US EditionIndonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo's self-sufficiency drive, report shows
Forest clearing for food self-sufficiency, bioenergy, palm oil, and mining caused Indonesia's 433,751-hectare loss, highest since 2016, environmental think tank Auriga Nusantara said.
- On Tuesday, environmental think tank Auriga Nusantara reported that Indonesia's forest loss surged 66% in 2025, clearing 433,751 hectares and reaching the highest rate in eight years.
- Chairman Timer Manurung of Auriga attributed the surge to President Prabowo Subianto's food security and energy programs, which allocated 20.6 million hectares of forest areas, 43% natural forest.
- Borneo experienced the fastest forest shrinkage, while more than 78,000 hectares of "food reserve forest" were cleared and 41,162 hectares converted to mining concessions.
- Manurung warned that clearing of peatlands is "not suitable for rice" and increases fire risk during the upcoming El Nino-driven dry season.
- Indonesia's Forestry Ministry stated it will strengthen measures to control deforestation, while experts urge expanding conservation areas outside forest estates to better protect natural forests.
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Indonesia Forest Loss Jumps 66% Under Prabowo Policies
Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, reaching its highest level in eight years, according to a report by environmental think tank Auriga Nusantara. The findings highlight growing concerns over weakening environmental protections and the environmental cost of ambitious national development policies. The country, home to some of the world’s richest biodiversity and […] The post Indonesia Forest Loss Jumps 66% Under Prabowo Policies appe…
Indonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo's self-sufficiency drive, report shows
Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, hitting its highest rate in eight years as a result of weak environmental protections and an ambitious food and energy self-sufficiency drive, an environmental group said on Tuesday.
Deforestation Soars In Indonesia On Self-Sufficiency Drive
Forest loss in Indonesia jumped 66% in 2025, reaching its highest level in eight years, driven by weak environmental safeguards and an aggressive push for food and energy self-sufficiency, an environmental group said on Tuesday. The archipelago, made up of thousands of islands, has some of the world’s thickest forests and most biodiverse regions, but […] The post Deforestation Soars In Indonesia On Self-Sufficiency Drive appeared first on StratN…
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