An Indonesian soldier gives a thumbs up as he crosses a rice field on a combine harvester in remote Papua, where a government food security mega-project has raised fears of mass deforestation.the ...

That figure has only increased, according to analysis by campaign group Mighty Earth and conservation start-up The TreeMap. Their work shows areas cleared include primary and secondary natural dryland ...

to grow rice," said David Gaveau, founder of The TreeMap. He warned that draining Merauke's wetlands for agriculture risks turning the area "into a tinder box" -- a fate seen elsewhere in Indonesia.

That figure has only increased, according to analysis by campaign group Mighty Earth and conservation start-up The TreeMap. Their work shows areas cleared include primary and secondary natural ...