Indonesia backs hydro to power new capital city
A dam with Chinese backing is slowly being built, but may impact Indigenous villages and the environment, Yovanda Isabella writes.
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CSOs condemn attempt to disband orangutan and Batang Toru discussion
The forceful attempt to disband public discussion on environmental degradation and biodiversity loss in Batang Toru threatens democracy.
Hydroelectric project in Sumatra risks extinction of world’s rarest orangutan
As well as threatening the home of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan, environmentalists say the Batang Toru hydropower plant jeopardises the livelihoods of 130,000 people and increases the risk of landslides.