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Category: Special report

Industrial area in Tanjung Emas port

“The sea is swallowing us whole”: How sinking land, rising sea level threaten Semarang laborers

By Adi Renaldi January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Tidal floods continue to surround Semarang due to land subsidence, worsened by sea level rise.

Local champions in Kupang

Youth behind push for climate adaptation in East Flores

By Hengky Ola Sura January 13, 2023January 26, 2023

Farmers in East Flores no longer rely on cocoa to fulfill their basic needs. The youth are raising awareness, advocating adaptation to climate change.

Tradisi tordouk Kepulaun Aru

Indigenous people’s customs could be threatened by cattle ranching in Aru Islands

By Florence Armein November 14, 2022December 2, 2022

The Aru Islands are rich in cultural and biodiversity. Many Aru Indigenous people are worried their traditions, Aru’s flora and fauna and the relationship between the two could be threatened by the onset of large-scale cattle ranching.

Telaga Karst di Kepulauan Aru

Cattle ranching may threaten karts ecosystem, water resources in Aru, Indonesia

By Florence Armein October 29, 2022December 1, 2022

Development of large-scale cattle ranching in Trangan, the largest island in Indonesia’s South Aru district, may threaten its water resources.

Ilustrasi peternakan sapi di Indonesia

What happens when investors make a cattle call on ranching Indonesia’s Aru Islands?

By Florence Armein October 29, 2022October 29, 2022

Four cattle-ranching firms have acquired permits for an area covering almost 62,000 hectares on Trangan Island, one of the most pristine of the Aru Archipelago. Mongabay Indonesia explores how this came to be.

Forest landscape in Aru Islands

Ecosystems and indigenous people at risk if cattle ranching begins in Indonesia’s Aru Islands

By Florence Armein October 22, 2022October 29, 2022

Indonesia’s well-conserved Aru Islands may soon be taken over by cattle ranching stretching across almost 62,000 hectares, including 16 villages home to the area’s Indigenous people.

Jokowi melewato bendera negara-negara G20 di Jepang

Why is the G20 important for climate and energy transition?

By Kennial Laia October 1, 2022November 9, 2022

Indonesia is urged to show leadership, take firm climate action and ambition, including increasing its emission cuts.

Catholic priests blessing the Savu Sea by Arnold Simanjuntak

Savu cetaceans stranding: The jury is still out

By Anastasia Ika September 29, 2022October 1, 2022

Expert say underwater human activities interfere with navigation of marine mammals but more research and data needed to point cause of cetaceans stranding.

Blue whale stranded in Waienga Bay in East Nusa Tenggara by Paulus Igo

Better marine coordination needed to minimize cetaceans stranding

By Anastasia Ika September 24, 2022September 26, 2022

Expert say the occurrence of stranding is an alarm. While Indonesia still lacks resources to conduct further research into the cause of cetaceans stranding.

Skeleton of blue whale in Waienga Bay East NusaTenggara by Paulus Igo

Noise pollution turns Savu Sea more treacherous for whale migration

By Anastasia Ika September 19, 2022September 26, 2022

For centuries the Savu Sea provided safe passage for whales migrating from Australia to Indonesia. Today, human activities is threatening cetaceans and its habitat.

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