What did the locals give me for lunch in the forests of West Borneo? These coconuts sticky rice in pitcher plants 🙂

Just because the forest is gone or replaced, this doesn’t mean that conservation values are erased! www.eco-business.com/opinion/comp...

"Indonesia’s plan to spend US$9.2 billion in public funds to rehabilitate degraded forests lacks transparency and risks placing the financial burden on taxpayers rather than those most responsible for deforestation. news.mongabay.com/2026/02/the-... @aidagreenbury.bsky.social #Deforestation

My latest piece on Mongabay: “If only two dozen large corporations are responsible for landscape-scale forest degradation and deforestation, why should the State and Regional Budgets fund the rehabilitation of damaged landscapes?” news.mongabay.com/2026/02/the-...

My latest article on Mongabay: “The recent ecological disaster in Sumatra, Indonesia, has sparked widespread public outcry and indicated strong political will from the Indonesian president to halt further forest destruction.” news.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-ca...

Let’s talk about forest fires. Check out the full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DLru8zb...

Why are we losing so much forest lately? Indonesia lost 261,575 hectares in 2024, marking the highest rate since 2021. We must put an end to this atrocity; we owe it to everyone. #Deforestation #ClimateCrisis #Orangutan #indonesia #hutan www.instagram.com/reel/DLmNFJS...

How I feel when dealing with consultants hired by companies to greenwash.

Deforestation and colonialism. Half of the world’s forests were destroyed during the 20th century, some for ‘plantation development’. Back then, Asians were labelled as “coolies”. theconversation.com/how-ongoing-...

It’s official. I just set up a new Instagram account, which serves as a platform to discuss corporate sustainability, forestry, social, climate, and stuff. Feel free to join the discussion. www.instagram.com/reel/DKv7lqC...

Indonesian oligarchs are lining up for access to 4.8 million hectares of forest to reduce emissions. Where are these forests located? To offset which emissions? www.tempo.co/kolom/konses...

Deadly #nickel: The local residents, the fish, and the environment have been slowly poisoned by mercury and arsenic heavy metals from the nickel mining and processing area of Weda Bay, Central Halmahera, North Maluku. www.kompas.id/artikel/loga...

“Shadow companies are unacknowledged assets of a group, often held in offshore secrecy jurisdictions, which can allow the group to dodge accountability for environmental and social harms, including deforestation.” www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

More than 3,200 hectares of land and forest, totalling an area the size of Macau, have been burned in Indonesia this year. www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as...

“Researchers say Indonesia’s claim of a 90% deforestation drop over the past ten years is misleading due to cherry-picked data and an extreme baseline year.” news.mongabay.com/2025/05/indo...

The EU will only label four “real baddies” countries as high risk for deforestation under its anti-deforestation law. Belarus, North Korea, Myanmar, and Russia will make the cut  – or the blacklist  – according to three EU diplomats. www.euractiv.com/section/agri...

We need more of this. A video of wild Sumatran tigers in the rain by the Aceh Conservation Agency.

Last month, the Orang Rimba indigenous people and hunters and gatherers in Jambi Sumatra were murdered by oil palm company security. They were accused of stealing oil palm fruit. They were hungry as the forest they lived in had disappeared. Let’s not forget that. www.kompas.id/artikel/pemb...

A wild Sumatran tiger entered the palm oil giant Wilmar’s factory in Riau Sumatra. The Indonesian government has instructed the company to reduce its activities. Listen to nature. regional.kompas.com/read/2025/04...

A strong food estate should not compromise conservation values of forests and other important natural ecosystem such as swamps and it can be done. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Why focus solely on illegal deforestation UK? www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...

Over five hectares of the Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra were tragically burned yesterday. Surprisingly, acacia pulpwood trees that had been felled were discovered within the burned forest, even within the boundaries of the national park. regional.kompas.com/read/2025/04...

Unbelievable. The pristine Belitung’s coastal protected forest has been converted into an oil palm plantation by a local businessman. The district attorney’s office is investigating the case. forumkeadilanbabel.com/2025/04/09/d...

“Papua has already provided nature and oxygen to Indonesia and the world. Why is it not enough? Why our forests still need to be destroyed? The forests are our mother, and we cannot survive without them.” www.instagram.com/reel/DId_ff_...

Congratulations 🥳 Two geoparks in Indonesia—located in Kebumen, Central Java, and Meratus, South Kalimantan—have officially been recognized as UNESCO Global Geoparks. en.antaranews.com/news/351877/...

The diversity of tree species in forests protects our planet from extreme temperatures. Let’s end monoculture plantations and deforestation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“An unpublished government feasibility assessment estimates that carbon dioxide emissions from clearing land for the project will total 315 million tons of C02 equivalent.” Let’s hope that the food estate project doesn’t cause any more environmental or social damage. apnews.com/article/bioe...

Sustainable development requires the free, prior, and informed consent of local communities. It also involves respecting, embracing, and valuing local culture and wisdom, even in oil palm plantations. www.kompas.id/artikel/mimp...

For years, my friends and family have been urging me to write a book. I’ve finally made the decision to embark on the journey of writing my autobiography. I genuinely hope that people can gain valuable insights from my upbringing, my passion, my experiences, and most importantly, about forests. 🌳

Read, watch and digest.

The Ministry of Forestry has identified more than 20 million hectares of forest areas in Indonesia to be developed into food, energy projects, which they say will not involve deforestation. More than 8 million that have been identified are secondary forests. www.mongabay.co.id/2025/03/30/m...

How to move biodiversity restoration from a buzzword to a reality. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Patchouli farming in Sulawesi has fuelled deforestation? Has anyone heard of this? www.msn.com/en-au/news/n...

"Right now, our climate strategies bet on forests not only remaining intact, but even expanding," Windisch says. But the fact is, forest is increasingly at risk from climate change and human activities such as deforestation. phys.org/news/2025-03...

Director of Forest Inventory and Monitoring reported that net deforestation in 2024 was recorded at 175.4 thousand hectares. Comparing data from previous years, he noted that the deforestation trend is increasing. en.tempo.co/read/1990101...

No no no.. More like: 75% of Peatlands in Indonesia Vulnerable to Fire. en.tempo.co/read/1985856...

A baby elephant, found lost in an oil palm plantation. megapolitan.antaranews.com/berita/37102...