Lethal link
An expert on toxicology and a campaigner deeply concerned with the health impact of chemical pesticides, Romeo F Quijano was at the forefront …
Larger spleen helps Indonesia’s Bajau people demonstrate extraordinary diving skills
They are the first humans to have genetically adapted to have larger spleens which help them dive deeper and for longer periods
Intelligent ancestors
New evidence on an ancient human species, Homo erectus, sheds light on their technical ability and capacity to use symbols for communication
Happy threesome?
Three human species which scientists earlier believed came one after the other, may have actually coexisted in Java
Ambitious plans override safety concerns
Despite strong opposition, the Indonesia is going ahead with its plan to build 12 nuclear power plants
Camera traps click ties between species in Sumatra
The traps, deployed for eight years as part of a study, recorded the haunts and habits of dozens of species
The vanilla's meeting
High prices and illegal shipments of inferior quality have badly affected Madagascar's status as premier vanilla producer.
Loggers, environmentalists at loggerheads
By lifting a ban raw wood export and levying a huge tax on it instead, officials in Jakarta have come under fire from both loggers and …
Bamboo musings
Although termed "forest weed" or "the poor man's timber" bamboo's potential may satisfy modernity's growing needs
The spear pierceth...
Irian Jaya, in Indonesia, is witnessing the descretion of its rainforests by a mining firm; an oft-repeated story, one would think, but the …
Heat and sawdust
The fires in Brazil and in Indonesia speak volumes of what happens when humans try to make a living by killing forests and neglecting the poor
Apocalypse? Red skies over Indonesian province due to haze
Scientists have said that the colour is due to a scientific phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering
HSBC forced to safeguard Indonesia's rainforests
A probe by international non-profit Greenpeace linked Europe’s largest bank to companies destroying rainforests
Indonesia toes ITTO line
Indonesia's decision to comply with the International Timber Trade Organisation's policy on tropical timber, has sparked fears of an adverse …
Painful cuts
Timber companiesfrom Asia stand to lose millions of dollars if a proposed law is passed by two cities in the US
Environmentalists hail Indonesia's moratorium plan on new palm oil permits, mining operations
According to a study published in 2014 Indonesia had the highest rate of deforestation in the world
Debt-burdened Indonesia bows to World Bank
Large foreign debts have forced Indonesia to give in to World Bank pressure and adopt structural economic changes.
Air is foul, where foul is fair
The forest fires and the consequent choking smog over Southeast Asia have proven over the last two months that the economic and industrial …
Year of the girl child
El Nino's little sister La Nina is all set to bring rain in abundance to Australia, Indonesia and some other parts of Asia
Palm oil plantations driving illegal logging in Indonesia
Report shows how corruption and lax enforcement by government is abetting illegal practices by well-connected business people
What the blazes!
Is it the hand of God, or the soiled hand of man? The buck is being passed even as flames stretching hundreds and hundreds of kilometres …
Life, again
A story about the return of the orangutans from the concrete jungle to the wild woods to be what they were meant and named to be -- each a man of …
A good way to be kinder to elephants is to stop riding them
When animal tourism resumes in Bali after COVID-19, there is an opportunity to do better by the lives of animals
How 6 fast-growing Asian countries consume plastic packaging
New report on China, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia
Indonesian seaweed farmers sue Thai company over oil spill
The oil spill caused seaweed to die which resulted in huge income losses, claim the farmers
