Destroyed: Filepic showing a motorcyclist riding past forest land destroyed by wildfires in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan province. —Reuters
THE country’s devastating forest fires in 2019 burned nearly twice as much land as was officially reported, according to a recent study, raising concerns among environmental campaigners over the government’s transparency regarding deforestation.
The South-East Asian country, which has the largest rainforests outside of the Amazon and Congo, has razed large swathes of land to accommodate its palm, pulp and paper industries.
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