The Indonesian government is moving fast to move the country's capital from Jakarta.
According to the American news agency Associated Press, the construction of the new capital of Indonesia has been started in the forest of East Borneo.
Indonesian officials say the new city will be "eco-friendly" and zero carbon emissions by 2045.
It should be noted that Jakarta, the current capital of Indonesia, is densely populated and has been the epicenter of earthquakes in addition to environmental pollution.
In recent years, there have been reports that the city of Jakarta is slowly sinking into the Java Sea.
On the other hand, environmentalists have concerns about the construction of a new capital in the forest of East Borneo.
Environmentalists have warned that the construction will lead to massive deforestation and the move will also harm the endangered wildlife that lives there.
The forests of eastern Borneo are home to the brown gorilla.
Access to the location of Indonesia's new capital is very limited. Associated Press correspondents were allowed access in early March to parts of the site where construction is underway.
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has a population of around one million. This city is being described as the fastest sinking city in the world. It is said that by the year 2050, one-third of the city will disappear into the sea.
One of the reasons for the sinking of Jakarta is the water extracted from the ground, which the government has not been able to control, and the other major reason is the rise of the sea level as a result of climate change.
The air and underground water of this city is highly polluted. Floods also occur frequently in Jakarta.
About 1.5 million civil servants will initially be relocated after government buildings are built in Indonesia's new capital, about 2,000 kilometers northeast of Jakarta.
The head of Nusantra National Capital Eighteen, Bembang Susantuno, said that the idea of a 'Forest City' will be put forward for the new capital, under which 65 percent of its area will be reforested.