Between April and May 2018, four separate areas of critical lowland rainforests in the Leuser Ecosystem were destroyed. According to satellite analysis, a combined total of 35 hectares of forest were cleared. This increase in deforestation over recent months signals the need for further action by global brands, palm oil traders and governments to halt the destruction.
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*Deforestation updates through December 2018 at the end of the post* GPS: 3°45’53.60″N 96°35’20.09″E In January, March and April 2018, satellite monitoring and field investigations confirmed ongoing deforestation inside the…
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PT. Indo Sawit Perkasa (PT. ISP) has once again been caught destroying critical lowland rainforests in the Singkil-Bengkung region of the Leuser Ecosystem, an area renowned as the ‘orangutan capital…
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GPS: 4°24’50.2″N, 97°30’29.3″E – The best science from forest ecologists aligns with centuries of lived history by frontline forest communities to reveal the single biggest threat to healthy forest ecosystems:…
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GPS:2°45’07.8″N 97°58’02.8″E Despite instructions from the President of Indonesia and the new Governor of Aceh to stop all land clearing for palm oil plantations, and despite an active conflict with…
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GPS: 4°46’11.08″N, 97°31’20.5″E Between August 21st and September 5th, 2017 Conflict Palm Oil grower PT. Tualang Raya cleared another 18 hectares of critical lowland rainforests inside the Leuser Ecosystem. This…
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Between August 21st and September 13th, 2017, a total of 49 hectares of forest were cleared in the Tripa peatland, located in Aceh’s Nagan Raya district and part of the…
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PT. Trinusa Energi Indonesia is planning to build the Kluet hydropower dam within the Leuser Ecosystem in South Aceh Regency, with a capacity of 180 megawatts to increase electricity supply…
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The government of Aceh is planning to construct a hydroelectric power plant in the Leuser Ecosystem, within a designated protected forest area, precisely in Tampur, Gayo Lues Regency. The hydroelectric…
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GPS: 3°46’12.65″N, 96°35’49.20″E – Clearance of the Leuser Ecosystem’s critically important Tripa peatland has continued inside the notorious PT. Surya Panen Subur II palm oil concession. In the month leading…
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