Indonesia for Sale

Indonesia for Sale is an investigative series which explores in unprecedented depth the corruption underpinning Indonesia’s land rights and deforestation crisis. Continue reading

Investigation

09.10.2019The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution.

This investigation was begun by Earthsight with Mongabay as part of the Indonesia for Sale series, but was completed independently by Mongabay and The Gecko Project, after the latter became independent.

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Analysis

08.05.2019

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Analysis

28.03.2019

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Analysis

04.12.2018

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Investigation

28.11.2018

The story behind the single biggest threat to the rainforests of Indonesia. The secret deal to destroy paradise is the third instalment of Indonesia for Sale.

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Analysis

21.08.2018

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Analysis

07.07.2018

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Analysis

21.06.2018

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Analysis

08.04.2018

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Investigation

18.04.2018

The land deals behind the downfall of Indonesia’s top judge. Ghosts in the machine is the second instalment of the Indonesia for Sale series. 

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Investigation

11.10.2017A politician in Borneo turned his district into a sea of oil palm. Did it benefit the people who elected him, or the members of his family?

This article is the first installment of the Indonesia for Sale series. It is the product of nine months’ reporting across the Southeast Asian country, interviewing fixers, middlemen, lawyers and companies involved in land deals, and those most affected by them.

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10.10.2017

The series is the product of nine months’ reporting across the country, interviewing fixers, middlemen, lawyers and companies involved in land deals, and those most affected by them.

Indonesia for Sale is a collaboration between Mongabay and The Gecko Project, an investigative reporting initiative established by UK-based non-profit Earthsight.

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