After Cyclone Senyar killed more than 1,100 people across Sumatra, Indonesia’s government is now linking disaster impacts to development and corporate activity, launching audits of 100+ companies and reviews of zoning plans.
Civil society welcomes the shift, but warns real reform depends on revising permissive zoning that enables large-scale forest conversion.
by Hans Nicholas Jong
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-launches-sweeping-environmental-audits-after-sumatra-flood-disaster/