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Regulations 1 month ago
Danantara to manage land seized from 28 firms linked to Sumatra floods
PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (NSHE), which runs the Batangtoru hydropower facility, is among the 28 firms whose permits were revoked after the floods. The company is controlled by China's state-run SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd.
Archipelago 4 months ago
PREMIUM
Scientists discover critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans in new location
A research team from the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) recently identified several Tapanuli orangutans in a peat forest near Lumut Maju Village, Central Tapanuli, approximately 32 kilometers north of the Batang Toru ecosystem.
Opinion 5 years ago
Collaborative sustainable management of other use areas to protect Tapanuli orangutan in Batang Toru ecosystem
The fact that the majority of the orangutan population is already within the protection forest is a big relief. The challenge is how to protect orangutan outside the protected and conservation areas.
National 6 years ago
Batang Toru hydro plant ‘unnecessary’, energy analyst says
A new report argues the Rp 22 trillion (US$1.6 billion) project is “entirely unnecessary [...] for future energy needs” and poses “a critical threat to the local ecosystem and the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan.”
National 6 years ago
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Two arrested as mercury poisoning plagues North Sumatra’s El Dorado
Unlicensed small-scale gold mining has been a major source of income for residents in Mandailing Natal regency in the past decade, but it has recently come under the spotlight after reports of babies being born with deformities caused by mercury poisoning.
National 7 years ago
Batang Toru dam will affect orangutans and villagers: Walhi
Activists have slammed a planned Chinese-funded hydroelectric power plant located at the Batang Toru Ecosystem in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, for potentially affecting the livelihood and health of people living around the river.
