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Deforestation

Flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi kill 14; four still missing

People waiting to cross a river following flash floods in Bireuen district, Aceh, on Jan 5. Heavy rain also triggered flash floods on the island of Siau.
People waiting to cross a river following flash floods in Bireuen district, Aceh, on Jan 5. Heavy rain also triggered flash floods on the island of Siau.

As Aceh reels from severe floods, NTU-led study in 2024 traces roots to forest loss

Researchers found that more than 2,000 flood events happened in Aceh between 2011 and 2018.
Researchers found that more than 2,000 flood events happened in Aceh between 2011 and 2018.

Uprooted trees, felled logs block entry to Sumatra mosque after floods

A man carries belongings he recovered from among piles of uprooted trees swept by the flash flood in Aceh Tamiang, Northern Sumatra, on Dec 11.
A man carries belongings he recovered from among piles of uprooted trees swept by the flash flood in Aceh Tamiang, Northern Sumatra, on Dec 11.

Rising forest loss puts Kalimantan at higher disaster risk

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view is seen of a cleared forest area under development for palm oil plantations in Kapuas Hulu district of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view is seen of a cleared forest area under development for palm oil plantations in Kapuas Hulu district of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi//File Photo

‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods

A car stuck in the mud sits among debris at an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A car stuck in the mud sits among debris at an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

How deforestation turbocharged Indonesia’s deadly floods

Environmentalists, experts and even Indonesia’s government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides.
Environmentalists, experts and even Indonesia’s government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides.

European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay

Logged trees are seen near a site where environmental activists take action in the defence of one of the last primeval forests in Europe, Bialowieza forest, Poland May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Logged trees are seen near a site where environmental activists take action in the defence of one of the last primeval forests in Europe, Bialowieza forest, Poland May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

The world has a decade to save the biggest tropical carbon sink

Forests in the Congo Basin currently absorb 600 million tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to Germany’s emissions.
Forests in the Congo Basin currently absorb 600 million tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to Germany’s emissions.

Lula tries to expand oil and rainforests as Brazil prepares to host climate summit

The Brazilian government is advancing the goals of increasing protected areas and creating a new economy in the Amazon.
The Brazilian government is advancing the goals of increasing protected areas and creating a new economy in the Amazon.

European countries back $2.5 billion initiative to protect Congo rainforest

People paddle along a small river on the way to the forest near Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 02, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Nicolon/File Photo
People paddle along a small river on the way to the forest near Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 02, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Nicolon/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.