Climate crisis to cause mass bleaching of Indonesian coral areas by 2044
Annual bleaching will occur in 160 marine protected areas, affecting coastal communities. That’s 60% of the country’s population.
Kategori: Nusa Tenggara
Coastal communities restore coral ecosystems amidst ocean warming
Mass coral bleaching in GIli Matra in 1998, 2010 and 2016 spawned several conservation efforts. Now they are racing against time.
Albina Abong in Maumere empowers her community to tackle plastic waste
Undeterred by her disability, Abong collects and turns plastic waste into useful goods. She also empowers others with disabilities in Maumere to do the same.
Maumere trans women enjoy clean energy, their peers in Jakarta struggle with air pollution
A solar farm powers a small community in Sikka District, relatively untouched by air pollution. While Jakarta ranks as one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Youth behind push for climate adaptation in East Flores
Farmers in East Flores no longer rely on cocoa to fulfill their basic needs. The youth are raising awareness, advocating adaptation to climate change.
Savu cetaceans stranding: The jury is still out
Expert say underwater human activities interfere with navigation of marine mammals but more research and data needed to point cause of cetaceans stranding.
Better marine coordination needed to minimize cetaceans stranding
Expert say the occurrence of stranding is an alarm. While Indonesia still lacks resources to conduct further research into the cause of cetaceans stranding.
Noise pollution turns Savu Sea more treacherous for whale migration
For centuries the Savu Sea provided safe passage for whales migrating from Australia to Indonesia. Today, human activities is threatening cetaceans and its habitat.
Family farming and entrepreneurship: how Manggarai women build back better
Journalist Markus Makur looks closer at how women in Manggarai turn to family farming and entrepreneurship to survive thair flailing economy, following large scale social distancing regulation put in place by the local government, to curb the spread of the Novel Corona virus.
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