Project

Korporasi Api (The Fire Corporation)

A collaborative team of journalists from Tempo, Betahita, Mongabay, and Malaysiakini will trace the concessions of forest product industries and oil palm plantations in areas that were on fire in 2019. Following satellite images, the team will investigate what happened before and after widespread fire in these forest landscapes. They will examine South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan—the three provinces with the largest burning area—to confirm the alleged involvement of big corporations in the disaster that cost Indonesia tens of trillions of rupiah. Strengthened by direct reporting from the scene with the support of the Rainforest Journalism Fund in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center, they will help shed light on which companies were responsible for the forest fires.

Kolaborasi jurnalis Tempo, Betahita, Mongabay, dan MalaysiaKini menelusuri area bekas kebakaran 2019 pada konsesi perusahaan industri kehutanan dan perkebunan sawit Indonesia. Berbekal citra satelit, merekamencari apa yang terjadi sebelum dan sesudah kebakaran meluas di kawasan hutan dan lahan itu. Temuan di Sumatera Selatan, Kalimantan Barat, dan Kalimantan Tengah--tiga provinsi dengan area terbakar terbesar--menguatkan dugaan keterlibatan korporasi besar dalam bencana yang yang merugikan Indonesia puluhan triliun rupiah ini. Diperkuat oleh reportase langsung dari lokasi kejadian dengan dukungan Rainforest Journalism Fund yang bekerja sama dengan Pulitzer Center.

 

Companies Behind Forest Fires

Land and forest fires ravaged Indonesia in 2019. Satellite imagery and field checking suggest that companies were at fault. Poor law enforcement and lax regulations may trigger similar disasters in the future.

The Untouchables

Companies responsible for forest fires in Indonesia are not being served equal punishment. Civil suits are difficult to execute, while criminal suits do not seem to be moving forward.