Can we save the Leuser Ecosystem? | Chasing Deforestation

Chasing Deforestation is a series that explores the world’s most threatened forests through satellite data and reporters on the ground.

The third episode focuses on the Leuser Ecosystem on Indonesia’s main western island of Sumatra, a world biodiversity hotspot that has been fighting palm oil-driven illegal logging for decades.

Rudi Putra, an Indonesian biologist and conservationist, and Wagini, a villager in Indonesia’s Aceh province, share their experiences of how illegal deforestation has impacted their lives and what they are doing to help recover the areas destroyed.

Watch the video to learn more about the Leuser Ecosystem, our dependence on palm oil, the work of environmental activists, and much more.

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