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• New Documentary 'Pesta Babi' Sounds Alarm on Massive South Papua Deforestation

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Filmmakers Dandhy Dwi Laksono and Victor Mambor have released a new documentary, 'Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)', detailing the unprecedented scale of land clearing in Indonesia’s South P...

• Investigation Into APRIL Group’s Sumatra Carbon Project Reveals Potential Discrepancies in Deforestation Threat Assessment

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Asia

  A detailed investigation into the Riau Ecosystem Restoration (RER), a flagship conservation project by pulp and paper giant APRIL Group, has raised significant questions regarding...

• Comprehensive Global Study Identifies Staple Crops as Overlooked Drivers of Tropical Deforestation

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A new study from Chalmers University of Technology utilizing the "DeDuCE" model confirms that while beef remains the primary driver of global forest loss, staple crops like maize,...

• Tropical Peatland Wildfires Reach Two-Millennium High as Human Activity Disrupts Global Carbon Storage

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study led by the University of Exeter reveals that tropical peatland wildfires surged to unprecedented levels during the 20th century, breaking a 1,000-year cooling-led decline....

• Nigeria Forest Security Service Processes Nearly One Hundred Regional Crime Reports Amid Rising Kano Deforestation and Rustling

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Kano State command of the Nigeria Forest Security Service recorded 96 official complaints during February 2026, highlighting a surge in rural and forest based illegalities. Whi...