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.
Environment
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.
Indonesia’s Parliament yesterday told the government to tax a wider range of plastic products than it had proposed, but held off on plans to levy sweet drinks and polluting vehicles.
Authorities in Indonesia have launched an investigation following the discovery of radioactive contamination in an empty lot in a housing complex near a nuclear research facility.
In late 2013, during a hearing convened by the local legislature of Indonesia’s Maluku province, a marine biologist named Abraham Khouw issued an ultimatum.
Australia’s “black summer” of devastating bush fires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are raging on.
Australian crocodile observer Chris Wilson decided to bow out and return to his home country on Saturday.
Having joined the Jakarta firefighter squad right after graduating high school, Jumadi, 34, said fires no longer intimidated him. Stepping into a life-threatening situation to save people’s lives is a noble job.
Rudi Hartono struggled to persuade residents of his small coastal community of Parepare to follow his example and pick up rubbish strewn on the streets and beaches.
Scientists led by Arum Setiawan recognized a rather odd-looking baby rabbit for sale on a WhatsApp group that they had infiltrated in Indonesia.
The Australians flew from their outback to join a special rescue team formed by BKSDA Central Sulawesi and the Environment and Forestry Ministry.
Tourists to lodges along the Kinabatangan River catch glimpses of Borneo’s “Big Five”: orangutan, proboscis monkey, pygmy elephant, rhinoceros hornbill, and estuarine crocodile.
Joko Widodo, speaking in Bahasa Indonesia, said Australia and Indonesia needed to become anchors for sustainable development and environmental protection across the region.
