Environmental groups raised concerns Thursday over a $6 billion Indonesian EV battery megaproject backed by Chinese giant ...

By Hans Nicholas Jong JAKARTA — Indonesia’s deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 ...

In Indonesia, environmental groups say deforestation is worsening the effects of natural disasters such as floods, landslides, drought and forest fires.

In Indonesia, environmental groups continue to point to deforestation and environmental degradation worsening the effects of natural disasters such as floods, landslides, drought and forest fires.

Indonesia’s official deforestation data from 1990 to 2022 (in million hectares). Image courtesy of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

Indonesia only exported around 1.78 million tons of palm oil products in April, down 39.2 percent from the previous month.

SIMBORO, Indonesia (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler with ...

Manurung said it's not clear exactly how much of Indonesia deforestation is due to mining. But he called it a “significant driver,” and said the government's rapid development of the country's ...

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