Environment

The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour

Corruption continues to shape the political landscape in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia’s richest district

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

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

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

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

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved

Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts

Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami

Private sector participation in Jakarta’s water supply has left many citizens high and dry

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

Human rights groups report on abuses

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

A land conflict on the tourist island of Gili Trawangan dates back decades