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JAKARTA — Despite various commitments from global brands and the government to protect Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, home to some of the rarest species on Earth, development of new palm oil plantations and drainage of carbon-rich peatlands continue in the ecosystem, a new investigation finds. At the same time, deforestation in Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve, a […]

Conservation leader Jeff Morgan says developing nations are being asked to protect the planets last environmental strongholds but need more help immediately.

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government plans this year to recognize community claims to ancestral forests in the Sumatran province of Aceh for the first time in history. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has a target of recognizing the customary forests of 15 Indigenous communities this year. Among the targeted communities are those in Aceh, […]

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2023 / Forests produce the oxygen we breathe, create rain, and shield us from climate change and disease. They are the homes and sources of livelihood for an estimated

In 2019, the last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia died. Her name was Iman and ever since her capture in 2014, she had been under the care of the Bornean Rhino Alliance (BORA), headed by executive director John Payne in the Malaysian state of Sabah. After her death, Payne, who’d worked on Sumatran rhinos since 1979 […]

Leading and delivering on sustainability through our Compass commitments Published: 5 May 2023 Average read time: 2... | May 5, 2023

The New Big 5 is a project by Graeme Green, highlighting extraordinary wildlife photography advocating for conservation around the world.

The Amazon rainforest and other tropical regions face drying climates due to loss of trees

A new study finds deforestation reduces rainfall in tropical rainforests, which has grave consequences for agriculture, drought and climate resilience.

A new study finds deforestation reduces rainfall in tropical rainforests, which has grave consequences for agriculture, drought and climate resilience.