News Monitoring Report: Mayawana Persada

Mighty Earth's monitoring of the PT Mayawana Persada concession in West Kalimantan reveals approximately 96 hectares of forest clearance and infrastructure development since a March 2024 government stop work order. While some areas showed activity ending in April and May, clearance in Area 1 appeared ongoing as of May 27, 2024. The report highlights the destruction of orangutan habitat and peatland, noting that nearly 20,000 hectares were cleared in 2023 alone.

• Since the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment (KLHK) issued a stop work order on March 28, 2024, total forest clearance, logging, and infrastructure development in the PT Mayawana Persada concession is estimated at approximately 96 hectares, though this may be an underestimate due to cloud cover in early April.
• Analysis of four specific areas within the concession shows varying levels of activity: Area 1 saw ~12 ha of forest cleared between April 2 and May 27, 2024, with clearance appearing ongoing; Area 2 involved ~70 ha of non-forest land cleared by April 30; Area 3 had ~4 ha of forest cleared and ~18 ha logged by May 19; and Area 4 saw ~54 ha of forest cleared and ~13 ha logged by April 25.
• The PT Mayawana Persada concession, spanning nearly 140,000 hectares, includes 90,000 hectares of orangutan habitat and over 83,000 hectares of carbon-rich peatland. Since 2016, almost 40,000 hectares have been cleared, with nearly 20,000 hectares of that clearance occurring in 2023.
• The report identifies that clearance in Area 4 specifically impacted both peatland and orangutan habitat, while Area 3 also falls within orangutan habitat.

APA

Jones, S. (2024). News Monitoring Report: Mayawana Persada. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/monitoring-report-mayawana-persada/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. News Monitoring Report: Mayawana Persada. Mighty Earth, 2024. https://mightyearth.org/article/monitoring-report-mayawana-persada/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jones2024news, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{News Monitoring Report: Mayawana Persada}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/monitoring-report-mayawana-persada/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }