great @globalvoices story moving between the individual impacts and the govt-corporate massive profit making decisions #climate #extractiveindustries #Sulawesi

https://globalvoices.org/2025/04/07/how-chinas-investment-in-indonesias-nickel-industry-is-impacting-local-communities/

Striking yellow and black #Sulawesi #hornbills are extremely social and nest in tree hollows with helper birds feeding them. They’re vulnerable from #palmoil #deforestation. Help them survive! #BoycottPalmOil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/10/02/sulawesi-hornbill-rhabdotorrhinus-exarhatus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Striking yellow and black #Sulawesi #hornbills are extremely social and nest in tree hollows with helper birds feeding them. They're vulnerable from #palmoil #deforestation. Help them survive! #BoycottPalmOil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/10/02/sulawesi-hornbill-rhabdotorrhinus-exarhatus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Bear Cuscus' are found on #Sulawesi #Indonesia they are vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation ️ and #hunting. Support this beautiful animal with your weekly shop #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/bear-cuscus-ailurops-ursinus/

The expressive and ancient #Sulawesi Crested Black #Macaque is tragically critically endangered in #Sulawesi #Indonesia due to #palmoil #ecocide and #hunting. Help them survive #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/29/sulawesi-crested-black-macaque-macaca-nigra/

The world’s smallest fanged frog, measuring 2.5 cm, was discovered in Indonesia. This discovery highlights the region’s biodiversity and emphasizes the need to protect these ecosystems for their survival.

Found in the lush forests of Sulawesi, this tiny amphibian proves that nature's wonders come in all sizes.

@goodnews

#GoodNews #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Conservation #Sulawesi #Amphibians
https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/07/28/the-worlds-smallest-fanged-frog-found-in-indonesia/

Bear Cuscus' are found on #Sulawesi #Indonesia they are vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting. Support this beautiful animal with your weekly shop #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/bear-cuscus-ailurops-ursinus/

Nurturing and sweet Sulawesi Barbarusas are hog species native to #Sulawesi #Indonesia. They face multiple threats including human persecution, #hunting and #palmoil #deforestation. Help them survive #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/04/14/sulawesi-babirusa-babyrousa-celebensis/

Lasers find that #CavePaintings in #Sulawesi are several thousand years older than previously thought.

#Indonesia #Anthropology

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07541-7

Felskunst erzählte schon vor über 50.000 Jahren Geschichten. Höhlenmalereien in Indonesien zeigen älteste bekannte Jagdszenen #Felsbilder #Felskunst #Hoehlenmalerei #Indonesien #Sulawesi
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/felskunst-erzaehlte-schon-vor-ueber-50-000-jahren-geschichten/

This is not good.
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#Indonesia’s Ruang volcano off the island of #Sulawesi erupted on Tuesday, April 30, spewing #ash and #lava, after an eruption earlier this month led to hundreds of evacuations and an airport closure. #MountRuang

Indonesia's #RuangVolcano erupts again, alert status at highest
https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-ruang-volcano-eruption-april-30-2024/

#MANADO, #Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting #volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading #ash, #FallingRocks, hot #VolcanicClouds and the possibility of a #tsunami.

#MountRuang on the northern side of #Sulawesi Island had at least five large eruptions Wednesday.

Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger
https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-mount-ruang-volcano-eruption-0c24f1712e350006b628492258675465

Back toot: https://noc.social/@Norobiik/112289985563883383

#MountRuang, located in in North #Sulawesi Province, first erupted at 9:45pm (13:45 GMT) on Tuesday sending billowing clouds of smoke and ash high into the sky.

Officials worry that part of the #volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a #tsunami as it did during a previous eruption in 1871 (#Krakatoa).

11,000 evacuated in northern #Indonesia as Ruang volcano erupts | #Volcanoes
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/11000-evacuated-in-northern-indonesia-as-ruang-volcano-erupts

More than 800 people were forced to evacuate their homes in #Indonesia as the #Ruang #volcano continues its eruption.
A #tsunami watch has been issued for the entire west coast of #Tagulandang, Indonesia's North #Sulawesi province.

FPMKI

7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives associated with Toalean culture discovered in Indonesia

Archaeologists on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have unearthed two shark-tooth blades estimated to be around 7,000 years old.

The artifacts, identified as tiger shark teeth, were fashioned into lethal weapons and provide some of the earliest global evidence of the use of shark teeth in composite weaponry...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/11/shark-tooth-knives-discovered-in-indonesia/

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Turquoise Flycatcher
Sulawesi, Indonesia

A brightly colored flycatcher living in hills and montane forests. Its limited range extends from Sulawesi to Maluku in Indonesia, as well as the Philippines.

World's Tiniest #FangedFrog Species Found Lurking in The Indonesian Jungle
https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-tiniest-fanged-frog-species-found-lurking-in-the-indonesian-jungle @ScienceAlert

A #NewSpecies of terrestrially-nesting fanged #frog from #Sulawesi Island, #Indonesia https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292598

"This frog had a ribbon of tiny #teeth on its upper jaw and two small #fangs protruding from its lower jaw. #Frogs usually only have teeth on their upper jaw... Other #SaberToothedFrogs on Sulawesi are two-pound giants, but this new species only weighs around 2 grams"

Sulawesi Fantail
Sulawesi, Indonesia

Like many fantails, they move around quickly high up in trees, making them usually difficult to photograph.

Javan Plover
Sulawesi, Indonesia

This one is on the move. At this time their habitat was affected by a severe drought in the area.