Deforestation in Indonesia increased for the third consecutive year in 2024, with 261,575 hectares of primary and secondary forests lost, according to a report by environmental NGO Auriga Nusantara. The report attributes the increase to timber plantations, palm oil cultivation, and mining, particularly in Kalimantan, where the new capital is being built. Environmentalists are alarmed by the government's plans to convert millions of hectares of forests for food and energy use, urging President Prabowo Subianto to issue a presidential regulation to protect remaining natural forests.
BANGKOK — Deforestation in Indonesia grew again last year, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork.Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including timber plantations, palm oil cultivation and, increasingly, the mining of critical minerals.Its rainforests are some of the world's most biodiverse and provide critical habitats for threatened and endangered species, and are key carbon sinks.
President Prabowo Subianto, who assumed office in October, has pledged to boost food and energy self-sufficiency, including by expanding bio-based fuels to lower fuel imports.Environmental groups warn the plans would spell disaster for the country's forests.'We ask President Prabowo to issue a presidential regulation to protect all remaining natural forest,' Timer told AFP.
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