More than 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of forests, including carbon-rich peatlands, have been cleared in Central Kalimantan province for the so-called food estate program, according to a spatial analysis by the NGO Pantau Gambut.
After one of its wildlife sanctuaries was decimated by a super typhoon in 2021, Talarak Foundation had to refocus its conservation efforts. Its advocacy for the welfare of five keystone species endemic to the West Visayan faunal region is now showing results.