Sumatra’s Forests are Wounded: Restoration Requires More Than Just Permit Revocations
Environmental advocates argue that the Indonesian government's revocation of 28 business permits in Sumatra is an insufficient measure that must...
Papuan Indigenous Community Rejects Palm Oil Expansion Despite Multi-Billion Rupiah Promises
Papuan Indigenous people in Sorong recently rejected a multi-billion rupiah offer from a palm oil company, choosing to protect their...
Testing the Power of Indonesia’s Anti-SLAPP laws in the case of activists Munif and Dera
Indonesian law actually has an “antidote” for the SLAPP poison, known as the Anti-SLAPP concept.
From Waste to Blessing: Gayamsari Residents Turn Organic Waste into New Resources
Household waste can be more useful, both as a form of concern for the environment and as an economic opportunity.
Regional Stories
Regions
Learning from Orangutan Wisdom in the Wehea-Kelay Landscape, East Kalimantan
Research identified 59 orangutan food plants, with over 50% having medicinal properties
Sustainable rattan, protecting habitat and improving the welfare of Kalimantan farmers
Rattan grows in need of trees as support. Sustainable rattan provides incentives for communities to conserve and restore forests.
Fires, encroachment and land conversion are the causes of forest loss in West Kalimantan.
A strategy that prioritizes sustainable development is needed to save West Kalimantan's forests.
Orangutan dies in resident’s garden, back wound caused by sharp object
The death of the female orangutan was due to hunting or deliberate actions by humans, resulting in the killing of...
Loss of farmer life on industrial plantation in Kalimantan’s forest
The forced eviction of gardens in Lelayang Hamlet to use industrial forest plantations left local residents with deep trauma.
Striving for a mutually supportive life in the Mahakam Delta mangroves
From satellite it looks like a green fan, but the Mahakam Delta has lost more than half of its vegetation.
Forests & Conservation
Conservation
Get to know forest healing to relieve stress
Forest healing activities aim to introduce psychological therapy that can be used to relieve various types of psychological symptoms.
The struggle of indigenous women in Mentawai to get clean water
Exploitation of the forests of South Pagai and North Pagai Islands in the Mentawai Islands has caused indigenous women to...
The role of customary forests in reducing global warming
Indigenous peoples are vulnerable to agrarian conflicts. The human rights perspective must be prioritized in devising policies and solutions.
Greenpeace regrets Indonesia’s absence from the Three Basins Summit
Despite reaching agreement with Brazil and DRC, Indonesia lags behind in moving the initiative forward, Greenpeace Indonesia says.
Climate Focus
COP Conferences
COP28: Indonesia needs 1 trillion US dollars for energy transition
At COP28, President Joko Widodo discusses Indonesia's energy transition and the funding required to achieve net zero.
COP28: World agrees to accelerate joint climate action
COP28 succeeded in gathering commitments to fund loss and damage from a number of developed countries, such as the United...
COP28: Awaiting realization of climate crisis impact finance
COP 28 in Dubai is expected to produce monumental new decisions on finance that can be implemented soon to achieve...
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Results from time-series analysis of 654,178 Landsat 7 ETM+ images in characterizing global forest extent and change from 2000 through...
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Nested polygons at 1000 meter intervals created using SRTM Plus. Please note, the minus 200 meter bathymetry layer is buffered...
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Compiled from LandSat imagery covering the period 1997-2000. Status and distributions of global mangroves have been mapped using recently available Global...
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In Indonesia, tin mining threatens an age-old fishing tradition
The islanders of Bangka Belitung have long hunted squid for sustenance and trade, but some fear this is being imperilled...
Indonesia’s president-elect must move to ratify Indigenous Peoples Bill
With Prabowo winning the election, now is the time to enshrine Indigenous rights, write Michelin Sallata and Roberto Duma Buladja.
Indonesia struggles to protect Banggai cardinalfish
The aquarium trade devastated wild populations. Conservation and restoration is now on the agenda, but management and data gaps remain.
Women’s double burden due to air pollution in Marunda flats
Detty Revolyatuti (63) still feels pain in the middle of her stomach. It has been four months since she underwent...