Entering the 2025 dry season, Banjarbaru’s Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) confirmed 21 outbreaks of karhutla, prompting the city to adopt a status siaga karhutla. while in neighboring Sarawak, Malaysia, officials are mobilizing state-wide resources to contain 220 detected hotspotsand safeguard vulnerable peatlands.

With PT status, our BUMMA can more easily attract investment and develop ventures without relinquishing community control,”

A new Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded conservation initiative, aimed at protecting the remaining primary forests of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, was officially launched in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Home to 75% of the world’s coral species and over 2,500 species of reef fish, the pristine archipelago in West Papua has come under threat from aggressive nickel mining operations.

In Assam, hanging bridges help golden langurs swing above the perils of development. The canopy bridge project is a joint initiative involving the Assam Forest Department, the local administration, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and local communities.

With tropical forests across Asia vanishing across under pressure from plantations, mining, and infrastructure, a bold new financial mechanism is emerging out of Brazil; the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). 

With no leaves or chlorophyll, Thismia aliasii survives underground and flowers like a lantern—scientists say its fate is already at risk from rising ecotourism.