The new Sumatra map. Click image to visit the interactive version of the map. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and a coalition of Indonesian environmental groups known as Eyes on the Forest have released ...

Despite many years of research in conservation biology, precise maps of tropical deforestation that document the global spatial extent of tropical forests destruction are generally not available ...

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Most violent incidents between people and tigers in Sumatra’s Riau Province in the past 12 years have occurred near forests being cleared by paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and associated ...

More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island caused hazy skies across the region on Monday, prompting government officials to ask people to work from home. The military, ...

PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AP): Haze from forest and peatland fires in some parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island has been detected in Malaysia on Sunday, say Indonesian officials. Forest and peat fires are ...

Figure 1: Tectonic setting and ruptures of major interplate earthquakes along the Sunda megathrust. The Sumatran section of the Sunda megathrust generated great earthquakes south of the 2004 event in ...

WWF-Indonesia welcomes APP’s retirement of 7,000 ha of acacia plantation in five areas in Riau, Jambi and South Sumatra provinces. Given that APP suppliers currently operate approximately 1,4 million ...