The new Sumatra map. Click image to visit the interactive version of the map. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and a coalition of Indonesian environmental groups known as Eyes on the Forest have ...

For nearly seven years, Gaveau has been documenting forest destruction on the island of Sumatra since early 1970s using satellite technology. He publishes his full-resolution maps and scientific ...

JAKARTA/PALEMBANG (eTN) - Despite its proximity to India, as well as neighboring the western part of Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore), Sumatra failed until now to fully capitalize on its ...

I. ndonesia has officially implemented the much-anticipated ' one-map policy' to help resolve disagreements resulting from the use of different data and maps that often cause land disputes and ...

More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island caused hazy skies across the region on Monday, prompting government officials to ask people to work from home.. The military ...

Topographic map of Sumatra. Image: Wikipedia. (Phys.org) -- An earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on 11th April was unusually powerful, at magnitude ...

New geophysical data show that fault slip during the March 2005 magnitude 8.7 (Mw) earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia (also referred to as the Simeulue-Nias earthquake ...

In Sumatra, animism lingers alongside Islam. That combination could be wildlife’s best chance for survival.

“Sumatra: Isle of Gold,” on show through Nov. 7, examines how various cultures in Sumatra have influenced and, in turn, shaped others through interaction with foreign traders and colonists.