In Borneo’s remote villages, locals earn money by recording wildlife — reshaping conservation and redefining how communities value their forests.
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The Punan Batu is one of the most active nomadic hunter-gatherer groups still existing in the world. They have unique characteristics that are different from other groups in Borneo.
Green diesel may be intended to reduce emissions but it is not necessarily environmentally and socially sound.
Villagers of Sumatra and Kalimantan relunctant to participate in peatland restoration, contributing to the recent forest fires in Indonesia.
Shifting the capital of Indonesia and other countries may actually send the wrong message that cities too can be discarded.
There are studies showing that farmers can have economic benefits from palm oil. However, they can also be impoverished by the commodity.
We have developed an online tool to help authorities identify which areas they should focus on for reducing forest fires and haze in order to maximize overall health benefits.
A balanced research program should focus on good and rational peat management efforts that minimise environmental impacts, and on water regulation that reduces the risk of fire.
The central islands of Indonesia, also known as Wallacea, is a place of wonder, a living laboratory for the study of evolution.
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Head of Business and Human Rights at Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo
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Head of Communications at Borneo Futures
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Honorary Professor of Conservation, University of Kent
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Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney
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Professor of Soil Science, Universitas Andalas
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Universitas Indonesia
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Professor of Land Resource Management, IPB University
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PhD Candidate in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology
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Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry-Climate Interactions, Harvard University
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Researcher, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
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Associate Physical Scientist, RAND Corporation; PRGS Faculty Member, RAND School of Public Policy
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Boston University
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Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
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Professor of Agricultural Technology, IPB University