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Rachel Diaz-Bastin is a San Francisco-based artist and life-long California resident. She is a graduate of UC Davis, where she earned her degree in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology. Rachel currently works in the entomology department of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. She began writing about local wildlife and conservation efforts for Bay Nature Magazine in 2013 and started writing for Mongabay as a contributor on forest issues in Southeast Asia in 2016.
Indonesia’s new mining regulations have resulted in a high-stakes dispute with foreign investors, but what effects will these legal changes have on the environment? The jury is still out.