Indonesia Achieves Record Reforestation with 1.5 Million Hectares Planted
Indonesia plants a record 1.5 million hectares in 2025, bringing total reforestation since 2020 to 5.2 million hectares with 2.4 billion seedlings.
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Indonesia plants a record 1.5 million hectares in 2025, bringing total reforestation since 2020 to 5.2 million hectares with 2.4 billion seedlings.
Indonesia launches drone-based mangrove planting across 15 provinces, targeting 150,000 hectares of restoration with 72% seedling survival rates.
INTERPOL seizes 28 tons of pangolin scales and arrests 147 suspects across five Southeast Asian countries in the largest anti-pangolin-trafficking operation.
A land swap deal protects 45,000 hectares of Sumatra's Leuser-Ulu Masen corridor, the only place where four critically endangered species coexist.