Sempu Island, located off the shore of South Malang, East Java, was established as a Nature Reserve in 1928 through Governor's Decree no.46 Stbl.1928 No. 69 of 1928
A recent video showing habitat of Bornean Orangutan being cleared for oil palm plantation published by PROFAUNA Indonesia in their Facebook fan page on 28 October 2016 sparked mixed comments from the netizen
Indonesian Ulema Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/MUI) has issued a fatwa against forest-burning. This was stated by MUI's Fatwa Board member, Huzaimah T. Yanggi, in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry office