Indonesia fast-tracks final permit for Papua rice megaproject without Indigenous consent

Mongabay
Jan 29, 2026, 8:43 am119 ptsTrending
JAKARTA — Indigenous rights activists have condemned the Indonesian government’s decision to grant 328,000 hectares (810,505 acres) of cultivation rights for a massive rice plantation project in Papua, warning that the final land permit was issued at unusually rapid speed, compared with the years-long…

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Indonesia fast-tracks final permit for Papua rice megaproject without Indigenous consent

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