http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/360/ en_GB_uk Indonesia http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84147 In a rare piece of good news for Indonesian forests, a regional governor has announced an interim ban on deforestation in Riau, one of the areas currently worst affected by rapid deforestation. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84035 Every Sunday two of the main streets in Jakarta are closed to motorised vehicles. Mirja J. Eggers looks at the impact. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84018 Petroleum-fuelled prosperity is masking the challenge of oil depletion and removing the sense of urgency that is desperately needed to promote diversification in oil-exporting states, a report warns. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83884 Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the Indonesian region’s Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous rights, a coalition of local organisations said today. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83643 Despite insisting a week ago that Unilever would not be bounced into taking action, company boss Patrick Cescau has performed an about-turn and announced that his company supports a moratorium on rainforest destruction in Indonesia. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83544 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83520 Small farmers from around the world celebrated last week the International Day of Peasant's Struggle and honored the communities and organizations in over 25 countries that are challenging escalating food costs. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83496 Activists across Europe - many dressed as orang-utans to draw attention to Unilever's "monkey business" - have been demonstrating to protect Indonesian rainforests from the expansion of the palm oil industry. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82776 Dr. Nafsiah Mbo, Secretary of the National AIDS Commission in Indonesia, must challenge gender inequity and other stigmas associated with marginalized populations in her country as she seeks to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82468 Laws are failing to protect the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger, according to a report by wildlife trade network monitors. India's tigers at risk http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82333 President Suharto of Indonesia, who died last month, was responsible for the invasion of East Timor in 1975, for its occupation for almost 25 years, for the murder of so many of its people and for the insecure and traumatised state it remains in despite its emergence as a free, new country six years ago. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157321/1/ UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (OneWorld) - Hundreds of international officials, business leaders, and civil society activists have gathered in Indonesia this week for a major UN conference on corruption. At the same time, a week-long period of mourning began in the country to honor a political leader deemed to be one of the most corrupt in world history. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82231 An initiative "to secure the economic, social and environmental sustainability of around a million cocoa farmers and their communities in Ghana, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean" was unveiled by chocolate manufacturer Cadbury and the UN Development Programme today. From Cadbury Schweppes http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81967 Field investigations in Indonesia have found that the home of two tribes of indigenous people and endangered elephants, tigers and orang-utans faces “being split in half” by construction of “a legally questionable highway” for logging trucks servicing one of the world’s largest paper companies. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81952 A series of stories looks at HIV vulnerability, poverty, and women's rights and empowerment since the 2004 natural disaster ravaged Southeast Asia.