Forest clearing here risks disrupting wildlife connectivity and narrowing community-managed areas,” the LinkAR Borneo Research Team said in a statement quoted by Palmoilmagazine.com on Wednesday (January 28, 2026). Throughout 2025, deforestation linked to PT ESR was recorded at 973.79 hectares, consisting of 825.063 hectares in Sungai Senunuk Village and 148.72 hectares in Sungai Setulang Village. The land clearing reportedly took place within high conservation value landscapes that function as buffer zones for two major national parks. At the village level, land clearing has reportedly taken place in Sungai Senunuk and Setulang. “Without proper FPIC and in the absence of an HGU, land clearing activities should be reviewed to prevent worsening conflicts and ecological damage,” the LinkAR Borneo Research Team concluded.