Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he will have a talk with Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan regarding the city's handling of the constant air quality d

Jakarta – Jakarta's air quality is the worst in the world again on Thursday (Aug 1) morning, according to air quality index monitor AirVisual, the second time in a span of two months.

Nivell Rayda, Karawang, West Java – The high tide was coming but fishermen in the remote village of Sedari, in the northern coast of Indonesia's West Java province, had no plans of ven

Jakarta – Plastic and paper trash believed to have originated from abroad has been found near the Burangkeng landfill in Bekasi, West Java.

Jakarta (Antara) – An oil spill from state energy company Pertamina's Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) in Karawang has reached the Thousand Islands since Thursday, July 25.

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – The Batam Customs Office in Riau Islands has sent seven containers containing hazardous and toxic waste owned by importing company PT Arya Wiraraja Plastin

Jakarta – Residents of Bahagia (happy) subdistrict in North Bekasi, West Java, joined on Tuesday workers and other stakeholders to remove solid waste, mostly plastics, from the Bahagia

A river in Bekasi, West Java, has come to represent the exact opposite of what its name means as it has made headlines across the country for the insane amount of filthy garbage that i

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – At least 10 villages and seven beaches in West Java have been affected by the oil spill from state energy giant Pertamina's Offshore North West Jav

Jakarta – Thousands of villagers in Tangerang regency, Banten, like many people across Indonesia, are suffering a shortage of clean water as the country faces an intense dry season thi

Jakarta (Antara) – Many experts projected Indonesian coastal areas (Jakarta, Semarang, and Demak) would face a serious threat on sea level hike and land subsidence due to global climat

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration has released a book on disaster mitigation in the hope of making religion one way to approach natural disaster miti

Jakarta – The level of air pollution in Depok, West Java, has alarmed a group of regular pedestrians, who referred to data from an air quality monitoring service showing that the city

Jakarta (Antara) – As many as 1,048 people have registered to join a parade rejecting single-use plastic bags in Jakarta Sunday. The parade will start at 06:00 a.m.

Jakarta (Antara) – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has urged all companies that produce plastic products to help clean up seas and oceans from plastic debris.

Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government plans to plant and establish mother-in-law tongue (lidah mertua) gardens at the mayor's office and local administrative offices to reduce po

Jakarta (Antara) – A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and Greenpeace, launched a public awareness campaign

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The moment Leona set foot in Jakarta – a bustling metropolis of 10 million residents – she knew that she had a lot of adjusting to do.

Jakarta – The administration of West Java's Depok is planning to increase its groundwater tax from the current Rp 500 to Rp 4,000 (2 US cents) per cubic meter to push customers into us

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The Piyungan River in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, has been polluted with chromium from waste disposed by four nearby leather tanning factories, a study has reveale

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati predicts Indonesia will endure the peak drought period in August.

Jakarta (Antara) – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said that seven provinces in the country are experiencing drought.

Jakarta – The Jakgrosir Kramat Jati wholesale market in East Jakarta has gone on a "single-use plastic bag diet" by not providing them to customers to help reduce plastic waste in the

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali is on track to reduce plastic waste on the resort island after the Supreme Court rejected a judicial review that challenged the local administration'

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit North Maluku on Sunday afternoon has claimed the lives of two people on Halmahera Island, who were crushed to death when t

Jakarta – In an attempt to protect the environment from air pollution, the government plans to oblige all vehicles to undergo an emissions test before extending their vehicle registrat

Jakarta – A surge of waste imports into cities in East Java has prompted a teenager to write to United States President Donald Trump to protest about the incoming trash.

Jakarta – Amid the spotlight on worsening air pollution in the capital city, the Jakarta Health Agency has advised residents to wear better quality face masks in order to prevent pollu

Surabaya – A group of people from the Brantas River Coalition to Stop Imported Plastic Trash (Bracsip) held a protest action not far from the US Consulate General in Citra Raya Niaga,

Bali's provincial government is set to designate Benoa Bay as a maritime conservation site soon, but, with several other massive infrastructure projects also planned in the southern pa

Surabaya – Two school girls from East Java, Aeshnina Azzahra alias Nina (12) and Zahira Zade (11), have sent hand-written protest letters to US President Donald Trump.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Citeureup Sector Police secured 39 empty drums suspected to be previously filled with hazardous and toxic waste (B3 waste) on vacant land in Tajur Vil

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A joint team comprising investigators from several ministries and law enforcement agencies sealed an unauthorized seabed reclamation project at Air Saga vill

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The House of Representatives wants industries to respond to the government's tax on plastic shopping bags by creating more environmentally friendly a

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign ministry has delivered a blunt message to the Australian companies shipping contaminated waste offshore: stop sending your rubbish overseas

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Klaten, Central Java – The student admissions committee at SMPN 1 Jogonalan junior high school in Klaten, Central Java, is requiring all applicants to bring in used

James Massola, Karuni Rompies and Chris Vedelago, Surabaya – Indonesia's Customs agency has seized 210 tonnes of "toxic" garbage at the port in Surabaya and is preparing to ship eight

M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia criticizes Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan for his plan to create artificial rain in the nation's capital.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Ever since taking office in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, in December, Nagekeo Regent Johanes Don Bosco Do has been receiving grim reports from residents livin

Jack Board, Surabaya – The village of Bangun is surrounded by greenery – stretches of lush paddy fields and a slow-moving river.

Jakarta – Under an intense public spotlight illuminating Jakarta's heavy air pollution, the city administration has admitted that it still needs more measuring equipment to better gath

Fadli, Batam – The Batam Customs and Excise Office has warned the importers of 49 containers filled with hazardous waste to follow the government's order of returning the waste to thei

Jakarta – Residents of Muara Baru, Penjaringan district in North Jakarta are starting to suffer the effects of the dry season and are complaining that their wells are running out of wa

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Responding to the civil lawsuit on the capital's pollution, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that the people behind the lawsuit have also contributed

Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – Indonesia has tens of thousands of hectares conservation areas, both maritime as well as land.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian members of Parliament have decided to delay confirmation of a government plan for a levy on plastic bags, but the finance minister said she was optimisti

James Massola, Chris Vedelago and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Australian company Visy Recycling was behind the export of a container of plastic waste that is regarded as toxic in Indonesia,

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Switzerland-based pollution mapping service AirVisual revealed that Jakarta had the world's third-worst air quality on Wednesday, when it was categor

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Tired of breathing in some of the world's filthiest air, a group of activists and environmentalists in Jakarta has decided to sue the Indonesian government to take

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Batam – Indonesian authorities have rejected a 13-tonne container full of plastic recycling waste from Australia after it was found to be contaminated wi