Residents fear Rempang’s industrialization will harm the environment. Farmers and fishers refuse to be uprooted from their land and livelihood.
Category: Environment
Indonesia’s election affects ties with China and environmental policies
Whoever is elected in February must involve more of society in consultations on BRI projects to mitigate environmental risks, Indonesian analysts write.
Promoting interfaith collaboration through environmental journalism
Religious leaders and communities play key role in environmental protection and addressing climate crisis.
Children of miners in Bangka Belitung face an uncertain future
Not only is tin mining harmful to the environment, but it also threatens children in Bangka Belitung. Their education and health hang in the balance.
Mangroves and coastal communities at risk in Jambi’s east coast
The clearing of 110 hectares of mangroves in Sungai Sayang affected fishermen’s income, worsening the impact of the climate crisis on coastal communities.
SIEJ: Strengthening journalists in environmental reporting is paramount
Increasing environmental knowledge and capacity will boost public awareness of good environmental practices, disaster mitigation, and climate policies.
Air pollution gives rise to ailments, including reproduction health for women
Air pollution has been found to have impacts on women’s reproductive system. More study needed to better inform public health policy.
Why communities are opposing Japanese incineration in Southeast Asia
Indonesia looks to incinerator to manage its waste in major landfills. While waste pickers want better empowerment, fair wages, and access to social and health services.
Cattle ranching may threaten karts ecosystem, water resources in Aru, Indonesia
Development of large-scale cattle ranching in Trangan, the largest island in Indonesia’s South Aru district, may threaten its water resources.
‘We hide while working’: The life of children spraying poison on a pulp plantation
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.