Philip Jacobson is a senior contributing editor with the environmental news site Mongabay, focusing primarily on Indonesia.
He manages staff writers, works with freelance reporters and produces his own stories.
His work has been recognized by Longform.org, the Society of Environmental Journalists Awards and the Fetisov Journalism Awards.
In early 2020, he was jailed in central Borneo over his role at Mongabay.
He has traveled widely in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific.