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Hans Nicholas Jong

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Hans Nicholas Jong

    Indonesia’s new peatland agency faces questions over what it will do differently (opens the original)

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    JAKARTA — In 2016, following the most devastating land and forest fires in its recorded history the previous year, the Indonesian government set up an agency to restore peatlands, among the worst-hit biomes during the disaster. A decade later, following the most devastating land and forest fires since the 2015 season, the current government has once again set up an agency to restore peatlands — prompting questions over what impact, if any, this new body will have. The National Peatland and Mangr

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Hans Nicholas Jong

    Indonesia passes agrarian reform law amid concerns over land protections (opens the original)

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    JAKARTA — Indonesia’s parliament has passed a law intended to resolve long-running land conflicts and curb land concentration, but civil society groups say provisions in the final draft could limit redistribution, leave state-controlled land difficult to challenge and expose some land occupants to criminal charges. The House of Representatives, known as the DPR, approved the […]

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Hans Nicholas Jong

    As fires spread in Indonesia, Bornean orangutans run out of forest to flee (opens the original)

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    JAKARTA — As fires continue to engulf large swaths of forest in Indonesian Borneo, orangutans have increasingly fewer places to flee, with fires either surrounding them or eliminating the forest on which they depend. Fires are spreading across a connected but heavily fragmented forest landscape and the habitat of critically endangered Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in West Kalimantan, including Gunung Palung National Park and the Mendawak Biodiversity Corridor. Gunung Palung National Park i

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Hans Nicholas Jong

    Rescuers race against time as fires ravage orangutan habitat inside Indonesian oil palm concession (opens the original)

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    JAKARTA — Conservationists are racing to rescue orangutans from a fire-ravaged peat-swamp forest inside an RSPO-certified oil palm concession in West Kalimantan, with smoke still rising and the ground remaining dangerously hot. The 657-hectare (1,623-acre) forest, designated as a High Conservation Value (HCV) area inside PT Kayung Agro Lestari (KAL), is home to around 60 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), one of three orangutan species in the world and the only one found on the island of Borne

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Hans Nicholas Jong

    In Indonesia, 20 Indigenous subtribes seek common ground amid mining divisions (opens the original)

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    ARBOREK, Southwest Papua, Indonesia — For generations, Raja Ampat’s Indigenous communities have governed different forests, reefs and islands according to their customary systems. Those communities have distinct identities and territorial claims, which sometimes overlap or lead to disputes. Recently, nickel mining has created new divisions, with some communities seeing the industry as an economic opportunity, while others fear it will damage the land and sea on which they depend. Against that ba

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