Saving the Forest: The #30Claps Movement
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia is starting an online movement called #30claps to save the forests of Indonesia. The #30claps...
Conservation
West Sumatra Eyes Potential of Owl Agritourism
With thousands of majestic owls living in the area, a local environmental centre plans to develop a new agritourism concept...
Czech Power Company Explores Green Energy in Indonesia
Indonesia and the Czech Republic aim to bolster bilateral relations with a newly proposed co-op initiative in the green energy...
Indonesia’s Solution to the Plastic Epidemic
How ironic it is to know that the disposable, non-degradable plastic products, such as rain ponchos, straws and cutlery, which...
A Resort to Protect Biodiversity in Indonesia
When Andrew Miner discovered Batbitim Island in 2003, he found a remote shark finning camp in a vast sea devastated...
What Has 2016 Meant for Indonesia and Climate Change?
2015 was a devastating year for global greenhouse gas emissions, with Indonesia ranking fourth on the list of top emitters...
Opinion: To Protect Indonesia’s Remaining Forests, Indigenous People Need a Seat at the Table
Imagine the island of Java in the 1850s. Its lowlands and valleys sparsely populated, dotted with villages, sawah and stands...
Five Rehabilitated Orangutans Set Free in East Kalimantan
The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation released five orangutans into East Kalimantan?s Kehje Sewen Forest earlier this month, after seven years...
Government Contradicts Commitment to Renewable Energy
Earlier this year, the government announced its plan to develop new and renewable energy sources, which would help electrify Indonesia’s...
Islamic Council Calls For Fatwa On Forest Burning
Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority recently criticized plantation companies and farmers who use the illegal slash-and-burn method, claiming it is “haram.”...
Greenpeace Indonesia Launches App to Fight Forest Fires
Forest fires have been an annual issue in Indonesia for almost two decades, with the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra...
Good News from Wild Sumatra
Sad, but true. The only time you hear of Sumatra in the news is when there is a natural disaster,...
Deforestation: Loggers Not to Blame
Loggers, the big logging companies that is, are no longer contributing to deforestation in Indonesia. The reason: the Decree of...
Edge of the Ocean: Local Narratives of Marine Conservation in Raja Ampat
Expensive dive resorts and ecotourism seem to be the first things that come to most people’s minds at the mention...
Honey Bee Honey: Beekeeping in Cibubur
Beekeeping, or apiculture (Latin: apis ‘bee’), has been practiced in Egypt for over 4,000 years. And collecting honey from wild...
Public’ response to new paid plastic bag policy
In a bid to reduce the production of plastic waste, as many as 22 cities in Indonesia have simultaneously witnessed...
Could Accountability in Sustainable Oil Palm Prevent Further Forest Fires?
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Green Commodities Programme (GCP) are working with oil palm stakeholders to ensure this sector’s...
Thriving Coral Reef, Thriving Community: Wakatobi Resort Conservation
The Coral Triangle has been likened to an underwater Amazon rainforest for its density and diversity of species. Stretching from...
Following Haze Crisis, Indonesia Pledges to Cut Deforestation Rate in Half
This year’s forest fires sky-rocketed Indonesia’s carbon emissions tenfold. The government has announced a plan to revamp the nation’s land...
Dying to Entertain
Despite research that shows dolphins to be highly sensitive and intelligent, numerous facilities in Bali continue to hold the cetaceans...
Indonesian Communities Awarded United Nations Development Programme Equator Prize
The United Nation Development Programme’s Equator Initiative recently announced the 2015 winners of its prestigious Equator Prize. Having attracted 1,461...