More Than a Thousand Hotspots Found on Peatland Converted to Plantation in South Papua

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Severe environmental harm from peatland conversion and fire risk violates indigenous rights and climate goals. | The conversion of peatland to plantation in South Papua has led to catastrophic environmental damage, with 1,310 hotspots detected in just six months. This directly violates indigenous land rights (UNDRIP) and undermines climate action (SDG 13) and biodiversity (SDG 15), with irreversible ecological consequences.