Indonesia Forest and Peatland Fire Facts Report 2026
The failure of peatland restoration, the web of corporate entities, and a multidimensional crisis.
This fact sheet sets out comprehensively how the global market drive for palm oil commodities and the forestry industry continues to perpetuate the crisis of forest and land fires (karhutla) on peatland in Indonesia. We trace the common thread between the slow restoration of peatland ecosystems, the involvement of networks of corporate entities, and the resulting multidimensional crisis.
From ecological disasters and local economic losses to serious threats to public health. Drawing on empirical data and policy analysis, this fact report underscores the importance of strengthening the governance of peatland and forest ecosystem protection, and of corporate accountability, in order to end the neglect that allows air quality and ecosystem functions to be destroyed for the sake of short-term economic gain.
