According to this analysis from AidEnvironment, just three plantations are responsible for 81% of deforestation in Indonesia in the first half of 2023

https://aidenvironment.org/3-industrial-forest-plantation-concessions-make-up-81-of-the-sectors-deforestation-in-indonesia/

2 are linked to #RoyalGoldenEagle

Why that matter - https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/07/16/zombie-supply-chains/

3 industrial forest plantation concessions make up 81% of the sector’s deforestation in Indonesia in 2023 - AidEnvironment

Article by Indonesia team In the first half of 2023, the industrial forest plantation sector in Indonesia was responsible for significant deforestation, with ten companies collectively contributing to the clearance of 10,000 hectares of forest. Approximately 81% of this deforestation was attributed to just three companies. Furthermore, six out of the top ten companies for forest clearance were also among […]

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I was curious to look into how NGOs in #SoutheastAsia, #China, and the West, were dealing with this challenge. Quite fittingly, a report came out as I was working on this piece, connected an infamous Indonesia conglomerate, #RoyalGoldenEagle, with a new #Kalimantan factory that would send nearly all its of #paperpulp to one country: #China.