Analysis: Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation
A Greener Life
JANUARY 20, 2023
Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. Coal extraction in Indonesia is done with open-pit mining, hence the deforestation,” says Syahrul Fitra, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Thus it is necessary to assess this regulation,” Hariadi says.
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