Indonesia sustainability monitor · English summaries of English and Bahasa reporting
RKEF lines at the Morowali industrial park began reducing production. The market is waiting on further 2026 mining quota (RKAB) approvals, and a revised ore benchmark formula took effect on 15 September.
Why it matters: Output cuts at Indonesia's largest nickel hub ripple straight into battery and stainless supply chains.
Speakers from the Moi and other communities described losing forest access. Officials said 12 customary-law communities in Papua have been formally recognised, with dozens of claims still under review.
Why it matters: Recognition of adat forests is the slow legal track running underneath every land conflict in Papua.
Water sources in Kalimantan are drying up under a super El Niño, and haze has drifted over 1,000 km to Cebu in the Philippines. Seventy-two people were arrested in August on suspicion of starting fires.
About 200,000 ha burned between January and July. Haze has caused tens of thousands of respiratory infections, pushed schools online in Malaysia and reached Manila. The minister says most fires were set deliberately.
Why it matters: Fire liability is now an enforcement story: police have named 89 suspects and six permit holders face severe sanctions.