Environmental Disaster on North Coast Java: Residents Slowly Sinking in Their Own Village (bahasa Indonesia)

An English summary of this report is below. The original report, published in bahasa Indonesia in BBC News Indonesia, follows.

Major industrial developments on Java's north coast—such as those designated as Special Economic Zones (KEK) and National Strategic Projects (PSN)—are being promoted as both environmentally friendly and beneficial to the local population. However, critics argue these projects are actually committing ecocide—a systematic, massive, and organized destruction of the environment.

As industry booms, the land sinks. This is a story about how global industrial development is destroying environment in Java's north coast and putting its people—and food security—at grave risk.

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Bencana lingkungan di Pantura Jawa: Warga perlahan tenggelam di kampung sendiri 

Pesisir utara Jawa terancam makin cepat tenggelam pada 2050. Kawasan ini telah menghadapi ancaman akibat penurunan permukaan tanah dan naiknya permukaan laut. Kini, pengembangan kawasan industri memperburuk ancaman itu.

Wartawan BBC News Indonesia Ayomi Amindoni, wartawan Furqon Ulya Himawan dan videografer Ivan Batara mengunjungi desa-desa yang terancam tenggelam. Salah satunya Kampung Eretan Wetan yang telah dilanda banjir rob selama belasan tahun. Belakangan, banjir rob kian masif.

Warga bercerita bahwa rumah mereka bisa kebanjiran selama 12 jam dalam sehari. Rumah-rumah mulai ditinggalkan, tapi sebagian warga terpaksa bertahan karena tak punya pilihan. Bagaimana pengembangan kawasan industri di Pantura memperburuk situasi yang mereka hadapi?