Indonesia

Indigenous West Papuans claim Indonesian government is 'land grabbing'
- RNZ
- 16 May 2025
West Papuans in Merauke claim the Indonesian government is stealing land to build its global "food barn" and feed its population of 280 million.
Agrinas Pangan bakal kelola 425 ribu ha lahan Food Estate akhir tahun ini
- Detik.com
- 14 May 2025
PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero) akan mengelola 425.000 hektare lahan untuk lumbung pangan (food estate). Agrinas Pangan hanya akan mengelola 225.000 Ha lahan di Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Barat dan Sumatera Selatan, serta tambahan 200.000 Ha cetak sawah baru di Wanam, Merauke yang ditargetkan selesai tahun ini.
World's largest deforestation project destroys forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia
- National Observer
- 07 April 2025
Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.
Indigenous communities in Indonesia demand halt to land-grabbing government projects
- Mongabay
- 26 Mar 2025
Hundreds of Indigenous people and civil society groups in Indonesia are demanding an end to government projects that have seized their lands, fueled violence, and stripped them of their rights.
Merauke declaration: Indigeneous communities unite to reject PSN projects
- IBP
- 17 Mar 2025
Over 250 indigenous peoples, local communities and various civil society organizations from all over Indonesia announced the Merauke Declaration on March 11-14, 2025 in Merauke, South Papua, rejecting various National Strategic Projects (PSN) throughout Indonesia.
Dari Merauke, Masyarakat Terdampak PSN Tolak Perampasan Tanah dan Ruang Hidup
- Konsolidasi Solidaritas Merauke
- 14 Mar 2025
Suara penolakan dan perlawanan atas berbagai Proyek Strategis Nasional (PSN) bermasalah bergema dari Merauke, Papua Selatan, provinsi paling timur Indonesia yang tengah disasar proyek cetak sawah dan kebun tebu warisan pemerintahan Presiden Joko Widodo, dan kini dilanjutkan Presiden Prabowo Subianto.
Solidaritas Merauke Declaration
- Solidaritas Merauke
- 14 Mar 2025
For four days on 11-14 March 2025, more than 250 indigenous peoples and local communities affected by Indonesia National Strategic Projects, as well as various civil society organisations, gathered in Merauke, South Papua to challenge the mega projects for rice, sugarcane, oil palm as well as others that will grab million of hectares of community and indigenous territories across the country.
Indonesia to run palm plantations seized from troubled firm
- Bloomberg
- 10 Mar 2025
The Indonesian government took over management of palm oil plantations seized from a corporation facing a graft probe, under an initiative that may be extended to other troubled commodity-production sites.
Indonesian prelate warns of legal action against critics
- UCA News
- 17 February 2025
An Indonesian archbishop has appointed a lawyer, threatening legal action against those criticizing his support for a food estate project in South Papua province, that indigenous people oppose fearing destruction of their forests.
Indonesia: Fear and raiders in Papua
- The Gecko Project
- 14 February 2025
How thousands of Indonesian soldiers are forcing through a vast agricultural project in indigenous lands and forests
Indonésie : des ONG dénoncent le plan "destructeur" de conversion de millions d'hectares de forêt
- AFP
- 20 January 2025
Le gouvernement indonésien envisage d'utiliser 20 millions d'hectares de zones forestières pour produire du riz, des palmiers et de la canne à sucre, a récemment déclaré le ministre des Forêts Raja Juli Antoni.
Papua land is never empty, it is a source of livelihood for many
- Jakarta Post
- 09 January 2025
The food estate in Merauke - spanning more than two million hectares - seems set to join the long list of such projects that have failed since the concept was first proposed in 2010, only to leave behind broad damage to the rights of indigenous peoples and the environment, including the loss of customary land belongs to 40,000 indigenous people.