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November 11, 2024

Tempo - November 11, 2024

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency or BNPB noted that the number of refugees as a result of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki reached 11,445 p

November 9, 2024

Tempo - November 9, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Environment has found 26 companies suspected of polluting the Ciujung River in Serang Regency, Banten.

Tempo - November 9, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government will simultaneously turn off the lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, November 9, 2024.

November 8, 2024

Tempo - November 8, 2024

Yohanes Paskalis, Jakarta – IQAir application recorded the air quality in Jakarta deteriorating again today, Friday, November 8, 2024, compared to the previous days.

November 6, 2024

Agence France-Presse - November 6, 2024

Jakarta – Authorities in East Nusa Tenggara will permanently relocate thousands of residents from around a volcano that erupted in recent days, killing nine people after spewing firebal

November 5, 2024

Associated Press - November 5, 2024

Jakobus Herin, Maumere – Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widened on the remote island of Flores.

November 4, 2024

Reuters - November 4, 2024

Jakarta – Most of Indonesia is predicted to have a normal wet season next year, making it suitable to grow crops, the country's weather agency BMKG said on Monday.

November 2, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 2, 2024

Jakarta – This year is seen as a critical juncture for sustainability, especially October and November.

October 29, 2024

October 28, 2024

Mongabay - October 28, 2024

Sarjan Lahay, Pohuwato, Indonesia – Heavy trucks roll toward a semiremote coastline here on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island before idling alongside a waiting barge, which will later make a

October 16, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 16, 2024

Andi Muttaqien – The European Union's recent decision to propose a 12-month delay to the enforcement of the Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) has sparked new conversations, especiall

October 14, 2024

Tempo - October 14, 2024

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Bandung – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Bandung Geophysics Station recorded a total of 147 earthquakes in the West Java region throug

October 7, 2024

October 3, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 3, 2024

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Sleman – Mount Merapi in Central Java emitted 21 lava flows on early Thursday.

October 2, 2024

Jakarta Post - October 2, 2024

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has vowed that early warning information for tsunamis and other related disasters will be disseminated within three m

October 1, 2024

Tempo - October 1, 2024

Ridho Bramulya Ikhsan (BINUS University in Jakarta) – Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.

September 27, 2024

Tempo - September 27, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Extreme weather damaged many buildings in Magetan Regency, East Java, on Wednesday evening, September 25, 2024.

September 25, 2024

Jakarta Post - September 25, 2024

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – A proposal to import cows and open a large dairy farm in the country to support president-elect Prabowo Subianto's trademark free meal program has sparked concer

Tempo - September 25, 2024

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian capital, Jakarta, experienced heavy rainfall on Wednesday afternoon, September 25, resulting in flooding in one residential area (RT) and two r

September 20, 2024

Channel News Asia - September 20, 2024

Jakarta – West Java's sudden earthquake on Wednesday (Sep 18) which left one dead and over 80 injured was triggered by an unmapped fault, according to Indonesian earthquake experts.

September 19, 2024

Tempo - September 19, 2024

Hammam Izzuddin, Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The West Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that the 4.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Bandung Regency, Garut, and sur

September 17, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 17, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The United Kingdom agreed to help Indonesia embrace sustainable development in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday.

September 12, 2024

Tempo - September 12, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – The Observation Post of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Wulanggitang District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), reports an eruption with an ash column ejecte

September 10, 2024

Tempo - September 10, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Heavy rainfall that swept Binjai North Sumatra, on Sunday, September 8, 2024, caused three rivers to overflow and flood to inundate several residential areas.

September 9, 2024

Tempo - September 9, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Banyumas Regency, Central Java, was struck by severe floods and landslides on Sunday night, September 8, 2024.

Tempo - September 9, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported a coastal flooding in Medan City, North Sumatra on Saturday, September 7, 2024, due to heavy rainfall th

September 7, 2024

Straits Times - September 7, 2024

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – In the heart of Bali, where yellow-green paddy terraces ripple across the landscape like waves, ancient subak rice fields stand as witness to the island's rich

September 2, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 2, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – As Indonesia faces the looming threat of a megathrust earthquake, both government and public efforts must intensify to mitigate potential casualties and damage, accord

Tempo - September 2, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that as many as 8 cities or regencies in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) are facing drought emergencies du

August 30, 2024

Tempo - August 30, 2024

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition pushes the Indonesian government to use the upcoming submission of the Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) in September

Tempo - August 30, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) updated its report on the number of evacuees from the flash flood disaster in Rua Village, Ternate City, North Ma

Jakarta Post - August 30, 2024

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia is importing growing amounts of paper and plastic scrap but remains ill-prepared to process the material, which is aggravating the country's already im

August 25, 2024

The Independent - August 25, 2024

Rifky Anwar and Edna Tarigan – A flash flood following torrential rains on Indonesia's eastern Ternate Island left 13 people dead on Sunday.

August 24, 2024

Jakarta Globe - August 24, 2024

Joko Laksono, Boyolali – Mount Merapi, situated on the border between Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), released 18 pyroclastic flows early this morning, moving s

August 20, 2024

Tempo - August 20, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Walhi expressed its rejection of the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC) program.

August 15, 2024

Mongabay - August 15, 2024

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Civil society groups and communities most affected by the effects of climate change are calling on the Indonesian government to include them in the decisio

August 9, 2024

Tempo - August 9, 2024

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stressed that climate issues need to be a shared concern.

August 5, 2024

Fulcrum - August 5, 2024

Aninda Dewayanti, Muhammad Fajar – Environmental activism remains a cottage industry for the youth who champion Earth's cause in Indonesia.

Tempo - August 5, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB, reported that prolonged rain caused flooding in Dekai District, Yakuhimo Regency, PapuaPegunungan.

August 2, 2024

Tempo - August 2, 2024

Angelina Tiara Puspitalova, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning about the upcoming La Nina climate phenomenon, which is expe

Tempo - August 2, 2024

Fauzi Ibrahim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics is targeting to start broadcasting disaster early warning systems on digital television.

July 31, 2024

Jakarta Post - July 31, 2024

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Tuesday warned people to be vigilant of potential forest fires during the dry season in Sumatra, but the agency al

July 24, 2024

Jakarta Globe - July 24, 2024

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – A series of earthquakes struck several areas in Indonesia on Wednesday, July 24.

July 23, 2024

Jakarta Globe - July 23, 2024

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

July 19, 2024

Tempo - July 19, 2024

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.

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2024

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

July 15, 2024

Tempo - 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

Bloomberg News - July 12, 2024

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.

Tempo - 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

July 11, 2024

Jakarta Globe - 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