FORESTS NEWS

Robin McDowell is an American journalist with nearly two decades experience in Asia. She has worked for the Associated Press in Cambodia,Thailand and most recently, Indonesia. She also spent a year floating on a riverboat in the plush jungles of Borneo, home to 90 percent of the orangutans left in the wild, getting a first-hand look at the impact of palm oil expansion. She is now spending time with family in Afton, Minnesota while editing and contributing to Forests News.