“The damage these floods have caused on communities is even worse because years of corruption have weakened Sumatra’s natural ...

Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare meteorological event. Cyclone Senyar formed in the Malacca Strait, an area where the ...

A new study says the flooding that killed more than 1,000 people has also likely killed dozens of a critically endangered ...

Reeling from a cyclone that may have erased a chunk of its population, the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape ...

Reza mentioned that there have been 31 Forest Utilization Business Permits (PBPH) issued in the three provinces, with a total ...

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may ...

Around 90 percent of 13,000 hectares of natural forests cleared by activities from the pulpwood industry were found in ...

Government has revoked some 22 forest use permits covering a total area of 1,012,016 hectare nationanwide, Forestry Ministry ...

Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urges the Forestry Ministry to revoke all forestry sector permits in Aceh, North ...

Oil palm plantations have been widely cited as a dominant factor in recent disasters on the island of Sumatra. However, oil ...

Cyclone Senyar hit South and Southeast Asian countries in late November. In Indonesia, the island of Sumatra, especially its northern parts, took the worst hit.

Indonesia has approved the use of timber debris from recent Sumatra floods for rebuilding homes, as authorities probe links ...