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Category: Special report

ilustrasi transpuan dan polusi udara

The plight of trans women: Struggling with stigma and air pollution

By Marina Nasution, Abdus Somad and Gloria Fransisca March 24, 2023June 2, 2023

Trans women experience multiple impacts from air pollution. Many live near pollution sources and do not have good coping skills.

Enik Tamulu and his catch of the day

North Sulawesi fishers worry as sea temperature rises

By Dwi Rezky Manoppo March 2, 2023May 24, 2023

The rising sea temperature is making tuna scarce off the coast of Southern Bolaang Mongondow district in the northern part of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.

Toek and lime dressing

A local food in Mentawai Islands’ Sipora under threat from logging

By Febrianti February 2, 2023June 8, 2023

Deforestation disrupts and threatens cultivation of toek, a source of protein for natives in Mentawai Islands’ South Sipora.

Air pollution in the city

Tire particles, an underestimated source of pollution

By Arfyana Citra Rahayu and Jane Aprilyani January 25, 2023February 1, 2023

Tire particles can cause pollution that is many times worse than that produced by cars, according to research.

Illegal mining in Btangasai River Sarolangun

Illegal gold mining threatens food resilience, health of millions

By Suwandi January 17, 2023March 8, 2023

Two decades of illegal gold mining in Jambi has led to the destruction of thousands of rice fields and mercury contamination in its rivers.

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, 2023March 6, 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.

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