Indonesian forests constitute one of the world’s megacentres of biological diversity. However, these forests – 10% of the world’s remaining tropical forests, second largest to Brazil – are being increasingly degraded, leaving ever fewer natural resources and causing significant ecological damage.
Protected areas are diminishing in conservation value as poorly planned and unsustainable development leads to poaching, encroachment, habitat fragmentation and forest fires.
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