JAKARTA, Indonesia — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. Environmental activists generally applauded the reforms but criticized loopholes and slow timelines for phasing out the subsidies.

By Liz Kimbrough Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and evolutionary “gem” on the island of Sulawesi, have been whittled away, satellite data and imagery show,

Indonesia’s plan to convert 20M hectares of forest for food and energy risks deforestation and irreversible biodiversity loss

Indonesian President Prabowo's idea of expanding oil palm plantations has drawn criticism because it is considered to trigger deforestation.

Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which found that the European Union (EU) discriminated against Indonesian palm oil-based biofuel, giving it unfair and detrimental treatment,

Professor Yanto Santoso, a senior faculty member at the Faculty of Forestry, IPB University, stated that President Prabowo

Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, home to one of Indonesia's largest mangrove areas, faces deforestation threats.

Indonesia welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization in a case against European Union on palm oil-based biodiesel, expecting the bloc to adjust its regulations to comply with the ruling.The wor

Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields.