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Sumatra

Indonesia Revokes Permit for Chinese-Built Dam Threatening Ape Species

The Southeast Asian government announced it was canceling licenses for 28 projects it said had violated permits in provinces hit by flooding last year. It remains unclear whether the move is permanent or will be enforced.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

What looks like hundreds of logs and tree branches are piled up in the village near damaged homes.
People wade through floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods on Dec. 2 in Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Credit: Yt Hariono/AFP via Getty Images

Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Tapanuli orangutan is threatened by a Chinese-built hydroelectric dam in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme

The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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