Investigations
Dust Money
Indonesia is in the middle of a massive rush for nickel, a metal that is vital to the green economy. Years into the boom, the costs of its obsession with the mineral are mounting.
Insider testimony points to “sustainable” conglomerate as hidden hand behind destruction of rainforest
Investigation adds to allegations connecting Royal Golden Eagle to “shadow companies”
The President's new clothes
Unravelling the mystery of Prabowo Subianto’s business interests
Read more reporting on "Chasing Shadows" from international media
Coverage builds on findings of The Gecko Project investigation
Chasing Shadows
Extensive evidence suggests corporation selling "sustainable" palm oil hid control of companies destroying rainforest
Success of Indonesian peatland restoration in doubt as fire season sets in
Government data suggests large areas of the country’s peatlands may be vulnerable to burning
'Green' finance bankrolls deforestation in Papua
Indonesian government support for biomass project raises questions over the consistency of its climate change policies
Promised prosperity, drowning in debt
How palm oil firms gamed a scheme to lift Indonesians out of poverty
Major brands bought palm oil from plantation rife with modern slavery and torture
Tricked into captivity in a “drug rehabilitation” facility, victims faced forced labour and death
‘The promise was a lie’: How Indonesian villagers lost their cut of the palm oil boom
Communities could be losing hundreds of millions of dollars each year as plantation firms fail to comply with the law.
Rainforests fall for Indonesia’s food estate programme
Politically-connected firm seeks to profit from stripped back regulations
Malaysian firm bidding to clear Papua forest loses court bid, but deforestation persists
A company that hoped to clear 80,000 hectares of rainforest in Indonesian Papua to plant oil palms has lost a court case over its control of the land.
‘Potentially lethal’ police assault on indigenous Papuan was caught on camera
Fresh questions raised in case of Marius Betera, who died around two hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a police officer.
The Consultant
Why did a palm oil conglomerate pay $22m to an unnamed ‘expert’ in Papua?
New player starts clearing rainforest in world’s biggest oil palm project
The Digoel Agri Group has begun operating in an Indonesia megaproject being fought over by investors from around the world
Revealed: Government officials say permits for mega-plantation in Papua were falsified
Officials have repeatedly raised the alarm over the controversial project, but are now allowing it to go ahead.
Saving Aru
The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
Indonesia reboots effort to end corporate secrecy as anonymous firms destroy Papuan rainforest
Indonesian companies were given until March this year to disclose their “beneficial owners” under a 2018 presidential regulation, but less than 1 percent have complied.
The secret deal to destroy paradise
The story behind the single biggest threat to the rainforests of Indonesia.
Ghosts in the Machine
The land deals behind the downfall of Indonesia’s top judge
The making of a palm oil fiefdom
The story of money, power and politics behind the devastation of a forest-rich district in Indonesian Borneo.