JAKARTA, Indonesia — Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly flash floods and landslides after torrential rains ...

Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite ...

Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly flash floods and landslides after torrential rains hit West Sumatra in ...

We need to end this. From chicken to fish to products containing palm oil such as pizza and chocolate, nearly half of global deforestation is caused by the food we eat. The scary truth is that it’s ...

Indonesia’s deforestation increased in 2024 to its highest level since 2021, with forest area four times the size of Jakarta lost; 97% of this occurred within legal concessions, highlighting a ...

Specifically, interventions should aim to reduce the demand for deforestation, while providing welfare benefits, for example by increasing agricultural yields on existing cultivated lands ...

The stage has been set for 2025 to be a crucial year for deforestation action – and what happens will have implications for the private sector and the global economy.

Worldwide, large-scale monocrop agriculture is the most significant driver of deforestation. Bulldozers flatten natural landscapes, wiping out wildlife and destroying the forest resources that ...

A government official disputed the figures, saying they mischaracterised deforestation in the country. Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including ...