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Crested black macaque. Image by Rhett A. Butler / Mongabay.

Unique primate habitat in Indonesia under threat from palm oil plantations

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Oct 2020

Orangutans go into starvation mode with forest fires in Indonesia, study finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Mar 2020

Palm oil processing industry taking over habitat of endangered proboscis monkey

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Jan 2020

India and other consumer countries should push for sustainable palm oil: report

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Dec 2019

As India, EU look to increase duties, Indonesia eyes China for palm oil exports

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Oct 2019

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The Euryale ferox plant photographed in Samastipur, Bihar. It is a type of water lily that grows in stagnant ponds and wetlands, whose edible seeds are referred to as makhana. While it is primarily cultivated in Bihar, it is also found in parts of East Asia. Image by Ramanesh Thakur.