Indonesia launches sweeping environmental audits after Sumatra flood disaster

Mongabay
Jan 7, 2026, 10:50 am76 pts
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has announced what it describes as a sweeping, science-based effort to reassess environmental governance, zoning and corporate accountability in the wake of floods and landslides that killed more than 1,100 people across the island of Sumatra. The disasters were triggered…

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