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TUE, 22 SEPT · 78 ITEMS
"Indonesia’s capital move may threaten forest ecosystems" — Scientific American · Humanitarian & Biosphere
Single sourceIndonesia is proceeding with its long-planned move of the national capital from Jakarta to , a new city being built in the forested region of East on Borneo. The Scientific American piece examines how this development, including land clearing and infrastructure construction, threatens to accelerate deforestation and fragment habitats in a biodiversity hotspot, adding to existing pressures from mining and palm oil plantations.
The claim is reported by Scientific American, a respected science media outlet, but as an aggregated/secondary piece without a specific new primary source cited. The underlying concern about deforestation from the capital move is widely documented by environmental groups and academic studies (e.g., Mongabay 2026 coverage and University of Sydney 2022 analysis), so the claim is well-supported even though this particular piece does not anchor to a newly released study or dataset.
This article was published on September 18, 2026, making it a genuinely current treatment of the ongoing capital relocation story; no recirculation of older material is indicated.