‘World’s Largest Deforestation Project’ Halted Early, Saving Potentially 4 Million Acres

Originally published on Good News Network

Indonesian authorities have paused, and perhaps ended, the "world's largest deforestation project." Having achieved self-sufficiency in rice cultivation some 3 years ahead of a government schedule, around 4 million acres of rainforest, swamps, and peatlands across large Indonesian islands will be spared from deforestation. Though the ultimate destiny of these vast areas remains unclear, a