Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's carbon trading market is very small compared to the world's largest markets, but the government remains committed to reducing carbon emissions by 43.2 perc
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Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – As the world's second-largest plastic polluter, Indonesia has topped the global per capita intake of microplastics that are found mostly in seafood, studies sugg
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) is reviewing data from the European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union.
July 15, 2024
Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – A landslide killed seven people in Wini Kali Kabur, Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at around 09:00 local time.
July 12, 2024
Jakarta – The water crisis in Weda Tengah subdistrict, Central Halmahera, North Maluku, is a sharp illustration of the difference between rhetoric and the reality of environmental polic
Singapore – One of the companies behind the world's biggest carbon credit project won a key court battle in Indonesia as it attempts to resume activity at the vast site in Borneo.
July 11, 2024
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – An American government official said Thursday that the promised JETP money worth billions of dollars meant to help Indonesia's energy transition is already
July 9, 2024
Suherdjoko, Batang, Central Java – A total of 240 houses were damaged after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit Batang regency and Pekalongan city in Central Java on Sunday.
Marc Jones, London – The US has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the US Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country rest
Nabiha Shahab – The impacts of climate change are increasingly undeniable, weaving into the fabric of our daily lives.
Jakarta – Authorities are scrambling to respond to a spate of disasters that has swept the country, including a deadly landslide in Sulawesi and flooding across several regions in Java
July 8, 2024
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Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Several neighborhoods in Jakarta were inundated over the weekend following heavy rain in the capital last week, with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysic
July 2, 2024
Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Concerns linger about Indonesia's true commitment to the energy transition, albeit the government has allocated a significant amount of money toward climate cha
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Geological Agency lowered the status of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra from Level III (Siaga) to Level II (Waspada) on Monday afternoon, July 1.
Yohanes Seo, Jakarta – Sanci Davis First Secretariat Development Cooperation Australian Embassy in Jakarta working visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on June 25-28 to see first-hand the
June 28, 2024
Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The Research Center for Climate and Atmosphere at the National Innovation Research Agency (BRIN) stated that most weather prediction models indicate the appeara
June 27, 2024
Jakarta – The Jakarta Environment Agency has installed more air quality monitoring stations in an effort to curb air pollution in the city, which has repeatedly ranked among the world's
June 26, 2024
Jakarta – Indonesia recently signed a partnership agreement with Bezos Earth Fund, the philanthropic commitment by the American business magnate Jeff Bezos to fight climate change.
June 24, 2024
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Floods have inundated at least 80 houses in Sepaku Village, Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser since late Sunday, June 23, around 23:00 local time, according to
June 20, 2024
Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The No-Trash Triangle Initiative (NTTI) launched the 'No-Trash River' project this week which aims to install 20 barriers throughout Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesi
Algi M Gifari, Bandung – Efforts to clean up the Citarum River in the BBS area of Bandung Barat Regency seemed promising after a week of intensive cleaning, and years of restoration.
June 19, 2024
Jakarta – The West Java administration is expanding its cleanup operation of the Citarum River, known as one of the dirtiest rivers in the region.
June 18, 2024
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) volcano, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, erupted again on Tuesday, June 18 at 07:46 local time, spewing a 700-meter-high column of
June 17, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Sunday night, June 16, 2024.
June 16, 2024
Antara, Palu, Central Sulawesi – The Central Sulawesi Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has reported that floods have left 171 houses inundated in Banggai Laut District as of T
June 14, 2024
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Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Heavily polluted Indonesia is asking China to provide technical assistance and solar power industry investments, among other things, so people in the South
Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta's air quality has deteriorated to unhealthy levels, ranking as the second worst in the world. Residents are advised to wear masks when outdoors.
June 12, 2024
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Researchers looking into how Indonesia calculates its greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands and mangroves say they've identified ways for a more accurate
June 11, 2024
Leow Wen Xuan, Singapore – South-east Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines ingest the most microplastics among 109 countries, according to a study by Cornell
June 4, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – Air quality in Jakarta plummeted to unhealthy levels on Tuesday morning, earning the city the title of being the world's most polluted.
June 3, 2024
Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – At least 325 houses were inundated as floods hit Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi on Saturday, June 1 at around 21:00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB).
June 2, 2024
Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesian fans of Korean pop bands are making headlines for all the right reasons, wielding their influence to promote social and green causes in the archipel
Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku erupted on Sunday, spewing an ash cloud seven kilometres into the sky as authorities warned residents to shelter indoors.
May 30, 2024
Jakarta – Avolcano in western Sumatra erupted on Thursday, spewing an ash cloud two kilometres into the sky as authorities warned residents over potential dangers from cold lava flows.
May 29, 2024
JAKARTA – Authorities have announced plans to develop an early warning system for flash floods and lahars in the vicinity of West Sumatra's Mount Marapi, after disasters this month clai
May 28, 2024
Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Flooding occurred in Taliabu Island Regency, North Maluku Province, following heavy rains on May 16 at 02:00 local time.
May 27, 2024
Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku spewed a six-kilometre cloud of ash into the sky on Monday in the latest of nearly 100 eruptions since early this year.
May 24, 2024
Adinda Jasmine Prasetyo, Jakarta – North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province, was hit by flooding on Thursday, May 23, 2024, due to heavy downpours which caused the Baliase River to o
May 22, 2024
Jakarta – Environmental group Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) has criticized Space-X founder Elon Musk's proposal for solving the world's water crisis through desalination powered by so
May 21, 2024
Jakarta – The recent disaster in West Sumatra shows how the greed of the regional government has sacrificed the environment and cost people's lives.
Jakarta – We are saddened by the flash floods and lahars (a mixture of water and volcanic rock fragments) that hit a number of regions surrounding Mount Marapi in West Sumatra on May 11
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Briantama Asmara first visited the village of Kais in Indonesian Papua, on the island of New Guinea, in 2017 as an university researcher.
May 17, 2024
Jakarta – Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said on
Jakarta – West Sumatra authorities have declared a state of emergency in the province following flash floods and lahars over the weekend that killed dozens of people and destroyed hundr
May 16, 2024
Kasparman Piliang and Niniek Karmini, Tanah Datar, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit Sumatra
Jakarta – The Jakarta Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has criticised acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono's proposal to create a special island for waste disposal.
Jakarta (Agencies) – Authorities on Thursday raised the alert status of a volcano in eastern part of the country to the highest level after it spewed ash and smoke five kilometres into
May 15, 2024
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Flooding due to the Krueng Kulu and Krueng Tadu Rivers overflow in Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh, has gradually receded.