Indonesia’s militarized crackdown on illegal forest use sparks human rights concerns

Mongabay
Feb 17, 2025, 8:57 am66 pts
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s president has drafted the military to lead the reclamation of illegally occupied forest areas throughout the country, while the Ministry of Forestry has partnered with it to protect and rehabilitate forest areas. These have prompted warnings of a backslide to heavy-handed evictions…

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