BORNEO FOREST’S SILENT SACRIFICE: Japan's Energy Transition and the Shadow of Indonesia Illegal Biomass Trade

BORNEO FOREST’S SILENT SACRIFICE: Japan’s Energy Transition and the Shadow of Indonesia Illegal Biomass Trade

Author: Fiorenna Refani Viky Arthiando Putra

Date: 2024

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Language: English

Type of resource: Report

Topics: Global South

The wood chips and wood pellets producon from Indonesia's largest Energy Forest Plantaon (HTE) concession or PT Koringa Hutani is 100% exported to supply Japan's biomass demand. A glaring discrepancy in the mber trade data between Indonesia and Japan from 2012 to 2023 revealed a potential gap in illegal practices in the wood-based biomass supply chain.