In Indonesia’s Rainforest, A Mega-farm Project Is Plowing Ahead

Yale e360
Aug 29, 2025, 3:25 am286 pts
The Indonesian government is fast-tracking a massive agricultural project that is turning 7 million acres of tropical forest into rice and sugarcane farms. Critics say it is the world’s largest deforestation project and would upend the lives of thousands of Indigenous people. Read more on E360 →

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