Researchers at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute looked at Indonesia’s nickel production and proposed how taking a broad view at the problems involved in climate solutions could help reduce those risks.
Environment
Experts have lambasted Indonesia’s heavy push toward natural gas, saying it risks locking the country into fossil fuel dependency under the guise of clean energy, dealing immense damage to the economy, public health and the environment.
Indonesia is among a shrinking group of nations still expanding their coal use, according to a new report by U.S.-based nonprofit Global Energy Monitor (GEM).
As part of sustainable efforts to strengthen and drive climate action in Muslim-majority Indonesia, global social impact agency Purpose conducted a survey on the perception and attitude of Indonesian Muslims on climate issues.
The prospect was novel, even daunting: a remote, international team with no physical office, focused solely on environmental coverage — a relatively niche field in Indonesia’s media landscape at the time.
Agrarian conflicts tied to palm oil plantations are intensifying across Indonesia, with Sawit Watch recording at least 1,126 communities involved in disputes with more than 385 oil palm in 22 provinces.
Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change.
A new initiative has been launched to help communities profit from efforts to protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by the end of the decade. It will focus initially on tackling overfishing and ocean climate impacts including in Indonesia.
A recent report unveils the environmental and human rights toll of a large nickel mining operation in Indonesia.
In January 2025, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled in favour of Indonesia’s legal challenge to the European Union’s (EU) restrictions on palm oil, which Indonesia said were unfair and detrimental to its exports.
Waterways are polluted, fish have left, and residents report significant health issues.
As agricultural technology advances, small farmers in Indonesia are being left behind—but a new report reveals practical solutions to bridge the gap between farmers and tech innovators.
The eruption has been rated at level two – the third-highest severity level – requiring a 3km (9,800ft) exclusion zone.
Exploring the depths of the Earth’s vast oceans reveals a world full of wonder and mystery, especially within regions like Indonesia’s Coral Triangle.
Coal-dependent regions have much experience to share on the energy transition, write two authors from China and Indonesia.
Indonesia’s largest environmental group, Walhi, has filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General’s Office, accusing 47 companies of environmental destruction and corruption.
