CEO Note: Indonesia’s forests become top political issue

The document highlights the growing political and economic opposition to Indonesia's Food and Energy Estates project, which is slated to destroy 4.3 million acres of forest. It specifically details the case of Mama Yasinta Moiwend, an Indigenous activist from Papua who was allegedly forcibly removed from her home by the Jhonlin Group and pressured by government-linked actors to distance herself from the documentary 'Pesta Babi'. The author links the project to broader economic instability, noting a 32 percent decline in Indonesia's stock index, and calls for the project to be redirected toward degraded lands.

• The Food and Energy Estates project in Indonesia is projected to destroy 4.3 million acres of forest across the country.
• Indonesia's stock index has declined by 32 percent, becoming the worst performing equity market globally this year, amid economic pressures and state interventions including the Food Estates.
• Indigenous activist Mama Yasinta Moiwend was allegedly abducted from Papua by the Jhonlin Group and transported to Jakarta, where she was seen with government and security personnel before filing a complaint against the filmmakers of 'Pesta Babi'.
• The Jhonlin Group and Fangiono Group are identified as the primary entities conducting the deforestation for the Food and Energy Estates, which the author claims is undermining Indonesia's previous progress in forest protection.

APA

Hurowitz, G. (2026). CEO Note: Indonesia’s forests become top political issue. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-indonesias-forests-become-top-political-issue/

Chicago

Hurowitz, Glenn. CEO Note: Indonesia’s forests become top political issue. Mighty Earth, 2026. https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-indonesias-forests-become-top-political-issue/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Hurowitz |first1=Glenn |title=CEO Note: Indonesia’s forests become top political issue |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=15 June 2026 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-indonesias-forests-become-top-political-issue/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{hurowitz2026ceo, author = {Hurowitz, Glenn}, title = {{CEO Note: Indonesia’s forests become top political issue}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-indonesias-forests-become-top-political-issue/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }