Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha
Jubi News Greenpeace Indonesia’s forest campaigner Nico Wamafma says the West Papua region has lost 641,400 ha of its natural forests in the two decades between 2000-2020 in massive deforestation. Greenpeace’s research shows this deforestation occurred mainly due to the increasingly widespread licensing of land-based extractive industries that damage the rights of indigenous peoples. Wamafma ... <a title="Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/massive-deforestation-in-west-papua-greenpeace-reveals-loss-of-641400-ha/" aria-label="Read more about Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha">Read more</a>