A Photographic Celebration of Nature
WildlifeBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser, Sumatra, rainforest, orangutan, Elephant, rhinoceros, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran orangutan, Siprayudi, Bill Laurance, oil palm, illegal hunting, encroachment, protected areas, kingfisher, viper, Thomas' Langur, dragonfly, gecko, Long-tailed Macaque, Slow Loris, Water Monitor
ALERT Blasts Into The Twitter-Verse
ConservationBill LauranceTwitter, tweet, ALERT videos, rainfall, roads, Malaysia, China, infrastructure, foreign debt, corruption, Australia, Liberal Party, energy security, renewable energy, Amerindians, Amazon, illegal logging, murder, hydropower, Indonesia, PT NSHE, Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, Gross National Product, Tapanuli Orangutan, Africa, oil palm, gorilla, Leuser Ecosystem, Nestle, Mars, Unilever, Borneo, Sumatra
ALERT Blasts Indonesian Firm Pushing Ape-Killer Project
RainforestsBill LauranceTapanuli Orangutan, Sumatra, North Sumatra, PT NSHE, North Sumatera Hydro Energy, Sinohydro, Bank of China, President Xi Jinpeng, China, Belt & Road Initiative, PR firm, public relations, toxic reputation, hydropower, poaching, logging, haze, mining, deforestation, The Conversation, The Christian Science Monitor, National Geographic Online, Mongabay, Avaaz, WALHI, crisis management, Joko Widodo, President Jokowi, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank, Sumatran Tiger, habitat fragmentation, acid test, circular, Malaysia, North Sumatera, Xi Jinping
Should Rhinos Be Introduced To Australia?
WildlifeBill Laurancerhino, rhinoceros, black rhino, white rhino, Sumatran rhino, Javan rhino, Indian one-horned rhino, habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, poaching, rhino horn, endangered species, Vietnam, China, Africa, Asia, megafauna, Sumatra, Java, roads, captive breeding, Australia, savannas, rule of law, eco-tourism, cattle ranching, cattle stations, crazy idea, exotic plant species
Asia’s Environmental ‘Eden’ in Crisis
RainforestsBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia, habitat fragmentation, roads, highway of death, orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, illegal roads, Aceh government, Aceh Spatial Plan, Irwandi Yusuf, Sean Sloan, deforestation, poaching, oil palm, hydropower projects, geothermal project, power line
Will China Wipe Out the World’s Rarest Ape?
ConservationBill LauranceTapanuli Orangutan, China, hydropower, dam, Sumatra, Indonesia, habitat fragmentation, roads, powerlines, One Belt One Road, Belt and Road Initiative, infrastructure, railroads, ports, energy projects, endangered primates, great apes, Sinohydro, Bank of China
Will Fast-Tracked Projects Shatter Asia’s ‘Jewel of Nature’?
Protected AreasBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Gunung Leuser National Park, Siti Nurbaya, Joko Widodo, Indonesia, Sumatra, orangutan, Sumatran rhino, Sumatran Elephant, Sumatran tiger, deforestation, mining, geothermal project, Irwandi Yusuf, Aceh, roads, powerlines, World Heritage in Danger, hydropower projects, habitat fragmentation, poaching, snares, flooding
Positive Signs: Environmental Progress in Indonesia
WildlifeBill LauranceIndonesia, Aceh, Leuser Ecosystem, President Joko Widodo, President Jokowi, Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Papua, West Papua, New Guinea, Sumatra, peat, wildfires, haze, orangutan, tiger, rhinos, elephant, Irwandi, ForestHints.News, ANJT, oil palm plantations, mining concessions, oil palm concessions, woodpulp concessions, logging concessions, poaching, park encroachment
ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016
ConservationBill Lauranceextinction, species extinction, habitat loss, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure, roads, dams, poaching, 2016, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Leuser Ecosystem, Nigeria, development corridors, giraffe, Cheetah, Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Forest Code, Amazon rainforest, Sumatra, geothermal project, hydroelectric dam, Congo, Congo megadams, Bangladesh, tigers, India waterways, wilderness, global human footprint, genetic diversity, China, illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, overhunting, land-use planning, Zero-deforestation agreement, ivory trade, rhino horn, orangutan, Elephant, mass extinction
Conservationists Aghast at Scheme to Degrade 'Heart of Biodiversity'
RainforestsBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia, orangutan, Elephant, Sumatran rhino, Sumatran tiger, Hitay Holdings, geothermal project, deforestation, illegal logging, illegal mining, poaching, roads, Siti Nurbaya, Kappi Plateau, Kappi Region, wildlife corridor, protected area, World Heritage site
A Photographic Celebration of Nature
WildlifeBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser, Sumatra, rainforest, orangutan, Elephant, rhinoceros, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran orangutan, Siprayudi, Bill Laurance, oil palm, illegal hunting, encroachment, protected areas, kingfisher, viper, Thomas' Langur, dragonfly, gecko, Long-tailed Macaque, Slow Loris, Water Monitor
Pivotal Moment in the Battle to Save One of Earth's Natural Wonders
Protected AreasBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia, Aceh spatial plan, lawsuit, GeRAM, Farwiza Farhan, roads, Tesso Nilo National Park, deforestation, flooding, erosion, poaching, tigers, orangutans, Sumatran rhino, Asian elephant, carbon storage, Change.Org Petition
Perils for the Last Place Where Tigers, Orangutans, Elephants and Rhinos Survive in the Wild
ConservationBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, tiger, Sumatran Elephant, orangutan, Sumatran rhino, Aceh, Aceh spatial plan, geothermal project, hydroelectric projects, PT Hitay Panas Energy, PT Trinusa Energy Indonesia, Indonesia, Sumatra, World Heritage in Danger, GeRaM, Gerakan Rakyat Aceh Menggugat, Abu Kari, lawsuit, Kappi Region, Kluet River
Proposed Roads Imperil Desperately Needed Stronghold for Sumatran Tigers
WildlifeBill LauranceSumatran tiger, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Jambi Province, Sumatra, Roads, Sumatran rhino, poaching, logging, mining, farming, Fauna & Flora International, Mount Kerinci, Mount Sinabung
New Hope for the Last Home for Tigers, Orangutans, Rhinos and Elephants
WildlifeBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Indonesia, Sumatra, orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, President Joko Widodo, Siti Nurbaya, Greenomics, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Ian Singleton, Leonardo DiCaprio, oil palm, mining, rice, oil palm moratorium, mining moratorium, Aceh, Muzakir Manaf
Poaching bloodbath continues in northern Sumatra, with new roads poised to open up last surviving forests
Protected AreasBill Laurancepoaching, tigers, rhinos, elephants, orangutans, Leuser Ecosystem, Ladia Galaska Road Network, Sumatra, Indonesia, Aceh, deforestation, logging, Sumatran tiger, Aceh spatial plan
Indonesian Citizens Sue Government to Save Imperiled Rainforest
RainforestsBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Aceh, Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs, Gerakan Rakyat Aceh Menggugat, Sumatran rhino, Asian elephant, Sumatran tiger, orangutan, deforestation, roads, logging, oil palm plantations, woodpulp, rainforest, William Laurance, Farwiza Farha, GeRaM, World Heritage
ALERT's three most important conservation trends in 2015
ConservationBill LauranceALERT, El Nino, infrastructure, roads, deforestation, poaching, illegal mining, no-deforestation pledges, Indonesia, Brazil, wildfires, 2015, haze, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Cambodia, India, Amazon, Sub-Saharan Africa, peatland, forest fires, Daintree Drought Experiment, power lines, gas lines, G20 nations, BNDES, AIIB, New York Times, New Scientist, West Africa, migratory species, RoadLess, E.C. Joint Research Center, Godzilla
Help us save the last place on Earth where Orangutans, Tigers and Elephants live together
ConservationBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Indonesia, Sumatra, orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, oil palm, deforestation, rainforest, biodiversity hotspot, Racing Extinction
The Indonesian Inferno: A Completely Preventable Crisis
Bill LauranceIndonesia, fires, haze, smoke, smog, school closures, airport closures, air pollution, carbon emissions, peatlands, peat fires, deforestation, Singapore, Malaysia, New Guinea, Sumatra, Borneo, Micronesia, President Joko Widodo, El Nino, drought, Erik Meijaard, fire ban, Brazil, remote sensing, Global Forest Watch, oil palm, Council of Palm Oil Producer Countries, zero deforestation
