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from http://news.okezone.com/index.php/news/detail/2007/11/18/1/61823 Kaban ready for a dialog with Greenpeace Yogyakarta –  Forestry Minister MS Kaban has said he was ready to discuss about the positive offer from GP to the halt peatland usage by the government. The government, however, will ask the opinion from experts and forestry scientists on the benefits and drawback about the demand.…

we’ve just received word that the ‘bandap’ (palm oil industry funded thugs who were responsible for the recent protest in Rengat, translates loosely as ‘hard punch’) are on their way to our camp. i’m optimistic that they won’t cause too much trouble, but we’ve taken precautions nonetheless. fortunately, we’re also due about now to have…

This morning, like every other morning, afternoon and evening, my skin glistens with (and reeks of) DEET containing insect repellent – ‘eau de jungle’ as it’s been unaffectionatly referred to. Two muddy Indonesian coffees into the day and still I can’t get over the experience of last night. Thirty or so meters from our camp…

fingers crossed it hasn't come to destroy our dams. in half an hour we're to receive a visit from a delegation from theindonsian environment ministry. interesting afternoon…

yesterday the anti-greenpeace protest in rengat was apparently prettycool, no violence or anything like that – when the group of 100 or soarrived at the rengat office they shouted 'evil greenpeace f**k off'and the like but happily received the cold drinks our volunteers werearmed with. although last night the office in rengat was visited by…

well, it's hot – really hot. perched just below the equator is a crapplace to live. I'm taking anti-malarials but that won't stop me frompicking up dengue fever, japanese encephalitis, or a host of othervector borne tropical diseases should i be unlucky enough to be bittenby the wrong mosquito. yesterday we found an endangered cat…

well, after a hellish 7(!) hour drive last night in torrential rain imade it to the office in Rengat. Three and a half hours of sleeplater, i was awake and on my way to meet the ponpong (boat).Fortunately it was high tide so we could take a short cut in the boat(reducing the 2 hour…

If, as you read this, you’re tucking into a KitKat or dipping into a tube of Pringles, you might be interested to know that these products contain palm oil, which is linked to the destruction of forests and peatlands in Indonesia. As our new report “How the palm oil industry is cooking the climate” shows,…

After a few days of being briefed and getting used the absurd heat here in Singapore (which i'm not yet used to at all – and it's way hotter in Sumatra) i'm packed and ready and will soon be heading to the airport. I'll get myself an Indonesian sim card once i hit Pekanbaru and…

i have a few days here before my flight to sumatra. it's nice to be back onboard. it sure is hot perched up here above the equator – and i hear they've had a few 47 degree days at the camp in sumatra. scary eh?