Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest Sandra Moniaga   ...

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement Alexandra Crosby        No entry for Semen G...

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan Laurens Bakker  &...

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved Afrizal      &n...

BP’s massive LNG project is due to begin operations in late 2008, despite social and environmental costs Paul Barber    J...

Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities Butet Manurung    A jungle school with Ora...

Observing social change in Papua Stuart Upton It’s carnival time — the costumes are bright, the dancers gyrating, the music lively. But this...

What happens when wandering sea nomads have to settle? Chris Majors and Joanna Swiecicka Today most Bajo sea nomads live a settled lifestyle. ...

For the Forest Tobelo people, regional autonomy is a mixed blessing Christopher R Duncan In some parts of North Maluku, perceptions about what...

The interests of local people aren’t served by keeping them out of national parks Arianto Sangadji What comes first, social justice or conser...

Do resettlement failures justify deforestation? Greg Acciaioli What comes first, social justice or conservation? This article is the second in o...

Orang Rimba assert their rights Blair Palmer ‘Before the nggang bird flies, the branch hasn’t fallen before the elephant passes by, the gra...

Forestry business packaged in ecological concerns in Flores John Prior Since October 2002, the district government in Manggarai, West Flores, ...