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Indonesian forest loss surges by 66% in 2025, driven by Prabowo's self-sufficiency drive, report shows
Forest clearing for food self-sufficiency, bioenergy, palm oil, and mining caused Indonesia's 433,751-hectare loss, highest since 2016, environmental think tank Auriga Nusantara said.
- On Tuesday, environmental think tank Auriga Nusantara reported that Indonesia's forest loss surged 66% in 2025, clearing 433,751 hectares and reaching the highest rate in eight years.
- Chairman Timer Manurung of Auriga attributed the surge to President Prabowo Subianto's food security and energy programs, which allocated 20.6 million hectares of forest areas, 43% natural forest.
- Borneo experienced the fastest forest shrinkage, while more than 78,000 hectares of "food reserve forest" were cleared and 41,162 hectares converted to mining concessions.
- Manurung warned that clearing of peatlands is "not suitable for rice" and increases fire risk during the upcoming El Nino-driven dry season.
- Indonesia's Forestry Ministry stated it will strengthen measures to control deforestation, while experts urge expanding conservation areas outside forest estates to better protect natural forests.
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Deforestation in Indonesia increases by 66% in 2025 by palm oil and food policy, marking the largest increase in the past five years. The advance of plantations and government food self-sufficiency programmes are accelerating the loss of forests in one of the most biodiverse territories on the planet. Indonesia hosts some of the world’s richest forests in biodiversity, home to emblematic species such as the orangutan and Sumatra tiger. However, …
This is a dizzying figure, which alerts environmentalists in Indonesia: deforestation in this South-East Asian country jumped by 66 per cent in 2025. This is the observation made and communicated on 31 March 2026 by the Indonesian NGO Auriga Nusantara. This is the highest rate of deforestation in the country since 2016.
Indonesia Forest Loss Jumps 66% Under Prabowo Policies
Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, reaching its highest level in eight years, according to a report by environmental think tank Auriga Nusantara. The findings highlight growing concerns over weakening environmental protections and the environmental cost of ambitious national development policies. The country, home to some of the world’s richest biodiversity and […] The post Indonesia Forest Loss Jumps 66% Under Prabowo Policies appe…
Deforestation in Indonesia Skyrockets Amid Self-Sufficiency Push | Science-Environment
Indonesia experienced a 66% increase in forest loss in 2025, the highest rate in eight years, spurred by weak environmental protections and a drive for food and energy self-sufficiency. President Prabowo Subianto's programs contributed to the deforestation, which predominantly affected the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Papua.
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