Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare ...

The recent floods and landslides in Sumatra were not solely caused by illegal logging but also by legal deforestation ...

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

By Achmad Rizki MuazamAyat S. KarokaroTaufik Wijaya NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s environment ministry on Dec. 6 suspended private sector activity in a crucial high conservation value ...

TEMPO.CO, Pekanbaru - The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said Tera and Aqua satellites detected 590 hotspots in several areas in Sumatra. The number of hotspots jumped ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. The socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is heavy and multi-sectoral, marked by an increase in inequality, with the brunt of the pandemic ...

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

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Most violent incidents between people and tigers in Sumatra’s Riau Province in the past 12 years have occurred near forests being cleared by paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and associated ...