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Small-scale farming, logging eclipse megaprojects as top threats to Tapanuli orangutan habitat

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By Hans Nicholas Jong Verified
| Mongabay Verified
A new study finds that while large-scale development projects have accelerated forest loss in a key orangutan habitat in Indonesia, small-scale agriculture and logging now account for roughly 70% of direct habitat loss. Researchers link the increase in clearing of the Batang Toru ecosystem to changing rural livelihoods, commercial banana farming, and widespread abuse of a legal community logging mechanism.
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Indigenous conflict at Indonesian timber firm prompts rights probe call

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By Hans Nicholas Jong Verified
| Eco-Business Verified
Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding probe into a long-running conflict between an Indigenous community in Borneo and an industrial timber company linked to one of Indonesia’s largest recent deforestation cases. The call came at the end of a parliamentary hearing in Jakarta on June 30, where lawmakers said testimony presented during the session strengthened indications of alleged structural and systematic human rights violations in the conflict.
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Lawmakers seek rights probe into Indigenous conflict at Indonesian timber firm

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By Hans Nicholas Jong Verified
| Mongabay Verified
Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding investigation into alleged human rights abuses linked to a long-running land conflict between the Dayak Kualan Indigenous community and timber company PT Mayawana Persada. The community says the company cleared customary forests and sacred sites without its consent, while community leaders have faced criminal charges they describe as retaliation for opposing the project.
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