Deforestation in Indonesia

SOURCE: GLOBAL FOREST WATCH

Indonesia’s forests are home to around 10 to 15 percent of the world’s known plants, mammals and birds. However over the last 50 years, more than 74 million hectares of Indonesian rainforest have been lost — an area twice the size of Germany.  The main drivers of deforestation in Indonesia are palm oil (one of the main ingredients in our soaps, detergents, and makeup,) forestry and agricultural operations like mining, infrastructure, and development. Your trees are planted in some of the areas worst affected by these activities and are helping to restore the natural biodiversity of this area.

Take a look at the graphic above produced by Global Forest Watch, for an overview of the scale of deforestation that has occurred over recent years.