Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday, based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. The report by NGO Auriga Nusantara said 261,575 hectares (646,

JAKARTA - Deforestation in Indonesia rose again in 2024, a local environmental NGO said on Jan 31, 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.

Deforestation in Indonesia grew again last year, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork.

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions.

Illegal deforestation has reportedly surged to record levels in a wildlife reserve at the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that’s known as the “orangutan capital of the world.” A newly published report by U.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. Environmental activists generally applauded the reforms but criticized loopholes and slow timelines for phasing out the subsidies.

Jakarta is celebrating the WTO ruling, but analysts warn demand and market access issues could stall hopes of progress for it – and Malaysia.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. Environmental activists ...

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Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and evolutionary “gem” on the island of Sulawesi, have been whittled away, satellite data and imagery show,

JAKARTA: The Central Java administration has urged residents to remain vigilant against hydrometeorological disasters as the province will likely continue to see moderate to heavy rainfall until next month.

In 2019, the world’s largest palm oil producer Indonesia sued the EU at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the group’s Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) policy. Under the RED II, the EU plans to phase out the use of palm oil-based biofuel by 2030 if they indicate a high risk of causing “indirect land use change” (ILUC).