Basten Gokkon

A Jakarta-based writer with interest in wildlife conservation, renewable energy efforts, and indigenous peoples empowerment.

Critics are concerned about the weakening of protections for endangered species in a country where wildlife trafficking is rife.

A recently published report shows the extent of the country's ongoing problems with the black market sale of animals.

The vessels broke loose in storms, destroying around 15,000 square feet of coral in Karimunjava National Park.

Raja Ampat, an island chain off the coast of New Guinea, is home to perhaps the world's richest marine biodiversity

Environmental Advocates Take Aim at Proposed Revisions to Indonesia's Conservation Act