US-Indonesia trade deal slammed as ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels

Mongabay
Mar 26, 2026, 9:31 pm93 pts
JAKARTA — Environmental activists are sounding the alarm over a new trade agreement between the U.S. and Indonesia that they warn could accelerate mining expansion, fossil fuel dependence and forest loss, while offering only weak, nonbinding environmental safeguards. Critics say the deal risks reshaping…

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