Dampak kenaikan BBM juga dirasakan para nelayan tradisional di Kepulauan Riau, pasalnya 70 persen bahan pokok melaut nelayan adalah BBM.
Environment
An increasing number of whales are becoming stranded. Many observers have linked the phenomenon to seismic surveys.
Break the rules and a fine of up to one million rupiah applies. But if you cant pay you might instead be asked to plant tree seeds.
Clean energy transition is key opportunity for Indonesia to diversify its economy while making its energy supplies more secure and affordable, but international support will be vital.
Three bottlenose dolphins were released into the open sea in Indonesia this week, after years of confinement as tourist attractions. As red and white Indonesian flags fluttered, underwater gates opened off the island of Bali to allow them to swim free.
“Indonesia has always held a special place for me and I am thrilled that it is my first overseas destination since I became Australia’s minister for climate change and energy,” writes Chris Bowen.
Environment officials from the Group of 20 met at Bali for talks on climate action and the global impact of the war in Ukraine, with Indonesia’s environment minister saying the world is already facing a climate crisis.
Indonesia’s wet season is expected to arrive early in most areas of the resource-rich country, with the peak of the rainy season seen occurring in December to January of next year.
Bountiful crops have been planted by Mbah Gimbal, who once sold illegal firearms but now shares the principles of permaculture in one of Indonesia’s poorest regions.
The IndOz Conference 2022 in Brisbane featured discussions about energy, education, digital economy and health and carried the theme of “stronger together”.
Indonesia will expand its marine protected area coverage to 325,000 square kilometers (125,000 square miles) by the end of this decade, or 10% of its total territorial waters, the fisheries ministry says.
Grassroots initiatives in several Indonesian cities have sprung up aimed at achieving food security through urban and family farming.
Various agricultural groups have warned the central government that the country is rapidly losing farming land and are calling for immediate action.
Indonesia’s president said Thursday that his government is considering imposing a tax on nickel exports this year to increase revenue and promote higher-value local manufacturing.
Jakarta is well known for its smog. A large urban city with over 10 million people, not all its air pollution comes from within its city limits.
Indonesia has deployed more than 20 helicopters to six fire-prone provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan as a pre-emptive measure, after small-scale forest and plantation fires appeared in the past week.
