Mighty Earth Statement on Indonesian Omnibus Bill Advocacy
Summary
Mighty Earth defends its role in supporting Indonesia's deforestation reductions and expresses concern that provisions of the Omnibus Law may undermine these environmental and economic successes.
Key insights
- Mighty Earth claims its efforts with international palm oil companies helped reduce deforestation linked to the industry from 400,000 hectares per year to under 100,000 hectares annually for the three years preceding the statement.
- The organization asserts that Indonesia's deforestation levels have reached their lowest point since 2003 due to the Jokowi administration's conservation agenda.
- Mighty Earth expresses concern that specific provisions of the recently passed Omnibus law threaten Indonesia's environmental successes and biodiversity.
- Mighty Earth explicitly denies using Norwegian funding for its advocacy efforts regarding the Omnibus bill.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Mighty Earth (2020). Mighty Earth Statement on Indonesian Omnibus Bill Advocacy. https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-omnibus-bill-advocacy/
- Chicago
- Mighty Earth. Mighty Earth Statement on Indonesian Omnibus Bill Advocacy. 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-omnibus-bill-advocacy/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Mighty Earth |title=Mighty Earth Statement on Indonesian Omnibus Bill Advocacy |date=16 October 2020 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-omnibus-bill-advocacy/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{mightyearth2020mighty, author = {{Mighty Earth}}, title = {{Mighty Earth Statement on Indonesian Omnibus Bill Advocacy}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-statement-on-omnibus-bill-advocacy/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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