Indonesian rapper aims to increase awareness on the critically endangered Sumatran Tigers. Calls for stakeholders and public to join hands to protect the last surviving tigers of the archipelago.
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Posted inArticle / Ocean and maritime
East Halmahera fishermen face the brunt of environmental degradation
Fishermen in East Halmahera are struggling with dwindling catch as they fend off barges that spew waste into the sea. While PT Aneka Tambang continues to sow profit.
Posted inArticle / Biodiversity
Conservation and local economy to harmonize in crucial habitat of rare Javan gibbons
Essential Ecosystem Area is considered a middle way in harmonizing conservation and the community’s economy. However, education is needed for an effective collaborative forest management.
Posted inArticle / Ocean and maritime
Ecosystem degradation that surrounds the Java 7 power plant
The developer of the Java 7 coal power plant claims it is environmentally friendly, but the lives of fishermen and the surrounding environment reflect otherwise.
Posted inArticle / Biodiversity
‘Gibbon coffee’ supports rare forest primates and local livelihoods in Java
Former hunters growing coffee in Petungkriyono Forest, Java, are helping to conserve endangered Javan gibbons and other primates.
Posted inArticle / Environment
Indigenous women from Mentawai bank on video to voice environmental concerns
A training is providing young indigenous women in Mentawai Islands, off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a chance to learn journalistic video making that will help them voice their concerns on their local environment.
Posted inEnergy
IKEA and Rockefeller foundations launch initiative to fund renewables distribution
The initiative aims to reduce 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and improve 1 billion lives by kick-starting post-pandemic economic recovery and enabling emerging economies to leapfrog to renewable energy.
Posted inMultimedia / Energy
South Korea faces a public reckoning for financing coal plants in Indonesia
Residents in Indonesia’s Suralaya are dealing with respiratory ailments and declining fish catches. They blame the South Korea supported power plants. Despite protests, the Jokowi government plans to expand coal-fired power projects.
Posted inSustainability
Indigenous youth to use video to air environmental concerns
Equipped with simple hardware, Mentawai indigenous youth learn how to conceptualize, write script, and take videos, share stories of their life and environment.
Posted inInterview / Sustainability
Prigi Arisandi: Protecting the environment, easier said than done
Prigi talks about his involvement in the Pulau Plastik documentary, imported waste, messages about protecting the environment, to funding, both foreign and local for NGOs in Indonesia.