Long Live the Leuser Ecosystem!
Conflict Palm Oil Expansion Persists: Vigilance is Needed to Protect the Leuser Ecosystem from Deforestation In August 2025, major brands and palm oil traders launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil…
A playbook for combating corporate land theft emerges in Borneo
Indonesia’s pro-corporate land use system has caused devastating deforestation, but one Indigenous community is fighting back—and winning.
10 Years in the Leuser Ecosystem
Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem sits at a crossroads—will it become a global model for rainforest conservation, or will it disappear piece by piece?
Customary Communities Fight Palm Oil Producers for Land Rights in Sumatra
Communities in Aceh use the High Carbon Stock Approach to map and assess their lands This is the story of the struggles and demands of the Jambo Reuhat community, one…
What’s at Stake in the ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ — A Firsthand Account
Award winning photojournalist and wildlife conservationist Paul Hilton has over a decade of field experience documenting biodiversity and destruction in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photography by Paul Hilton I’ve been down…
RAN Calls on RSPO to Strengthen Requirements
Criteria Fails to Comply with New EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) RSPO Risks Undermining Credibility with Weakened Standards Contact: Jakarta Time Zone | Gemma Tillack: +61 456 843 690 US Time…
Chinese Food Giant Cofco Exposed for Destruction in Leuser Ecosystem
Illegal deforestation persists in Orangutan Capital of the World despite commitments to restore Rawa Singkil peatlands A recent investigation by investigative outlet Repórter Brasil, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer…
Bunin Community Demand Their Land Back from Rogue Palm Oil Company
After years of struggle. Indonesian community demands brands and banks stop doing business with palm oil company PT. Tegas Nusantara, Indigenous community in Bunin village, reclaim their land through participatory…
Years After Convictions, Palm Oil Producers Refuse to Pay Fines or Restore Leuser Rainforest Damage
Rogue palm oil companies PT. SPS and PT. Kallista Alam refuse to obey court orders after illegally clearing critical peatlands Two notorious palm oil producers known to operate in Sumatra’s…