The government proposal seeks to clear forests for in order to produce bioethanol from sugarcane and food crops.

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops ...

Indonesia plans to clear forests as large as Belgium for bioethanol and food crops, threatening Indigenous communities. The deforestation project, spanning 4.3 million hectares, raises concerns over ...

Climate change is impacting the world in significant ways. We know this. But it’s impacting the beautiful islands of ...

Around the world: Indigenous Indonesians demand an end to government land grabs, British Columbia opens new beds for ...

Kathmandu—Southeast Asia has not been at the forefront of promoting human rights, much less the rights of indigenous peoples, where the region’s record is even darker and more concerning. Indonesia, ...

More than 250 members of Indigenous and local communities gathered in Indonesia’s Merauke district to demand an end to ...

The United Nations estimates that about 200 Indigenous communities live in voluntary isolation across at least nine countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, ...

For the Akit tribe of Bengkalis and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, land is more than just soil beneath their feet: it is their identity, their lifeblood, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted late Thursday, sending a dark ash tower eight kilometers (nearly five miles) into the sky as officials raised the alert level to its highest ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law on Thursday ...