Living in cramped barracks with no access to education, these are the children earning $6 a day at one of Indonesia’s most profitable paper companies.
Category: Environment
Waste banks, one of the solutions in waste management
Community-led waste banks can be key in tackling waste in the upstream. If optimised, more than 70% of Jakarta’s waste does not need to end up in Bantargebang.
Wildlife trade in North Sulawesi and the threat of zoonosesÂ
North Sulawesi has a high risk of disease transmission from wild animals to domestic livestock and humans. Apart from the rich biodiversity of the island, the local habit of meat consumption exposes communities to zoonotic diseases.
Safety concerns, pay gap, among key findings in EJN gender research
Gender research in Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines underlines barriers women face both as journalists and sources for the media.
Aeshnina Azzahra: Everyone, including children, has a right to clean life
The 14-year-old girl from Gresik has inspired the young generation to fight for the right to a clean life by caring about environmental sustainability.
Global race for electric car components is threatening indigenous peoples in North Maluku
Indonesia is keen to benefit from the global demand for nickel but seems to be ignoring the social and environmental impact of mining it.
Growing demand for sand endangered the Bengawan Solo River and local communities along its banks
Sand mining activities along the banks of the Begawan Solo River have led to many negative environmental impacts in the region, from noise pollution to infrastructure damage to dangerous riverbank erosion.
Indigenous group faces eviction for ‘New Bali’ tourism project in North Sumatera
The Indigenous Pomparan Ompu Ondol Butarbutar community faces eviction from the area that has been their home for generations, and have seen their farms razed to make way for the new tourism project.
Nadine Chandrawinata: Protecting the environment is an obligation, not an option
Nadine believes that when we protect the environment, then it will protect us. She invites the society to take concrete actions and push for policies that will prevent practices that are destroying the environment.
Electric vehicle dream is costing East Halmahera its environment
The Jokowi administration embarks on a quest to making Indonesia the centre for electric vehicle industry. But villagers in East Halmahera are not convinced the industry is environmentally friendly.