Dokumen Indonesia :
Deforestation under a Transitional Regime: The Loss of Natural Forests in 2024
The plan to open 20 million hectares of land is being pursued without adequate assessments of ecological and social carrying capacity, even though national oil palm expansion is already nearing its threshold. Further expansion risks causing irreversible damage to forests and biodiversity while accelerating the climate crisis.
Food and energy estate projects repeat historical patterns of failure, from the Peatland Development Project (PLG) and MIFEE to the Jokowi-era food estate, all of which failed agronomically and socially. The government has disregarded critical evaluations and continues to rely on outdated approaches that have proven ineffective.
Land expansion does not address the root problems of Indonesia’s centralized and unequal food and energy systems. Instead, it closes off opportunities to improve logistics, distribution, and community participation in building a just and diverse production system.
