Editorial photo #13153125 Environmental Issue

Leuser's Ecological Disasters

On December 29, 2025, a fisherman uses small wooden boats (sampans) beside the destroyed bridge in the Lubuk Sidup River, Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar claims the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. The disruption of vital access in Sekerak is a grim indicator of a broader pattern of ecological disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasized by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13153125
Date taken: 4 January 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto
Category: Environmental Issue

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