Award winning photojournalist and wildlife conservationist Paul Hilton has over a decade of field experience documenting biodiversity and destruction in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photography by Paul Hilton I’ve been down…
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Fresh destruction for palm oil underway now inside nationally protected wildlife reserve Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is ringing the alarm once again that the crisis of illegal rainforest destruction for…
Read Full Story Episode four of RAN’s new, bi-weekly YouTube series called the RAN Wrap Up is titled Good News for the Leuser Ecosystem and features a discussion with our Senior Communications Strategist…
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Brands Fail to Enforce Ban on Destruction of Peatlands for Palm Oil In Orangutan Capital of the World A year after releasing the Carbon Bomb Scandals report at the start…
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Brands Must Support Advancement of Customary Rights Recognition in Leuser Ecosystem Indigenous communities in the Sumatran province of Aceh may soon receive formal recognition of their customary rights, an historic…
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Deforestation in peat swamp forests increased in 2022, despite declines reported elsewhere in Indonesia During the last week, there has been international acclaim for a decline in the destruction of primary…
Read Full Story Illegal deforestation persists in Orangutan Capital of the World despite commitments to restore Rawa Singkil peatlands A recent investigation by investigative outlet Repórter Brasil, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer…
Read Full StoryAfter years of struggle. Indonesian community demands brands and banks stop doing business with palm oil company PT. Tegas Nusantara, Indigenous community in Bunin village, reclaim their land through participatory…
Read Full StoryDeep within the last of the lowland rainforests of the Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia is the “orangutan capital of the world.” This lush tropical forest is also home to Sumatran…
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Rogue palm oil companies PT. SPS and PT. Kallista Alam refuse to obey court orders after illegally clearing critical peatlands Two notorious palm oil producers known to operate in Sumatra’s…
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