Deforestation rose 66% in 2025, reversing years of decline
Auriga Nusantara estimates over 430,000 ha were cleared last year, the highest in nearly a decade. Papua saw a sharp rise, and nearly half the loss happened inside licensed concessions.
April 2026 · 2 stories
WALHI says national strategic projects are speeding up deforestation
Speaking at an Earth Day protest outside parliament, WALHI pointed to the Merauke sugarcane project as an example of forests and livelihoods lost to state-backed development.