KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): An Indonesian government plan to develop a huge farm on Borneo island would likely increase planet-warming carbon emissions and forest-fire risks, while missing its goal to improve food security, environmentalists have warned.
To avoid predicted food shortages caused by restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, Indonesia's agriculture ministry last week announced plans for an estate covering more than 164,000 hectares (405,000 acres) in Central Kalimantan province.