Major brands including Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group to align with a new road map for deforestation-free palm oil in the Indonesian province.
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Indonesia’s Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, are large and well-established, and their teachers and students are well respected. This makes the school network an effective way to encourage green practices both within the schools and in the broader community.
The Forestry Ministry announced on Monday the discovery of 19 new species of flora and fauna found across various regions of the country as of mid-2025. The findings include 11 new types of plants and eight new animal species.
According to data from the Central Statistics Agency and the Indonesian National Police, the number of motorised vehicles in Indonesia has continued to rise steadily, contributing significantly to urban air pollution.
Indonesia will begin importing lithium from Australia to support its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia announced on Tuesday, as the country intensifies efforts to become a regional EV manufacturing hub.
More than 35% of all of Indonesia’s garbage — some 11 million metric tons last year — was deemed unmanaged, finding its way into rivers, ravines, even along the side of busy thoroughfares, according to the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).
Riset kolaboratif mendalam yang melibatkan Universitas Indonesia (UI), Yaksa Pelestari Bumi Berkelanjutan, BSF, IPPIN-CSIRO, dan Monash University ini tidak hanya memaparkan data, tetapi juga menelanjangi akar penyebab kemangkrakan ini dan menawarkan paradigma baru yang holistik.
The split has manifested in public debates between generally older, elite members of the group and their younger, more environmentally conscious fellow nahdliyyin (NU members).
Many farmers miscalculated, expecting the usual dry-season conditions in May and June, when rainfall typically decreases. Instead, persistent rains caused flooding in agricultural lands, resulting in crop failure or even total harvest loss (locally known as puso).
Firewall – The indigenous O’Hongana Manyawa tribe lives in remote pockets of Halmahera island, a hub of environmentally destructive nickel processing facilities.
Indonesia’s official carbon exchange platform, IDX Carbon, has recorded nearly 1.6 million tons of carbon traded since its launch, with 90% of buyers coming from the domestic market.
In the basement of a Jakarta housing complex, surrounded by the silver piping of the air-conditioning system, Indonesian technician Ari Sobaruddin is doing his part to tackle climate change.
Officials said the listings were likely aimed at attracting investment, not outright sales, but critics warn such practices enable control over island and offshore areas, often displacing fishers and triggering land conflicts.
A new study by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has revealed that Timor, Sumbawa, and Sulawesi can meet all their electricity needs with renewable energy by 2050.
The government has revealed that the waste management rate in various regions of Indonesia has only reached around 10 percent, with landfills across the country projected to reach maximum capacity by 2030 unless urgent and radical measures are taken.
With a joint investment of nearly 6 billion U.S. dollars, the initiative will encompass nickel mining and processing, battery materials production, battery manufacturing, and recycling.
