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News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wetland-destruction-for-mining-oil-palm-tied-to-crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia/
Published on: Wednesday 22 April 2026
Bangka-Belitung, an island province located to the north of Sumatra Island, accounted for more than a quarter of the world’s tin production five years ago. Satellite analysis shows that this globally ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Politics: Wetland destruction blamed for rise in croc attacks on Indonesia’s Bangka Island
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/wetland-destruction-blamed-for-rise-in-croc-attacks-on-indonesias-bangka-island/
Published on: Tuesday 12 May 2026
The destruction of coastal wetlands for illegal tin mining and oil palm plantations is to blame for a surge in crocodile attacks on people on Indonesia’s Bangka Island, residents say. People have ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Politics: Indonesian islanders lose ground as islets put on sale
News channel or source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/06/30/indonesian-islanders-lose-ground-as-islets-put-on-sale
Published on: Saturday 28 June 2025
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