Indonesia’s hydropower projects threaten Indigenous forests in the 'Heart of Borneo'

Published on April 17, 2025

A joint venture between Indonesia and state-owned Malaysia companies is constructing a network of dams in the Bulungan and Malinau districts of North Kalimantan, a sparsely populated Bornean province bordering the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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