Indonesian anti-corruption body denounces deforestation license for oil palm giant guilty of wrongdoing

18.02.2019 Ministry of Environment and Forestry asked to review its decision to authorise the conversion of 10,000 hectares of forest in Central Sulawesi into oil palm plantations

Family of North Sumatra Deputy Governor implicated in illegal conversion of protected forests for oil palm

13.02.2019 The North Sumatra Regional Police has named Musa Idishah, better known as Dodi Shah, as a suspect in a case of illegal deforestation of protected areas 

A carbon bomb in Papua: 7 takeaways from our investigation

04.12.2018 Key findings from our Indonesia for Sale series which exposed corrupt land deals in Indonesia's palm oil sector

The secret deal to destroy paradise

28.11.2018 The story behind the single biggest threat to the rainforests of Indonesia

Gama Plantations concessions closed down due to peat fires

25.09.2018 Four concessions in West Kalimantan sealed by the Indonesian Environment and Forest Ministry in law enforcement operations due to ongoing peat fires

Forest fires burn in palm oil concessions linked to global brands

25.09.2018 Fires have broken out inside palm oil concessions in West Kalimantan, belonging to suppliers to some of the world's biggest household brands

Plantation hotspots detected in West Kalimantan, as forest fires rage again

29.08.2018  Walhi has identified 765 fires hotspots in plantation boundaries on the Indonesian island so far this year

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