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Spotlight on Indonesia's forests
With the release of new maps and data on forest cover (or the lack of it) in Indonesia, the Jakarta government is having to face up to the country's rapid deforestation rate.
February 15, 2000

Illegal log exports from Mentawai Islands
The Padang-based NGO, Pakis, has exposed two cases of log smuggling from the Pagai islands, part of the Mentawai chain off the west coast of Sumatra.
February 15, 2000

Loggers rush to strip Siberut
Siberut provides a vivid example of the way the powerful combination of Indonesia's economic problems and changes to local autonomy and forestry legislation threaten the future of the country's forests and indigenous people.
February 15, 2000

Environment minister recommends Indorayon closure
The people of Porsea and environmental groups were delighted by Environment Minister Sonny Keraf's recommendation to the Cabinet on January 18th that PT Inti Indorayon's paper pulp and rayon fibre plant should be closed down or relocated.
February 15, 2000

Protests at PT TEL pulp plant
Community anger is being directed at the newly completed plant in South Sumatra
February 15, 2000

Transmigrants and refugees
Transmigration, the government programme which resettles families from Java and Bali to lesser populated islands, has contributed to underlying tensions between communities in Maluku, recent scene of bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians.
February 15, 2000

No more mining!
Indonesian communities and NGOs have called for a moratorium on large-scale mining in Indonesia
February 15, 2000

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