Indonesia News » West Sulawesi News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Finance: West Sulawesi erupts in protest over sand mining for Indonesia’s new capital
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/west-sulawesi-erupts-in-protest-over-sand-mining-for-indonesias-new-capital/
Published on: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Hundreds of protesters, including Indigenous and coastal youth from Karossa, Pasangkayu and Kalukku, rallied on May 5 at the West Sulawesi governor’s office to demand the closure of PT Alam Sumber ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Finance: Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/business/indonesia-sulawesi-patchouli-oil-deforestation-v21698
Published on: Thursday 27 March 2025
SIMBORO, Indonesia — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler with firewood, ...