Indonesia seizes more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales said to be meant for Chinese clients
Indonesian authorities say they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales worth over a ...
Phys.org9d
Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations: Researchers look into native species recovery in Sumatra
The international research team established 52 tree islands of varying sizes and diversity of planted trees in a conventional industrial oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. This innovative ...
Mongabay27d
Canopy bridges serve a lifeline for Sumatra’s tree-dwelling primates
An NGO is working with local authorities in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province to build canopy bridges for primates to safely cross roads that fragment their forest habitats. Pakpak Bharat ...
Rescuers recover 20 bodies from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island
Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on ...
The New York Times28d
Delivering a Package in a Country With 17,000 Islands
Drivers wait to make the slow ferry crossing to Sumatra over seas tossed by the volcanic motion of Krakatau. In Indonesia, getting a package from one place to another requires extraordinary ...
Seeking Alpha1mon
PPLFF PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk
PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the plantation business in Indonesia and internationally. The company operates in four segments ...
Landslide strikes Sumatra villages
Rescuers reco­vered 16 bodies under tonnes of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside ...
Mongabay on MSN1d
As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer
Syafi’i has spent three decades picking up the crabs scurrying along the coast here in Langkat district on Sumatra Island’s ...