.htm
Global Forest Watch provides general information
Added: Jan. 13, 2001 | Rate It
Komunitas Konservasi Indonesia - WARSI
a network that supports habitat and resources management for the Orang Rimba (Kubu) in Indonesia, whose habitat have been reduced for conversion of forest for oil palm plantations and transmigration
Added: Jun. 16, 2003 | Rate It
Orangutan Foundation International
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
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
Orangutan Society
dedicated to the conservation of orangutans and their habitat in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra
Added: Feb. 01, 2001 | Rate It
Palm oil - rainforest in your shopping
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/case_studies/palmoil_index.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
Save Lembeh
campaign against plans for a goldmine in the Lembeh-Pulisan-Bangka region of Sulawesi , Indonesia which 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/
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
Stability of Rainforest Margins in Indonesia
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/sh/40515.html
a large scale research program that uses a holistic interdisciplinary scientific approach to investigate policies and socio-economic and ecological determinants that stabilize or threaten tropical forest margins
Added: Jul. 25, 2005 | Rate It
Sumatran Orangutan Society
http://www.orangutans-sos.org/
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
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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