The development risks fragmenting the habitat of endangered and endemic species like the black macaque. Hundreds of families have also been relocated without compensation to make way for the project.
Environment
Terrorists in West Java planned to use a biological toxic agent in a bomb attack. What does this signify for the bioterrorism threat in Indonesia?
For divers, the millions of harmless jellyfish in an Indonesian lake are must-see novelties. For scientists, the warmer, more acidic and less oxygenated water is “a projection of our future climate.”
More alarming for Indonesia, climate change threatens not only its glaciers but also its vast seas, which make up around 70% of the country’s area and are much deeper than the height of Jayawijaya Mountains.
The species has now almost disappeared from the wild, and conservationists estimate that only about 30 to 80 Sumatran rhinos survive, mostly on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and on the Indonesian side of Borneo.
Indonesia hopes environmental impact studies for factories to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals would be completed by the end of the year.
Japan has offered to assist Indonesia in accomplishing its ambitious plan of relocating the national capital to the forests of Borneo.
The push for clean energy is coming at an environmental cost to forests and fisheries in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions.
In certain areas of Indonesia, seagrass cover has declined from 58 to 48% and 61 to 55% of the average value from several sites in each area from 2016 to 2017, respectively.
New research off the coast of Indonesia suggests that manta rays and whale sharks are eating an unwanted garnish: an alarming amount of plastic waste.
Indonesia is the world’s second largest contributor to marine waste. Seeing the beautiful coral reefs off the coast of Indonesia’s capital drowning in plastic, 25 year-old Swietenia Puspa Lestari decided to take action.
Study of chicken egg samples reveals presence of dangerous chemical compounds around areas where waste is dumped.
In addition to listening to scientists and young activists like Greta, another influential group that is speaking out more about the environment are religious groups.
Direct elections in Aru had delivered a leader that prioritised the interests of a private investor above those of his constituents. For democracy to prevail, civil society needs to step in.
Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital to East Kalimantan in Borneo has engendered much debate, but few have examined the potential military and strategic implications of the move.
One ASX listed oil explorer involved in Indonesia is Bass Oil, which rose 50 per cent this morning with news of strong oil flows on its first test well – Bunian 5.
