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West Papua: The Worst Deforestation Project on the Planet in Merauke

Summary by L'Humanité
Launched in 2024 by Indonesia in occupied West Papua, this titanic program of rice, sugar cane and oil palm plantations is synonymous with ecocide and genocide for the Papuans. Shaved forests, poisoned rivers, racial discrimination, torture... Immersed in a scandal passed under silence.
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Launched in 2024 by Indonesia in occupied West Papua, this titanic program of rice, sugar cane and oil palm plantations is synonymous with ecocide and genocide for the Papuans. Shaved forests, poisoned rivers, racial discrimination, torture... Immersed in a scandal passed under silence.

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L'Humanité broke the news on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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