Sulawesi’s largest wildlife market has resumed operation after being closed due to the pandemic. Local administration say the wildlife meat trade, including from several protected species, cannot be stopped immediately due to long-standing tradition of meat consumption by the local community.
Planting trees since early childhood as a form of investment is what many people do. But very few are those who spent more than half their life to plant trees only to assure the continuing existence of their ancestral land.
Indonesia’s natural resources continue to suffer from degradation because of climate change and corruption. The Omnibus Law the government is planning to soon issue is seen as only exacerbating the current conditions while corporate oligarchies dig deeper for profit.
Three human rights and environmental activists in Samarinda have been accused of being positive for Covid-19 by the local Health Office. Having never shown the result of the test which was conducted without proper procedure and paperwork, and forced into quarantine with haste, they suspected an intelligence-lead attempt to silence them.
Mass media plays a huge role in pushing transition towards the use of renewable energy in Indonesia. However, more in-depth knowledge of this sector is needed, and there remain political, social, and economical pressure in many newsrooms in the country.
The Al-Ittifaq Islamic boarding school has become a model of how a religious institution can achieve self-sufficiency in the food sector through farming. Not only cultivating food for its students, but Al-Ittifaq has even been able to distribute its agricultural products to traditional markets and supermarkets.
Jakarta has now banned the use of single-use plastic bags. What is the urgency behind this policy and what are its shortcomings?
Aside from the Corona Virus, medical waste is another life-threatening issue that plagues may countries, including Indonesia. Medical waste is mounting and the government is facing challenges in its management.
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries plans to lift ban on a number of fishing nets that are currently prohibited, including Danish seine, drawing criticism from fishers associations, fishery CSOs amongst others.
(Indonesian) Nelayan tradisional, salah satu profesi yang terpukul oleh pandemi Covid-19, khususnya nelayan tuna, yang hasil tangkapannya diekspor ke luar negeri. Kini mereka Hidup dengan megandalkan tabungan dan sebagian, bantuan pemerintah.
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