Elis Molidena

TL;DR: The native forests of Borneo have been impacted by selective logging, fire, and conversion to plantations at unprecedented scales since industrial-scale extractive industries began in the early 1970s, and there is still hope for biodiversity conservation.

TL;DR: It is shown that the Indonesian fires behind the 2013 haze followed a two-month dry spell in a wetter-than-average year, and observations show that extreme air pollution episodes in Southeast Asia are no longer restricted to drought years.

TL;DR: The study indicates the desirability of the Government of Indonesia designating its natural forest timber concessions as protected areas under the IUCN Protected Area Category VI to protect them from reclassification.

TL;DR: A large scale island-wide land-use masterplan is needed that clarifies which possible land uses and managements are allowed in the landscape and provides new standardized strategic conservation policies to avoid potential decline in orang-utan habitats.