Planet Mole
Indonesia in Focus
Palm Oil Firms Vow to Stop using Forests
Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia pledged to stop expanding plantations into forests in response to growing global criticism about deforestation and to promote more sustainable products. Executive director of... [Read this entry]
Orangutans May be Extinct in 3 Years
Conservationists say protected wild orangutans in Central Kalimantan may be extinct in three years unless the government acts to stop the expansion of oil palm plantations. Center for Orangutan Protection... [Read this entry]
Endangered Species in Indonesia
The government has said it is having difficulties identifying the number of native species in danger of extinction. Director for biological diversity affairs at the Forestry Ministry, Toni Suhartono, said... [Read this entry]
Global Warming Affects Orangutans: Central Kalimantan
A study predicts that global warming will further decimate the orangutan population in Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan, home to Indonesia’s largest orangutan habitat. About 6,900 orangutans out... [Read this entry]
Forest Fires Threaten Orangutans: Kalimantan
The government has been urged to stop deforestation in order to protect the rapidly decreasing orangutan population on the island of Kalimantan.
“We demand the government, in this case the... [Read this entry]
Burning Alive: Kalimantan
There was a comment recently on this site by Inez who has asked me to make aware the plight of the orangutans in Kalimantan. If anyone can assist in any... [Read this entry]
Orangutans Flee Illegal Loggers in Indonesian Parks
Indonesia’s efforts to crack down on illegal logging are holding out some hope for endangered oranguntans, the red-haired apes that inhabit the Indonesian rainforest, the UN Environment Programme says.... [Read this entry]
Crackdown on Illegal Logging Saves Orangutans
The United Nations has welcomed efforts by the Indonesian government to crack down on illegal logging which is both endangering orangutans - one of the world`s few great apes -... [Read this entry]
Releasing Orangutans: Central Kalimantan
With ever increasing illegal logging, land clearance and forest fires in the archipelago of Indonesia, it is always the inhabitants of the forests that suffer – their habitats being... [Read this entry]
Orangutan Population on Brink of Extinction: West Kalimantan
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) population in the Betung Kerihun National Park (TNBK) is on the brink of extinction due to poaching and illegal logging activities. Species Officer of the... [Read this entry]
Barrie Lie-Birchall has traveled throughout the archipelago of Indonesia for nearly three decades and has written and published numerous travel articles in magazines and newspapers globally. A freelance writer, Barrie graduate from West Coast College in Perth with Honours in Languages, and continued studying Anthropology and Cultural Studies at Edith Cowan University. Barrie has lived in various places in Indonesia immersing himself into the culture and way of life. His greatest passions are his love of life, his love of writing, and of course, Indonesia.- Arts & Crafts of Indonesia
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Hello, Do you have an english speaking/writing em ... [read more] - Ardi Sayuti on Derawan Islands: East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dear sir, Please let me know the contact person d ... [read more] - Mastura Mohd Sani on Dining on the Flavours of Java at Payon: Jakarta, Indonesia
I never tasted such good indonesian food other tha ... [read more] - Toro Kambali on Ampel Mosque: Surabaya, East Java
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It is horrifying that the major port of Bali the ... [read more] - Jennie on Ten Years after May 1998 Tragedy
Thank you for posting this article, Barrie. ~Jenni ... [read more] - lita on Indonesians in Focus: Rahayu Supanggah
I have been keeping this question for sometime wit ... [read more] - Martheen on Hydro-Fuel Inventions: Yogyakarta, Central Java
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