Massive Indonesian deforestation project sparks environmental concerns

April 7, 2025, 2:11 pm

Indonesia is poised to clear forest land approximately the size of Belgium to make way for bioethanol production and agricultural expansion. Environmentalists and indigenous groups have decried the project, warning that such widespread deforestation will lead to significant ecological damage, displacement of local communities, and accelerated contributions to global climate change.


nationalobserver.com / World's largest deforestation project destroys forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.

winnipegfreepress.com / World’s largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia


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