Balawyn Jones – On December 26, 2004, a tsunami struck Aceh Province in Indonesia, resulting in unprecedented destruction and loss of life.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – An Indonesian administrative court on Thursday (Dec 21) rejected a petition by a major Indonesian pulp and paper company that challenged a government decision to vo

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – All of Indonesia's tsunami buoys are inoperable due to vandalism and lack of maintenance, an official from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BNPB, said on Saturd

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized greening and land-restoration programs that he described as purely decorative without concrete follow-up action.

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – Thousands of residents in Surakarta, Central Java, are being forced to evacuate after floodwater engulfed hundreds of homes following heavy rains that h

Stephanie Zillman – Thousands of Indonesian seaweed farmers who say Australia's worst oil spill destroyed their livelihoods are to have their class action against a Thai-owned petroleum company hea

Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia is urging state-run utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara, or PLN, to cancel its coal-fired power plant projects in Java and Bali since they pose significant risk

Kiki Siregar – Deep in Indonesia's easternmost province, a group of birdwatchers wait in earnest, hoping to glimpse the renowned bird-of-paradise.

Jakarta – Jakarta will be surrounded by more than 10 coal-fired power plants (PLTU) within a 100-kilometer radius, which could lead to premature deaths, Greenpeace Indonesia has reported.

The islands of Raja Ampat are set to be Indonesia's next tourism hotspot – but locals fear the government is failing both them and the environment in its development push.

Robin McKie – Nona is a Sulawesi crested black macaque. Photographed here by Stefano Unterthiner, she is seen chained to a chair outside the house where she is kept as a pet.

Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs will accelerate resolution of land acquisition and environmental impact assessment problems faced by the New Yogyakarta International Airpor

Jakarta – At least 1,300 residents have been evacuated and 380 homes damaged after landslides hit villages in the West Java district of Cianjur last weekend, an official said on Tuesday (03/10).

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Theresia Sufam, Bogor, West Java – Scientists from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences' (LIPI) Biology Research Center and the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) have joined hands to explore the bio

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Klaten, Central Java – Residents of 13 villages in Kemalang district, Klaten, Central Java, are being forced to buy clean water, as the dry season has caused wells and rivers in

Jakarta =- Millions of people across Indonesia are facing failed harvests and a shortage of clean water as a result of worsening drought conditions.

Stephanie Zillman – More than 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers who say Australia's worst-ever oil spill destroyed their livelihoods are about to learn if the Federal Court will hear their case.

The outlook for the plantation industry in Papua has started to show signs of change recently, both because of a sustainability drive in the palm oil supply chain, which has forced many companies t

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – It is estimated that 1,235 villages in 266 districts in Central Java will face water shortages as a result of drought.

Francis Chan, Jakarta – Indonesian satellites on Sunday (Aug 6) morning picked up 282 hot spots – believed to be the highest number across the country this year – as the dry season continues.

Nethy Darma Somba, Jayapura – Heavy downpour since early in the morning caused flash floods in many areas of Jayapura on Thursday.

Jakarta – National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) head Bambang S. Brodjonegoro has said Java's northern coastal area is facing a daunting threat, namely land subsidence.

Jakarta – Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has contacted high-ranking Australian officials to speed up the legal process for the class action lawsuit against Thailand-based oil produ

Jakarta – In response to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's criticism of the issuance of business-unfriendly regulations, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar says she never felt that

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has urged Indonesia's government to put words into action about helping the Pacific with climate change.

Pacific Media Centre – Greenpeace Indonesia has staged a protest in front of the US embassy in Jakarta over the decision of President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate ch

Jakarta (Bernama) – The El Nino weather phenomenon that occurred between 2015 and 2016 caused widespread coral bleaching in Indonesian waters, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported.

Andre Vltchek – How destructive can man get, how ruthless, in his quest to secure maximum profit, even as he endangers the very survival of our planet?

Sudarsono, Jakarta – Several lawmakers are calling on the government to close down or expel non-government organisations (NGOs) working for foreign interests because they are undermining national s

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Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has launched a $US2 billion ($2.6 billion) lawsuit against the company responsible for the worst oil spill in the history of Australia's offshor

Severianus Endi, Pontianak, West Kalimantan – Earth Day, which was celebrated globally on April 22, has become a crucial way for World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia to alert various part

Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) warned on Tuesday that people should remain alert for more landslides in the country as about 40 million citizens, 17 percent of the populat

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Ponorogo, East Java – At least 27 people are feared to be buried after a 100-meter-high hill collapsed on Saturday morning during heavy rains in a hamlet in Ponorogo regency,

Stephen Wright, Gunung Gede Pangrango, Indonesia – Shrouded in mist and cloud, the twin volcanoes of the lushly forested Gunung Gede Pangrango national park are the brooding guardians of nature's l

Jakarta – Indonesia says nearly 19,000 square meters (204,000 square feet) of coral reef was damaged by a foreign cruise ship that ran aground in the pristine waters of Raja Ampat in West Papua pro

Jakarta – As hundreds of people filled Jalan Thamrin in Central Jakarta during "Women's March" on Saturday (04/03), Greenpeace said women and children are still the most vulnerable groups threatene

Johnny Langenheim – Indonesia has pledged up to $1bn a year to dramatically reduce the amount of plastic and other waste products polluting its waters.

Thomas Ora, Dili – Timor-Leste's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment has launched a joint effort to tackle coastal abrasion by restoring about twelve hectares of mangroves which were dam

Rachel Diaz-Bastin – Indonesia's new mining regulations have resulted in a high-stakes dispute with foreign investors, but what effects will these legal changes have on the environment?

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Karanganyar, Central Java – Thousands of residents in Karanganyar regency, Central Java, rejected the government's plan to begin geothermal exploration at Mt.

I Wayan Juniarta, Nusa Dua, Bali – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Thursday that the government had put together a joint team of scholars to carry out another study

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil plans to ban conventional plastic bags to tackle the plastic waste problem in the city.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Lawmakers have demanded the Indonesian government engage in intensive diplomatic talks with its Australian counterpart to resolve an oil spill in the Montara oil field that h

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Flooding has struck several areas in Central Java over recent days, displacing thousands of local residents and cutting off access via main roads.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Banjarmasin – Indonesia will declare its commitment to combat plastic debris in marines on Feb. 23.

While plans to build a major cement project in Timor-Leste have brought the welcome promise of jobs for local people, the environmental and social costs could be catastrophic.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Mangrove conservation is largely still being neglected by the government, even though the country's swamps, a crucial guardian of the coasts amid a rising sea level, a

Jakarta – Seventeen associations have expressed their rejection of the government's plan to impose taxes on plastic, arguing that such a policy would reduce the competitiveness of Indonesian produc