Their numbers have been decimated by a combination of rampant deforestation destroying their habitat and poaching. Sumatra ...

By Claire Turrell Nurul Nazipah’s favorite dish to cook is one that involves going into the Muaro Jambi forest to pick from among 120 different types of herbs and edible greens that grow wild ...

Forest-edge communities in North Sumatra, Indonesia, are on the front lines when it comes to nature conservation efforts, and require greater support and social protection from the government and ...

Fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild, making every confirmed sighting scientifically significant.

Beauty brand Dove announces reforestation project in North Sumatra, Indonesia, that will capture carbon, protect endangered species, improve livelihoods.

The Harapan forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra is teeming with frog species, one of which was just described last year. These amphibians are threatened by a coal-trucking road that the ...

Since 1985, Sumatra has lost at least half of its forest cover, and species like elephants, tigers and orangutans are getting squeezed into shrinking islands of forests in a sea of palm oil and ...

Once a successful illegal logger in Sumatra, Efron became a committed forest protector after realizing the impact logging had on the livelihoods of villagers and the environment.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is closely monitoring forest and land fires across several provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan, with both active and contained ...

Most violent incidents between people and tigers in Sumatra’s Riau Province in the past 12 years have occurred near forests being cleared by paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and associated ...

South Sumatra has recorded the highest number of hotspots in July this year, even surpassing the record of the past decade.

A 54-year-old woman working on a rubber plantation was reportedly swallowed whole on Sunday by a 22-foot python.