Hans Nicholas Jong

The development of Indonesia's new capital city on the island of Borneo has resulted in clearing of mangrove forests that are home to threatened wildlife such as proboscis monkeys and Irrawaddy dolphins.

JAKARTA — A controversial zinc-and-lead mine being developed on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has hit a roadblock after the country's Supreme Court ordered the revocation of its environmental permit.

JAKARTA — Residents of Indonesia's South Sumatra province have filed a lawsuit against three pulpwood companies for a toxic haze that they blame on repeated burning in their concessions.

Tin is primarily used as a component in electronics. Rapid technological advances have meant that it is in high demand globally, making it essential that its extraction is well regulated. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of tin after China, with 90% of supply coming from mining operations concentrated in Bangka and Belitung.

JAKARTA — Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what's been described as the largest deforestation undertaking in the world.

JAKARTA — Consumers in the U.S. might be unknowingly exposed to palm oil products that come from deforestation, despite major consumer goods producers there adopting zero-deforestation pledges. That's because these companies, which include the makers of iconic foods like Snickers, Kit Kat and Nutella, don't account for the significant role that palm oil-based animal feed plays in their supply chains, according to a new report.

Motorcycle racing's biggest show, the MotoGP championship, is on the Indonesian island of Lombok this weekend, where top racers will battle it out on a track built on land taken by force from Indigenous Sasak communities.

The arrival of the palm oil industry in Indonesia's Papua region has wrought more than five times as much environmental and social damage than the benefits it has delivered, according to a new cost-benefit analysis.

JAKARTA — Indigenous Papuans say they've been caught off guard by helicopters flying over their villages and excavators tearing down their forests in their area, all while accompanied by the Indonesian military.

In Jakarta, an unidentified group disrupted, intimidated and behaved aggressively toward protesters in a Sept. 27 climate march, highlighting the increased challenges to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Indonesia.