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September 6, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 6, 2025

Sukarjito, Jakarta – Indonesia experienced 4,071 earthquakes in August 2025, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

September 4, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 4, 2025

Surabaya – The Indonesian government has launched intensive monitoring of four companies operating along the Brantas River basin in East Java after uncovering suspected environmental vi

September 1, 2025

Mongabay - September 1, 2025

Elviza Diana, Bengkulu, Indonesia – Yesi held her daughter Helda tightly, but the little one still shivered for days in the tropical heat over Teluk Sepang, a bay on Sumatra's west coas

August 29, 2025

Jakarta Post - August 29, 2025

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – PT Vale Indonesia, Indonesia's second-largest nickel producer, is under scrutiny following an oil pipeline leak in South Sulawesi that has contaminated rivers

August 25, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - August 25, 2025

Jakarta – The world exhaled a sign of disappointment when 11 days of negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland, ended in a failure to produce the first legally-binding global treaty that would

August 24, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 24, 2025

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Ministry has permanently shut down Genesis Regeneration Smelting, a waste management company in Serang, Banten, after it was fo

August 21, 2025

Mongabay - August 21, 2025

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Thirteen organizations and businesses have launched the Indonesian Reuse Association, or AGUNI, a coalition dedicated to building a sustainable reuse syste

Tempo - August 21, 2025

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor) – The West Java Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that dozens of houses, as well as educational and health facilities, were damaged in Karawang Regenc

August 18, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 18, 2025

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – The congregation of the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) held a communal prayer for environmental care titled "Save Lake Toba and the Batak Land" at

Jakarta Post - August 18, 2025

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta The worsening climate crisis is disrupting the lives and future of Indonesian youths, forcing some out of school and into work while threatening their health and

August 17, 2025

Jakarta Post - August 17, 2025

Agencies, Jakarta – Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Central Sulawesi, early on Sunday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said.

August 16, 2025

Mongabay - August 16, 2025

Petrus Riski – A 54-day monitoring by Indonesia's largest environmental group around a waste-to-energy plant in East Java revealed frequent air quality levels breaching World Health Org

August 15, 2025

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2025

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Environmentalists have urged the Indonesian delegation to reject the latest draft for a global agreement to eliminate plastic pollution, warning the country to

August 9, 2025

Tempo - August 9, 2025

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Jakarta's Department of Environment, in cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering's Institute of Technology at the University of Indonesia (LEMTEK UI), conduc

August 4, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 4, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Five regencies in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) have entered drought alert status due to the ongoing dry season.

July 31, 2025

Tempo - July 31, 2025

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Bandung – The head of the Sukabumi Geophysical Station at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Agung Sabtaji, reported a recent incre

July 30, 2025

Jakarta Post - July 30, 2025

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has urged the Surabaya administration in East Java to shut down the Benowo Waste-to-Energy Power Plant,

July 27, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 27, 2025

Antara, Bogor – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurrofiq has revoked the environmental permits of nine businesses operating in the popular Puncak tourism area of Bogor Regency, West J

July 26, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 26, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The UN climate boss said Saturday that Indonesia should set more ambitious targets in its efforts to tackle global warming, saying that such a move would b

July 23, 2025

Mongabay - July 23, 2025

Jeff Hutton – Haryanto surveys a sandy patch the size of roughly half a soccer field.

July 22, 2025

Tempo - July 22, 2025

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The Jakarta Department of Environment urges the public to monitor Jakarta's air quality and understand the necessary precautions based on official data befo

July 21, 2025

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2025

Jakarta – The Bali provincial administration plans to ban the production of small plastic packaging, or sachet, starting in 2026 as a response to suggestions from environmentalists afte

July 20, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 20, 2025

Bukittinggi, West Sumatra – Authorities monitoring Mount Marapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, have reported a string of equipment thefts that have compromised early warning

July 17, 2025

Tempo Editorial - July 17, 2025

Jakarta – While the world is racing to mobilize the green economy, Indonesia is heading in the opposite direction.

July 9, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 9, 2025

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warns of unusually heavy rainfall during what is typically the dry season, with weather anom

Mongabay - July 9, 2025

Rabul Sawal, Indonesia, Maluku, Indonesia – Just four months after Mongabay reported on a dramatic surge in diagnoses of respiratory illness near Indonesia's second-largest nicke

July 8, 2025

Tempo - July 8, 2025

Decylia Eghline, Jakarta – Environmental activists assert that air pollution in Jakarta and its surrounding areas has entered a chronic phase.

July 6, 2025

Tempo - July 6, 2025

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta -The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that a landslide occurred in West Bandung Regency on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 06:15 PM local time.

Jakarta Globe - July 6, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Floodwaters submerged several areas in South and East Jakarta early Sunday following heavy overnight rainfall, particularly in the upstream region of Bogor, officials

July 3, 2025

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2025

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The government is urging national and multinational companies to take responsibility and do more to tackle the increasing volume of plastic waste, as the count

July 2, 2025

Tempo - July 2, 2025

Septia Ryanthie, Solo – The founder of the Ecoton Foundation for Ecological Studies and Land Conservation, Prigi Arisandi, revealed the results of microplastic research in Indonesian ri

Jakarta Post Editorial - July 2, 2025

Jakarta – As citizens of an archipelagic nation, we often find ourselves lacking awareness, or even feeling helpless, about our water-bound existence.

June 30, 2025

Tempo - June 30, 2025

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) disclosed that Indonesia has reached a new level of climate change.

Jakarta Globe - June 30, 2025

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), along with 35 Indonesian artists across generations, have collaborated to release a music video titled "Save Our

June 29, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 29, 2025

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi – The Environment Ministry has sealed an aluminum smelting facility operated by Mandiri Pratama Intilogam in East Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java, over seri

June 27, 2025

Tempo - June 27, 2025

Yohanes Paskalis, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has recorded a total of 1,713 natural disasters in various regions of Indonesia this year, as of June 23, 2025

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2025

Jakarta – 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 r

June 26, 2025

Tempo - June 26, 2025

Sigit Zulmunir, Garut – Four residents of Kiararambai, Girimukti Village, Cisewu District, Garut Regency, West Java, were buried and killed when a landslide drove soil inside their resi

June 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 19, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP), a major nickel processing hub, has pledged to improve its environmental compliance and adopt more sustainable busines

June 18, 2025

Jakarta Post - June 18, 2025

Agencies, Jakarta – Several flights to Bali were cancelled or delayed and the airport in Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara province was closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-lak

June 13, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 13, 2025

Andrian Supendi, Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq is calling on state-owned energy giant Pertamina to immediately adopt European-grade fuel standards as Jakarta reels

Jakarta Globe - June 13, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – The air quality in Jakarta fell into the "unhealthy" category on Friday.

June 11, 2025

ABC News - June 11, 2025

Vonia Vieira, Nick Sas, Doug Dingwall – The smoke from burning waste gets so thick at Delfina Martin's home in Timor-Leste, she and her children struggle to breathe.

June 10, 2025

Jakarta Post - June 10, 2025

Maretha Uli, Jakarta Worsening air quality in Greater Jakarta has brought to light the government's unfulfilled responsibility to ensure citizens right to clean air and to curb emission

June 4, 2025

June 2, 2025

Jakarta Post - June 2, 2025

Jakarta – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster has announced plans to ban the production of water bottles smaller than 1 liter, in an effort to address the island's growing waste problem, which

Jakarta Globe - June 2, 2025

Antara & Jakarta – Indonesian metropolis Jakarta becomes the world's sixth most polluted city as of 11 a.m. on Monday, according to IQAir's monitoring system.

June 1, 2025

CNN Indonesia - June 1, 2025

Jakarta – A giant bubble became the focus of attention during the Car Free Day (CFD) event at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle area in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning June 1.

May 31, 2025

Jakarta Post - May 31, 2025

Agencies, Jakarta – At least thirteen people were killed and a dozen injured Friday in a rockfall at a limestone quarry in Cirebon regency, West Java, the disaster agency said, with sea