In recent years, Jakarta has supercharged the mining and processing of the mineral, but the progress has come at a heavy cost.

New rules require firms to give 20 percent of their land to smallholders before the government extends their permits.

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

Deforestation in Indonesia rose again last year, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and ...

One of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, ...

Illegal deforestation has reportedly surged to record levels in a wildlife reserve at the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra ...

By Liz Kimbrough Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Deforestation is visible near the areas of several wood pellet production companies in Pohuwato, Gorontalo ...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. Environmental activists ...