Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who ...

In the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea, people have long ...

Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried ...

Workers filter patchouli oil at a refinery in Simboro, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Dita Alangkara Deeper into the forest and beyond the villages, new lands are ...

But West Sulawesi’s Environment and Forestry Agency has warned that the trend threatens the land and the people around it. As the rainforest gets cleared, slopes get less stable, making them ...

Rusli Paraili, a crocodile handler, feeds a rescued crocodile kept inside an enclosure in Budong-Budong, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Rusli Paraili ...

But West Sulawesi’s Environment and Forestry Agency has warned that the trend threatens the land and the people around it. As the rainforest gets cleared, slopes get less stable, making them ...

Workers filter patchouli oil at a refinery in Simboro, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ...

While heavy rains are anticipated to continue throughout March, BMKG forecasts a decline in rainfall intensity starting in April. Notably, the aforementioned west coast areas of Sulawesi will likely ...