Indonesia is set to lead global climate action with a new manual to measure and certify its mangrove carbon potential.
Environment
Pela Village in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, is a conservation-oriented tourist destination and a habitat for the protected Mahakam Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), an endemic species of the Mahakam River that is legally protected.
One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted yesterday, spewing thick columns of ash at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but no casualties were reported.
Bali is on the brink of a major clean water crisis. As the Gili Islands continue a longstanding battle to secure fresh water for both local residents and tourists, the impacts of water scarcity in Bali are being felt in several areas.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on the environment and forestry.
The European Union’s recent decision to propose a 12-month delay to the enforcement of the Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) has sparked new conversations, especially for nations like Indonesia.
Implementation of higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is likely to tighten supplies of the vegetable oil, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday.
A major Chinese solar panel manufacturing development on an Indonesian island saw renewed clashes in September between a company allegedly controlled by an Indonesian household name and the island’s Indigenous communities resisting eviction.
Military-led project also risks stirring resentment in easternmost Papua region, researchers say.
Indonesia contributes to greenhouse gas emissions but is also vulnerable to climate change.
Climate change, which triggers sea level rise, puts threats on small islands in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Indonesia, the provincial government stated.
The scarcity of public waste disposal and management facilities in the country has apparently prompted many people to burn their household waste out in the open, creating a whole slew of health problems, according to a global safety charity, which has urged the government to provide viable alternatives to save Indonesian lives as well as the environment.
The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation will impact Indonesia significantly. Musdalifah Machmud, Deputy Minister for Food and Agribusiness, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, spoke with Euractiv about his concerns.
A move by the Indonesian government to effectively lift a ban on the export of sand has sparked an outcry by environmental activists and some politicians.
Indonesia accounts for more sharks caught in open water than any other country, but fish stocks around the main island of Java are in crisis due to years of overfishing by large vessels using purse seine nets.
While standing on the banks of the Mahakam River in Samarinda on the island of Borneo, I watched an unending parade of coal barges sail slowly down the river.
