Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGO
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGO

Raw Story  

Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. The report from NGO Auriga Nusantara said 261,575 hectares of primary and secondary forests across Indonesia were lost in 2024, over four thousand more than the previous year. The report is based on satellite imagery, which was analysed to confirm deforestation, and followed up with field visits to areas representing tens of thousands of hectares of forest loss, Auriga Nusantara said. Auriga Nusantara said its count excluded loss in timber plantations and plantation forest, but does cover both primary forests and regenerated "secondary" forest.

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Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion plan
2 months, 1 week ago

Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion plan

The Hindu  

Indonesia's plan to convert millions of hectares of forests for food and energy use is "environmentally illogical and destructive," and risks irreversible environmental and biodiversity loss, activists warned on Monday. The Indonesian government wants to turn 20 million hectares of forest into areas for food and energy production and water reserves, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni recently said in a …

A study finds Indonesia’s deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A study finds Indonesia’s deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally put to use, it’s most often for new palm oil plantations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While 8.8 million hectares of Indonesia’s deforested lands remain vacant, 7.8 million …

A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And when the land is finally put to use, …

Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to a World Resources Institute analysis of deforestation data. Global Forest Watch’s data on Indonesia’s loss of primary forests — which are …

Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy From trees felled in protected …

In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather, climate change
11 months, 4 weeks ago

In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather, climate change

LA Times  

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 early March, marking one of the latest deadly natural disasters in Indonesia. Government officials blamed the floods on heavy rainfall, but environmental groups have cited the disaster as …

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2030. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 34 percent in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data shows, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies. In June alone, satellite data from …

Brazil under Bolsonaro led deforestation in Amazon rainforest in 2022: study
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil under Bolsonaro led deforestation in Amazon rainforest in 2022: study

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 01, 2023 16:02 IST - 5 MINS READ In former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s four years in power, vast tracts of the Amazon fell to make way for mining, cattle ranches, and soybean farming. During his tenure from 2019 to 2022, Bolsonaro’s administration weakened regulation and enforcement around deforestation, shrinking the budgets of agencies monitoring environmental crimes …

World’s tropical forest cover continued to decrease in 2022, new research says
1 year, 9 months ago

World’s tropical forest cover continued to decrease in 2022, new research says

The Hindu  

The story so far: Tropical areas lost 4.1 million hectares of forest cover – equivalent to losing an area of 11 football fields per minute – in 2022, new research quoted by the World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch has said. Brazil’s high rate of primary forest cover loss occurred in the last year of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency, WRI noted. …

Brazil detects record Amazon deforestation in Jan. and Feb.
3 years ago

Brazil detects record Amazon deforestation in Jan. and Feb.

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Detected deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a record high for the month of February following a similar record the prior month. Satellite alerts of deforestation in February corresponded to 199 square kilometers, the highest indicator for that month in seven years of record-keeping and 62% more than in the same month in 2021, according to …

Brazil detects record Amazon deforestation in January and February
3 years ago

Brazil detects record Amazon deforestation in January and February

LA Times  

Demonstrators take part in a demonstration by the Act for the Earth movement in front of the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Satellite alerts of deforestation in February corresponded to 77 square miles, the highest indicator for that month in seven years of record-keeping and 62% more than in the same month in 2021, according to preliminary data from the …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hits new record in January
3 years, 1 month ago

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hits new record in January

Al Jazeera  

Researches say forest destruction in Brazil has been accelerating since 2019, when President Jair Bolsonaro took office. Brazil recorded the most deforestation ever in the Amazon rainforest for the month of January, according to new government data, as the destruction continues to worsen despite the government’s recent pledges to bring it under control. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon totalled 430sq kilometres …

Hot air: Scepticism over Indonesia’s COP26 deforestation pledges
3 years, 4 months ago

Hot air: Scepticism over Indonesia’s COP26 deforestation pledges

Al Jazeera  

Medan, Indonesia – As the COP26 climate change conference continues into its second and final week in Glasgow, a pledge signed by more than 100 countries to reverse deforestation by the end of 2030 has won widespread acclaim. Last week, as part of a speech on deforestation at COP26, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, said that Indonesia, …

Indonesia signals about-face on COP26 deforestation pledge
3 years, 4 months ago

Indonesia signals about-face on COP26 deforestation pledge

Al Jazeera  

Environment minister questions the agreement to end deforestation by 2030, calls it ‘inappropriate and unfair’. Indonesia’s environment minister has dismissed as “inappropriate and unfair” a global plan to end deforestation by 2030, days after her country, home to a third of the world’s rainforests, joined 127 other nations in making the deforestation pledge. Adding to the confusion about Indonesia’s position, …

Global rainforest loss ’relentless’ in 2020, says new report
3 years, 11 months ago

Global rainforest loss ’relentless’ in 2020, says new report

Live Mint  

Kuala Lumpur, 31 March: Tropical forest losses hit their third-highest level in almost two decades last year, despite improved conservation in parts of Southeast Asia, researchers said on Wednesday, warning of rising deforestation risks as nations restart pandemic-hit economies. WRI said primary forest loss, which hit a record high in 2016 and 2017, was about 12% higher in 2020 than …

Indonesia's latest natural disasters are a 'wake-up call', environmentalists say
4 years, 2 months ago

Indonesia's latest natural disasters are a 'wake-up call', environmentalists say

ABC  

The year has only just begun, but already Indonesia has been hit with fatal earthquakes, deadly landslides and volcanic eruptions. Key points: Indonesia's meteorology agency has warned of a potential increase in natural disasters up until March Activists say deforestation and environmental destruction contribute to disasters in Indonesia Indonesia has lost 9.4 million hectares of primary forest in the past …

Area burned in Indonesia fires ‘greater than the Netherlands’
4 years, 5 months ago

Area burned in Indonesia fires ‘greater than the Netherlands’

Al Jazeera  

Greenpeace slams Indonesia for lack of action against the palm oil sector as vast areas of forests burned in five years. Tropical forest and peatland areas bigger than the Netherlands have burned in Indonesia in the past five years, Greenpeace has said, lambasting President Joko Widodo’s government for allowing the pulpwood and palm oil sector to act with impunity despite …

Indonesia could ban new palm oil plantations to stop forest fires
8 years, 10 months ago

Indonesia could ban new palm oil plantations to stop forest fires

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indonesia is taking steps to ban new palm oil operations after forest fires in the …

Saving Indonesia’s Forests
9 years, 10 months ago

Saving Indonesia’s Forests

The Diplomat  

The latest figures show that Indonesia’s loss of natural forests has slowed to a decade low – a dramatic change in direction for a country that overtook Brazil as having the world’s highest rate of primary forest loss in 2011, almost doubling the level of Amazon decline in 2012. A new report by the Anti Forest-Mafia Coalition and Forest Trends …

Indonesia now country with world's highest deforestation rate
10 years, 8 months ago

Indonesia now country with world's highest deforestation rate

India TV News  

Jakarta: Indonesia has double the deforestation rate in Brazil and has become the largest destroyer of forests housing some of the world's most endangered species. A report, recently published in the Nature Climate Change magazine, revealed that the Indonesian archipelago lost almost twice the forest area than Brazil by 2012.Researcher Belinda Arunarwati Margono, one of the authors of the study, …

Deforestation decreased over the past 10 years
14 years, 11 months ago

Deforestation decreased over the past 10 years

China Daily  

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says deforestation has decreased over the past ten years. About 13 million hectares of forest were cut down or lost through natural causes each year in the last ten years. These programs, along with natural expansion of forests in some areas, have added more than …

Illegal logging responsible for loss of 10 million hectares in Indonesia
15 years, 5 months ago

Illegal logging responsible for loss of 10 million hectares in Indonesia

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, it is destroying its forests faster than any other country, according to the Guinness Book of Records, with …

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