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The Logging Industry Can Help Protect Tropical Birds
Well-managed logging concessions can play a critical role in species conservation. A new study quantifies the conservation responsibility of the […]
Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics
Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.
Listening to Forests After Logging
New research from Borneo shows that the soundscape of a forest changes significantly following selective logging.
The Carbon Cost of Converting Peatlands to Oil Palm
New research from Indonesia calculates the carbon cost of converting peat swamps to oil palm plantations: 640 metric tons of CO2 per hectare.
When Logging Stops, Does Biodiversity Benefit?
Protecting logging concessions could be a valuable tool for biodiversity conservation.
Heat Exposure From Deforestation Decreases Cognitive Performance of Rural Workers
New research shows that the associated heat exposure is harming the cognitive performance of rural subsistence workers.
Seaweed as Sustainable Livelihood
Seaweed farming can provide livelihoods for rural and indigenous women in Indonesia. How can this aquaculture be practiced sustainably?
What Scientists Can Learn from Sound and Silence
Sound holds the potential to help fill one of the most vexing evidence gaps in conservation: How do we know what we're doing is actually working?
Human Health At Risk As Tropical Forests Disappear
Widespread forest clearing in Indonesia could be putting people’s health at risk, as trees provide powerful cooling services.
Bioacoustics Reveal How Biodiversity Changes Across Borneo’s Logged Forests
The Nature Conservancy’s Indonesia program is using bioacoustics — first tested in Papua New Guinea — in Borneo, where they will use forest sounds to understand how biodiversity changes with different land use types across East Kalimantan.
Where Logging Reigns, Going Beyond Sharing vs Sparing
Conservancy scientists and their partners are teasing apart the complexities of the land sharing or sparing question in Berau, Indonesia.
A Day in the Life of a Field Scientist: Indonesian Borneo Edition
Follow Conservancy scientists along for a day of acoustic fieldwork in the wilds of Indonesian Borneo… filled with rugged roads, run-ins with wildlife, and the dreaded durian fruit.
