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Call for tiger conference to commit to ‘zero demand’

Tiger range countries must commit to end tiger farming and all domestic and international trade in parts and derivatives of tigers from captive facilities, many of which are engaged in legal and illegal trade. There are an estimated 7,000 tigers in captivity in so-called tiger farms in South-East Asia and China

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UPDATED: On-the-run timber crime cop surrenders

Corrupt Indonesian policeman Labora Sitorus, jailed in 2014 for 15 years for large-scale timber theft, is once again on the run Sorong Police and Justice & Human Rights Ministry officials went to the former Chief Brigadier’s home for an arranged transfer to a prison in Jakarta but found him gone

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Indonesian Govt’s sly U-turn on plans to destroy Aru islands

The Government of Indonesia appears to be reviving plans to clear-cut the vast forests of the beautiful Aru islands in a U-turn sparking confusion and anger among activists after a high-profile campaign seeking to scrap plans to turn the remote islands into a giant sugar plantation appeared to have ended in success