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Archipelago 5 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.
Society 3 years ago
Journalists, environmentalists slam Batang Toru discussion disruption in Jakarta
Press rights groups and environmentalists have condemned an attempt to disrupt a media discussion on the Tapanuli orangutan and Batang Toru ecosystem on Thursday, calling it an affront to journalistic freedom and safety.
Opinion 5 years ago
Orwellian doublespeak clouds discussion over ape and dam
As pointed out in the fact check report and elsewhere, conducting research on orangutans while disturbances are actively ongoing cannot generate baseline insights into population dynamics, and therefore is not a valid basis on which to determine mitigation or avoidance measures.
National 6 years ago
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Endangered Tapanuli orangutan found malnourished, injured out of habitat near Batang Toru
NSHE communications and external affairs director Firman Taufick condemned the injuries sustained by the orangutan, noting the need for all parties, not only the government and the private sector, to protect the critically endangered species.
National 6 years ago
Thousands of rare trees planted in North Sumatra
The South Tapanuli regency administration in cooperation with PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (NSHE) have started growing thousands of rare trees around the PLTA Batang Toru hydropower plant in an effort to minimize the impact of climate change.
Opinion 7 years ago
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Greenwashing: The hydrodam and apes
I normally enjoy Wimar Witoelar’s writings on critical Indonesia-related issues. Wimar often manages to put complex political issues in a much clearer context, while writing with wit. His article “Developing infrastructure in a democracy” (The Jakarta Post Jan. 31, 2019), unfortunately, is neither critical nor clear, and smacks of corporate greenwashing.
