Chinese Investments Could Kill 1,500 Indonesian Orangutans Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceMarch 19, 2017Indonesia, orangutan, peat, peatland, peat forest, West Kalimantan, Borneo, deforestation, drainage canal, President Jokowi, President Joko Widodo, PT Mohairson Pawan Khatulistiwa, Sungai Putri peat swamp, Beng Seng Materials, Ketapang Regency, haze, moratorium Comments
Key Trends to Watch: Perils and Promise for Rainforests in 2016 RainforestsBill LauranceJanuary 7, 2016rainforest, 2016, deforestation, carbon emissions, commodity prices, timber, oil palm, soy, beef, oil, mining, minerals, China, roads, infrastructure, Africa, El Nino, drought, Godzilla, Indonesia, haze, peat fires, peatland, Southeast Asia, Brazil, recession, exports, hydroelectric dams, Amazon, Mata Atlantica, Atlantic forests, President Dilma, Zero-deforestation agreement, no-deforestation pledge, wood pulp, land-use planning, Malaysia, Paris COP, REDD, REDD+, global warming, climate change, biodiversity, scientific uncertaintyComment
ALERT's three most important conservation trends in 2015 ConservationBill LauranceDecember 30, 2015ALERT, El Nino, infrastructure, roads, deforestation, poaching, illegal mining, no-deforestation pledges, Indonesia, Brazil, wildfires, 2015, haze, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Cambodia, India, Amazon, Sub-Saharan Africa, peatland, forest fires, Daintree Drought Experiment, power lines, gas lines, G20 nations, BNDES, AIIB, New York Times, New Scientist, West Africa, migratory species, RoadLess, E.C. Joint Research Center, Godzilla Comment
As Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction RainforestsBill LauranceNovember 24, 2015Indonesia, Malaysia, Council of Palm Oil Producer Countries, Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries, oil palm, deforestation, fires, El Nino, drought, no-deforestation pledges, press release, respiratory distress, haze, air pollution, carbon emissions, peat forest, peatland, Bill Laurance, William Laurance, Thomas Lovejoy, Lian Pin Koh, Global Forest Watch, GreenpeaceComment
