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Zoom in on Borneo ecology
Feature - 28 Aug 2018
Steady as Murdiyarso goes
CIFOR Principal Scientist Daniel Murdiyarso wins the 2018 LIPI Sarwono Award for being Indonesia’s unshakable bridge between science and policy
News - 12 Oct 2017
Governing mangroves: From Tanzania to Indonesia
Global review finds tenure rights key to conservation of coastal forests

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Photo Essay - 18 May 2017
Living in a toxic haze
The daily reality of Indonesia's peatland fires
News - 2 Feb 2016
Coastal blue carbon from planted mangroves holds promise
Mangrove plantations in the Mekong Delta store just as much carbon as ones that regenerate naturally, research suggests.
News - 1 Feb 2016
Rising tides: Will mangroves keep up as sea levels climb?
Ahead of World Wetlands Day, research shows how protecting mangroves can mitigate sea level rise – while also helping them adapt to its effects.
Feature - 13 Nov 2015
Work to avoid further fires starts now
Indonesia risks another round of forest and land fires, but they can be prevented with long-term solutions and political will.
Feature - 13 Nov 2015
Work to avoid further fires starts now
Video - 13 Nov 2015
Beyond the blaze: What next for Indonesia’s forests?
The worst of Indonesia's 2015 fires appear to be over, but work must continue to prevent another crisis in coming months.
Video - 13 Nov 2015
Beyond the blaze: What next for Indonesia’s forests?
Feature - 29 Oct 2015
Indonesia on fire again … and again?
The fires in Indonesia have made global headlines—but this is a decades-old, recurring problem that needs long-term solutions.
Feature - 29 Oct 2015
Indonesia on fire again … and again?
Feature - 21 Oct 2015
Don’t inhale: Scientists look at what the Indonesian haze is made of
Measurements of particles and toxic gases in smoke in fire-ravaged Kalimantan show the health hazards may be even worse than feared.
Feature - 21 Oct 2015
Don’t inhale: Scientists look at what the Indonesian haze is made of
Analysis - 26 Aug 2015
Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Indonesia can stamp out forest and land fires, but it will take some serious action.
Analysis - 26 Aug 2015
Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Fact File - 25 Aug 2015
Q&A on fires and haze in Southeast Asia
As El Niño stirs up more fires in Indonesia, we look at the facts from last year's haze crisis in Singapore.
Fact File - 25 Aug 2015
Q&A on fires and haze in Southeast Asia
News - 28 Jul 2015
Indonesia’s best hope for slowing climate change
Indonesian mangroves store some 3.14 billion tonnes of carbon – so preserving them could help the country slash emissions.
News - 28 Jul 2015
Indonesia’s best hope for slowing climate change
Infographic - 28 Jul 2015
Millions of reasons to love mangroves
A whole lot of reasons why preserving mangroves makes a whole lot of sense
Infographic - 28 Jul 2015
Millions of reasons to love mangroves

Features
News - 14 Jan 2015
Peatland loss could emit 2,800 years’ worth of carbon in an evolutionary eyeblink: study
More than 100,000 hectares of peatland forests are destroyed each year for oil palm and agricultural plantations.
News - 1 Dec 2014
As tides rise higher, can mangroves hold on? Researchers dig in to find out
The adaptability of mangroves will be hugely beneficial as sea levels rise - yet we know so little about these fascinating landscapes.
News - 27 Jul 2012
Boosting Indonesia’s wetlands science is key to tackling climate change
Wetlands contain more carbon than any other forest, and they're under threat.
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