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

Don’t ignore REDD’s impacts on communities! Brihannala Morgan Village afforestation project, West Kalimantan Judith Ma...

Aceh experiments with a major REDD project, but without involving local people Environmental Justice and Governance Research Lab ...

Climate change is compounding the environmental and social justice problems confronted by marginalised communities: a multi-faceted movement is needed...

Officials in Papua and Riau want to prevent deforestation, but they need concrete action and resources from the national government, not just talk and...

Indonesia’s carbon stores spark international attention Jeff Neilson    A hand-written sign forbidding forest clearing r...

Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia Antje Missbach    Cannabis plants    Michael Wolf ...

The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah. David Kloos ...

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

The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process Blair Palmer      ...

As Minang dance shows, the guiding rules of culture are often unspoken Paul Mason       Guests are welcome...

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami Margaret Kartomi    An Acehn...

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh Sarah J Newman    A sign in South Aceh: ‘It is forbidden for tw...

There are big dangers in declaring success too soon Sidney Jones    Hasan di Tiro and his courtiers: Partai Aceh election d...

Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society Yanuar Nugroho    The nucleus of AirPutih&rsqu...

The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession Yen-ling Tsai ...

Two Chinese-Indonesian women are role models for the younger generation Aimee Dawis     Myra Sidharta     IBAS ...

Hasan di Tiro returns to an Aceh in transition Catherine Smith and Thushara Dibley    The crowd strains to se...

Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper cultural change Paul Mason    A Mi...

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

How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh. Edward Aspinall     Former GAM commander Darwis Djeunib o...