Banned by Data

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry banned five foreign researchers, accusing them of painting a bad image of the ministry. It started from disparaging data on the orangutan population.

Dini Pramita

October 10, 2022

A LETTER with a Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) heading has been circulating on social media. The letter dated September 14, contained an order from Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya to all heads of national parks and nature conservations. It had five points, the first one being a ban on giving assistance to five foreign researchers, from issuing permits to approval for conservation activities. Those banned are Erik Meija

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