West Java Besieged by Indonesia’s Deadliest Coal Power Plants
In West Java, three major facilities—the Cirebon, Pelabuhan Ratu, and Indramayu coal power plants—have made the blacklist.
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Green Illusions: The Failing Promise of Indonesia’s Biomass Energy Plantations
Energy Plantations project in Sukabumi stands at a crossroads. Caught between broken factory machines, failed calliandra saplings, and the citizens’ dread of losing their water sources.
The Death of the Javan Leopard: The Fallen Guardian of Sanggabuana Forest
One more Javan leopard has been permanently removed from a population already in a critical state—estimated at only a few hundred individuals left in the wild.
Testing the Power of Indonesia’s Anti-SLAPP laws in the case of activists Munif and Dera
Indonesian law actually has an “antidote” for the SLAPP poison, known as the Anti-SLAPP concept.
From Waste to Blessing: Gayamsari Residents Turn Organic Waste into New Resources
Household waste can be more useful, both as a form of concern for the environment and as an economic opportunity.
Jatiwangi in the Shadow of Industry and the Dream of an Environmentally Sovereign Terracotta
Trash in Majalengka poses a complex challenge. With accumulating waste, Jatiwangi is now the biggest contributor of household garbage.
Alternative energy from Sumedang tofu waste, between innovation and sustainability
Sumedang tofu is not only savory and delicious, but there is a waste problem that pollutes the environment. In Giriharja Village, tofu waste is processed into alternative energy.
Learning from Orangutan Wisdom in the Wehea-Kelay Landscape, East Kalimantan
Research identified 59 orangutan food plants, with over 50% having medicinal properties
Sustainable thrift shops may solve fashion waste
Sustainability thrift shops such as LamaLama Indonesia may become an alternative solution to Indonesia’s fashion waste problem.
The Dark Shadow Behind the Copper Glint: Locking Papua’s Fate into Ecological Disaster
The Indonesian government recently struck an agreement to extend its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American mining giant, PT Freeport Indonesia (Freeport-McMoRan Inc.).
Criminalized for Their Land: The Struggle of Sagea Residents Against Nickel Mining in North Maluku
Sagea residents face criminalization for protesting nickel mining projects that threaten their vital karst ecosystems and ancestral lands.
Sulawesi Bear Cuscus Sightings: A Cry for Help from a Vanishing Habitat
The Sulawesi Bear Cuscus is facing a survival crisis as deforestation and habitat loss force this rare, endemic marsupial out of the canopy and into the public eye.
Indonesia’s Energy Transition Sparks Geopolitical Debate Over Geothermal Project’s Israeli Ties
Indonesia’s approval of an Israeli-linked geothermal project in Halmahera pits its green energy ambitions against its pro-Palestine political stance.
Activists and Leaders Criminalized in East Nusa Tenggara Land Dispute
Four indigenous figures in NTT face criminal charges for defending their ancestral lands against a corporation with an expired lease.
Byak Indigenous People Reject Indonesian Military Base Construction on Ancestral Lands in Papua
Byak indigenous leaders in Papua have rejected a planned military base on their ancestral lands, demanding respect for their customary rights and cultural heritage.
Sumatra’s Forests are Wounded: Restoration Requires More Than Just Permit Revocations
Environmental advocates argue that the Indonesian government’s revocation of 28 business permits in Sumatra is an insufficient measure that must be followed by comprehensive ecological restoration and the restoration of indigenous rights to effectively heal decades of extractive damage.