Hundreds of activists have been killed in the region in recent years. A joint declaration to protect environmental defenders is being developed, and could be adopted by the end of the year.
Global demand for wood pellets and pulp is fuelling a resurgence in deforestation in Kalimantan, home to the Indigenous Dayak community and critically-endangered orangutans. The firm responsible has murky ties to Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysian entities, NGOs claim.