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Tag Archives: Indonesia
Beijing warns US over South China Sea dispute
Sky News Australia reports: Beijing has warned that it will ‘firmly oppose’ infringement of its sovereignty after indications Washington will soon send warships close to its artificial islands in the South China Sea. Tensions have mounted since China transformed reefs … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, China, disputed claim, Indonesia, Nanshe, provocation, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, tensions, territorial claim, territorial dispute, the Phillipines, US, USA, Vietnam, Washington
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Singapore will close schools on Friday due to pollution
The Daily Mail reports: “Singapore will close all primary and secondary schools on Friday as worsening pollution causes air quality to deteriorate, the Ministry of Education said late on Thursday. Slash-and-burn agriculture in neighbouring Indonesia has blanketed Singapore in a … Continue reading
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Tagged health hazard, Indonesia, pollution, school closures, Singapore, slash and burn agriculture
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U.S. May Risk Conflict With China Over South China Sea
The Wall Street Journal reports on the potential for conflict between the US and China over China’s actions to assert its sovereignty in the South China Sea: After repeated and unheeded warnings to China to halt its massive reclamation works … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Indonesia, Japan, ocean territory, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Spratly Islands, territorial dispute, the People's Republic of China, the Phillipines, the United States, US, Vietnam
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Deforestation: Brazil is a success story for conservation
The Christian Science Monitor reports on Brazil’s successful forest conservation efforts and a change in the rate of global tropical deforestation: “Climate scientists link about 10 percent of annual global carbon increase to the effects of deforestation. But a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Brazil, climate change, conservation, deforestation, Indonesia, Mozambique, rainforest, rainforests, success, the amazon
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Orangutans’ ecosystem could be wiped out
New Zealand’s 3News reports on the uncertain future facing orangutans in Indonesia: “The Governor of Indonesia’s Aceh province is under increasing pressure to pass a law which has the potential to wipe out an entire ecosystem, including Sumatran orangutans. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aceh, Aceh province, corporate pressure, endangered ecosystem, endangered species, Indonesia, industrialisation, Leuser Ecosystem, logging, orangutans, palm oil, rainforest, Sumatran elephants, Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, timber
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Tiger populations are dwindling due to poaching and habitat destruction
This report from the Washington Post speaks on the plight of the world’s tiger population: Photojournalist Steve Winter spent a decade photographing tigers in the wild in Asia. In 2007, when his life partner, writer Sharon Guynup, joined him for … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, India, Indonesia, poaching, threatening species, tiger, tigers
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Satellite photos show Indonesia’s disastrous forest damage
This news article by the Korea Herald details the effects of deforestation on Indonesia’s richly biodiverse rainforests: Satellite images have found that Indonesia’s ancient forests, a cradle of biodiversity and a buffer against climate change, have shrunk much faster than … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, deforestation, Indonesia, logging, loss of biodiversity, loss of habitat, palm oil, rainforest clearance, rainforests
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