Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 07/04/2026What did the locals give me for lunch in the forests of West Borneo? These coconuts sticky rice in pitcher plants 🙂 011
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Just because the forest is gone or replaced, this doesn’t mean that conservation values are erased! www.eco-business.com/opinion/comp... 011
Reposted by Aida GreenburyOrangutan Land Trust @orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social · 03/02/2026"Indonesia’s plan to spend US$9.2 billion in public funds to rehabilitate degraded forests lacks transparency and risks placing the financial burden on taxpayers rather than those most responsible for deforestation. news.mongabay.com/2026/02/the-... @aidagreenbury.bsky.social #Deforestationnews.mongabay.comThe fair costs for forest rehabilitation in Indonesia (commentary)A week ago, the media reported that the Ministry of Forestry estimated the total cost of rehabilitating Indonesia’s forests and critical lands at Rp153.78 trillion, or about US$9.2 billion, over nine ... 044
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 03/02/2026My latest piece on Mongabay: “If only two dozen large corporations are responsible for landscape-scale forest degradation and deforestation, why should the State and Regional Budgets fund the rehabilitation of damaged landscapes?” news.mongabay.com/2026/02/the-... 022
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 12/01/2026My latest article on Mongabay: “The recent ecological disaster in Sumatra, Indonesia, has sparked widespread public outcry and indicated strong political will from the Indonesian president to halt further forest destruction.” news.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-ca... 020
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Let’s talk about forest fires. Check out the full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DLru8zb... 001
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Why are we losing so much forest lately? Indonesia lost 261,575 hectares in 2024, marking the highest rate since 2021. We must put an end to this atrocity; we owe it to everyone. #Deforestation #ClimateCrisis #Orangutan #indonesia #hutan www.instagram.com/reel/DLmNFJS... 022
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 01/07/2025How I feel when dealing with consultants hired by companies to greenwash. 020
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Deforestation and colonialism. Half of the world’s forests were destroyed during the 20th century, some for ‘plantation development’. Back then, Asians were labelled as “coolies”. theconversation.com/how-ongoing-... 000
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It’s official. I just set up a new Instagram account, which serves as a platform to discuss corporate sustainability, forestry, social, climate, and stuff. Feel free to join the discussion. www.instagram.com/reel/DKv7lqC... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Indonesian oligarchs are lining up for access to 4.8 million hectares of forest to reduce emissions. Where are these forests located? To offset which emissions? www.tempo.co/kolom/konses... 020
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Deadly #nickel: The local residents, the fish, and the environment have been slowly poisoned by mercury and arsenic heavy metals from the nickel mining and processing area of Weda Bay, Central Halmahera, North Maluku. www.kompas.id/artikel/loga... 021
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 20/05/2025“Shadow companies are unacknowledged assets of a group, often held in offshore secrecy jurisdictions, which can allow the group to dodge accountability for environmental and social harms, including deforestation.” www.greenpeace.org/internationa... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 20/05/2025More than 3,200 hectares of land and forest, totalling an area the size of Macau, have been burned in Indonesia this year. www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as... 011
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 20/05/2025“Researchers say Indonesia’s claim of a 90% deforestation drop over the past ten years is misleading due to cherry-picked data and an extreme baseline year.” news.mongabay.com/2025/05/indo... 001
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 13/05/2025The EU will only label four “real baddies” countries as high risk for deforestation under its anti-deforestation law. Belarus, North Korea, Myanmar, and Russia will make the cut – or the blacklist – according to three EU diplomats. www.euractiv.com/section/agri... 000
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 09/05/2025We need more of this. A video of wild Sumatran tigers in the rain by the Aceh Conservation Agency. 031
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Last month, the Orang Rimba indigenous people and hunters and gatherers in Jambi Sumatra were murdered by oil palm company security. They were accused of stealing oil palm fruit. They were hungry as the forest they lived in had disappeared. Let’s not forget that. www.kompas.id/artikel/pemb... 020
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 01/05/2025A wild Sumatran tiger entered the palm oil giant Wilmar’s factory in Riau Sumatra. The Indonesian government has instructed the company to reduce its activities. Listen to nature. regional.kompas.com/read/2025/04... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 26/04/2025A strong food estate should not compromise conservation values of forests and other important natural ecosystem such as swamps and it can be done. www.france24.com/en/live-news... 011
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Why focus solely on illegal deforestation UK? www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Over five hectares of the Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra were tragically burned yesterday. Surprisingly, acacia pulpwood trees that had been felled were discovered within the burned forest, even within the boundaries of the national park. regional.kompas.com/read/2025/04... 001
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Unbelievable. The pristine Belitung’s coastal protected forest has been converted into an oil palm plantation by a local businessman. The district attorney’s office is investigating the case. forumkeadilanbabel.com/2025/04/09/d... 131
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 17/04/2025“Papua has already provided nature and oxygen to Indonesia and the world. Why is it not enough? Why our forests still need to be destroyed? The forests are our mother, and we cannot survive without them.” www.instagram.com/reel/DId_ff_... 031
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Congratulations 🥳 Two geoparks in Indonesia—located in Kebumen, Central Java, and Meratus, South Kalimantan—have officially been recognized as UNESCO Global Geoparks. en.antaranews.com/news/351877/... 020
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 11/04/2025The diversity of tree species in forests protects our planet from extreme temperatures. Let’s end monoculture plantations and deforestation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 07/04/2025“An unpublished government feasibility assessment estimates that carbon dioxide emissions from clearing land for the project will total 315 million tons of C02 equivalent.” Let’s hope that the food estate project doesn’t cause any more environmental or social damage. apnews.com/article/bioe... 011
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Sustainable development requires the free, prior, and informed consent of local communities. It also involves respecting, embracing, and valuing local culture and wisdom, even in oil palm plantations. www.kompas.id/artikel/mimp... 032
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 04/04/2025For years, my friends and family have been urging me to write a book. I’ve finally made the decision to embark on the journey of writing my autobiography. I genuinely hope that people can gain valuable insights from my upbringing, my passion, my experiences, and most importantly, about forests. 🌳 030
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The Ministry of Forestry has identified more than 20 million hectares of forest areas in Indonesia to be developed into food, energy projects, which they say will not involve deforestation. More than 8 million that have been identified are secondary forests. www.mongabay.co.id/2025/03/30/m... 020
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 30/03/2025How to move biodiversity restoration from a buzzword to a reality. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Patchouli farming in Sulawesi has fuelled deforestation? Has anyone heard of this? www.msn.com/en-au/news/n... 100
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 28/03/2025"Right now, our climate strategies bet on forests not only remaining intact, but even expanding," Windisch says. But the fact is, forest is increasingly at risk from climate change and human activities such as deforestation. phys.org/news/2025-03... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Director of Forest Inventory and Monitoring reported that net deforestation in 2024 was recorded at 175.4 thousand hectares. Comparing data from previous years, he noted that the deforestation trend is increasing. en.tempo.co/read/1990101... 010
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 22/03/2025No no no.. More like: 75% of Peatlands in Indonesia Vulnerable to Fire. en.tempo.co/read/1985856... 011
Aida Greenbury @aidagreenbury.bsky.social · 17/03/2025A baby elephant, found lost in an oil palm plantation. megapolitan.antaranews.com/berita/37102... 164