A Sumatran rhino has been born in western Indonesia, officials said Monday, a rare sanctuary birth for the critically endangered animal with only several dozen believed to be left in the world.
Environment
Activists have reported four companies to local police due to fires within their concessions in Central Kalimantan. This occurs amid Indonesia’s most severe fire episode since 2019.
Early work in using satellite imagery to map seaweed production has shown there is potential for the information to be used in developing policy positions that can have a beneficial impact on the industry.
For generations, the seafaring Duano Indigenous community in Indonesia’s Riau province has relied on paddles and basic nets for their livelihood, launching small boats into healthy fishing grounds off the eastern coast of Sumatra.
Indonesia says it is committed to curbing the annual haze-related issues, including setting up a coordinating centre to streamline resources.
Indonesia’s prudential regulator, the Financial Services Authority (OJK), is currently engaged in discussions regarding the potential classification of coal-fired power plants as ‘green’ under a planned update to its classification scheme for green investments, the Indonesian Green Taxonomy (THI).
Indonesian environmental activist Gita Syahrani, who has worked for years to push local governments to adopt sustainable economic policies, has been named a recipient of this year’s multimillion-dollar Climate Breakthrough Award.
Zebra sharks were once a common sight in the turquoise waters around Raja Ampat, a collection of Indonesian islands north of Australia.
On 17-18 October 2023 the Chinese Government organised its fifth Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Summit in Hong Kong. It was a milestone event, commemorating ten years since BRI began in 2013.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned other countries in the world about the real threat of climate change during a recent international climate workshop.
The small fishing village of Kurisa is home to the Bajau people, an indigenous group known for being brave sailors, formidable fishermen and reliable divers who live off the sea.
Environmentalists have criticized Indonesia’s carbon trading mechanism, which had its first day of trading September 26.
The Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum discussed the impacts of imprudent utilization of mangroves during the 1st High Level Meeting (HLM) of the Forum in Badung District, Bali Province.
The people of Rempang and Galang Island, Batam City (Kepri Province) Indonesia, have been living in an atmosphere of anxiety for the last few months.
Malaysia called on neighbour Indonesia and a grouping of Southeast Asian nations to take action as air quality worsens across the country due to fires in Indonesia, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday.
Indonesia’s Deputy Environment and Forestry Minister Alue Dohong is facing health issues after helping to fight forest and land fires in Kalimantan. Alue, 57, was on the ground in the fire-affected areas from last Friday until Tuesday, assisting with the extinguishing of fires in the Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan regions.
