The rivers in Jakarta quickly filled up; in one of the city’s largest waterways, a Dutch-made device was trapping some of the trash to prevent it from washing out into the ocean.
Environment
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered widespread coral bleaching after sea temperatures reached record high levels last month, scientists say.
In the aftermath of a violent communal conflict that set neighbor against neighbor around this ancient lake in eastern Indonesia, locals were eager for projects that promised a brighter future.
Edi Susanto of Muara Medak, South Sumatra, can now cultivate a plot of land in the village forest without being afraid of being chased by officers.
A new study by an international team of researchers including The University of Western Australia reveals the worst marine heatwave ever recorded off Western Australia was responsible for a massive loss of genetic diversity in underwater forests.
The volcano, located near the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, has rumbled and generated dark hot clouds since last year.
Law enforcement director general Rasio Ridho Sani hopes the punishment will be a lesson for other companies, adding that the ministry would not stop going after polluters.
It is expected that roughly 12,000 Mt of plastic waste will be in landfills or the natural environment by 2050. It is undeniable that plastic waste contributes to the earth’s ecological devastation.
Residents of Indonesia’s capital are calling on the government to better prepare the city for flooding after being forced from their homes yet again in a record-breaking monsoon season experienced around the country.
The lecturer of the Department of Civil Infrastructure Engineeringexplained that nowadays, urban developments are happening very quickly and are impossible to avoid.
A sweeping package of deregulation aimed at boosting the economy will be far more harmful than feared as it threatens to revive the centralized power structure of the country’s authoritarian era.
Two people from Sabuai customary village in Maluku were reportedly trying to protect a forest that they considered part of their society’s heritage from logging.
We found 20,000 pieces of plastic flowing into the ocean per hour based on monitoring levels in five locations in the Ciliwung River in May 2018.
A significant portion of the total population of Indonesia’s Javan deer occurs outside protected areas, highlighting the role of such zones as wildlife refuges, according to new research.
The government has targeted to complete the construction of eight dams under the National Strategic Program in 2020 at several food production centers, the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry stated.
Australia needs to seriously consider moving to a nuclear-powered submarine force because it is the best solution to meet the Royal Australian Navy’s demanding strategic and operational requirements.
