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News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-prabowo-resources-coal-nickel-9b50ad884646840db57d1fedbec564cd
Published on: Thursday 21 May 2026
Indonesia is overhauling its trade policies for key commodities in a sudden move that some experts liken to a hostile takeover of major industries in the resource-rich nation.
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Trade: Study finds worrying uptick in proboscis monkey trade in Indonesia
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/study-finds-worrying-uptick-in-proboscis-monkey-trade-in-indonesia/
Published on: Thursday 17 July 2025
Proboscis monkeys, endemic to Borneo, are threatened by habitat destruction, forest fires and hunting. But until two decades ago, trade wasn’t a threat to the CITES-listed species, which is ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Trade: Study refutes claim that Indonesia’s legal turtle trade supports livelihoods
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/study-refutes-claim-that-indonesias-legal-turtle-trade-supports-livelihoods/
Published on: Sunday 15 February 2026
Tens of thousands of freshwater turtles and tortoises are legally harvested each year in Indonesia for their meat and exported primarily to China, while many species teeter on the brink of extinction.