Delfi Neski, Padang – Since Thursday afternoon, Minangkabau International Airport (BIM) in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, has been shuttered as a precaution against the dispersion of vo
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March 1, 2024
February 28, 2024
Jakarta – The Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) has issued a fatwa urging the House of Representatives to fast-track legislation to mitigate the ongoing climate crisis.
Jakarta – Landslides hit a section of road connecting Luwu regency and Palopo city in South Sulawesi on Monday, trapping at least 23 people with five victims found dead.
February 27, 2024
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The harvest in several rice centers is overshadowed by extreme weather during the transition period from rainy to dry season.
February 26, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – The West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded 16 houses damaged by another whirlwind that hit certain areas of Citawa Village, Kertasari Sub-district, Bandu
February 25, 2024
Antara, Mataram – Flash floods and landslides again hit several regions in Sumbawa District, Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB), Indonesia on Saturday (February 24) after
February 23, 2024
Kyodo, Jakarta – A group of Indonesian environmental and human rights activists on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Japan to demand it stop releasing treated water from the crippled Fuk
February 22, 2024
Jayapura, Jubi – Mama (mother) Anace Bongoibo, now in her elderly years, continues her dedication to cleaning up the waste in the Emereuw River Basin with unwavering patience.
Jakarta – Sungai Watch's audit on the rivers in Bali and Banyuwangi recently raised criticisms from the Indonesian Waste Management Foundation (Yaksindo), arguing that the non-governmen
Jakarta – West Java was struck by a tornado of a scale previously unrecorded in the country that injured at least 33 people and damaged buildings, government officials said.
February 15, 2024
New York – Coal, nickel, palm oil, rainforests. The riches of Indonesia matter to the rest of the world. Therefore, so does its presidential election.
February 14, 2024
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) received 277 reports of disasters in Indonesia from the beginning of the year to Feb. 12, 2024.
February 7, 2024
Medan – A family of three died after their car was hit by a landslide on Jl. Tarutung-Sibolga, Adian Koting district, North Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra on Saturday afternoon.
February 6, 2024
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia asks presidential candidates to support the transition towards a green economy.
February 5, 2024
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Flooding and landslides caused by a series of severe weather events have damaged homes and displaced people in many regions of the country, prompting local and
February 1, 2024
Donny Iqbal, Bogor, Indonesia – At the age of 60, Siti Salamah started making changes at her family home in the city of Bogor, just south of Jakarta, Indonesia's capital.
Kuala Lumpur/Surabaya – Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani is too young to vote in Indonesia's elections in February, but that has not stopped her from demanding the three presidential candidates
January 31, 2024
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's freedom-of-information clearinghouse has ordered state-owned electricity utility PLN to disclose emissions data for some of the
January 22, 2024
Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the count
Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says it regrets that the vice presidential debate on Sunday January 21 did not show any commitment on the part of the three presidential tickets running i
January 17, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that at least 458 houses in Pangkalpinang City, Bangka Belitung Province were submerged in floodwaters ranging
January 15, 2024
Antara, South Bangka, Babel Islands – The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) is intensifying tree planting and mangrove rehabilitation actions as part of efforts to anticipate c
January 12, 2024
Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – Flooding, landslide, and uprooted trees hit Bandung and its surrounding areas due to extreme weather on Thursday, Jan. 11.
Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 4,940 disasters in Indonesia throughout 2023, primarily dominated by floods, landslides, and extreme w
January 10, 2024
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said tidal flooding caused by sinking land and rising sea levels is threatening the north coas
January 8, 2024
Jakarta – A woman died due to a landslide in the Cipondok spring area at Pasanggrahan Village, Subang Regency Sunday afternoon, January 7, forcing 140 residents to evacuate.
January 5, 2024
Jakarta – Our hearts go out to the people and government of Japan who have been impacted by the magnitude-7.6 earthquake and subsequent tsunami on New Year's Day.
January 4, 2024
Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has temporarily closed Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport, the main airport serving East Nusa Tenggara's second-largest city Maumere on Flores Island
Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A heavy rain spell during Thursday afternoon's rush hour caused floods in various areas in Jakarta, including the upscale residential complex in Kemang.
January 3, 2024
Bernardus Wijayaka, Jakarta – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Banten and its vicinity on Wednesday at 07:53 AM.
January 2, 2024
Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Kupang – Frans Seda Maumere Airport in Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), has been temporarily closed for flights to and from Maumere since Monday due to th
Antara, Sumedang, West Java – The 4.8-magnitude earthquake in Sumedang district on Sunday evening damaged 248 houses and forced 456 residents to seek refuge elsewhere, acting West Java
December 29, 2023
Jakarta – Young people across Indonesia are standing up to fight for their futures amid anxiety about the climate crisis and the environmental destruction that will threaten their lives
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – North Aceh Regency has been hit by flooding since Sunday, Dec.
December 27, 2023
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The issue of carbon capture and storage and CCS was debated by Gibran Rakabuming and Mahfud Md during the vice presidential debate last Friday.
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto attended on Tuesday an event to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Aceh tsunami disaster with former president Susilo Bambang Yudh
December 24, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has identified five Indonesian provinces with a high potential for wet hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and
December 14, 2023
Jakarta – A transition away from fossil fuels seems as good as a commitment as you can expect from the 198 countries taking part in the United Nations climate conference which wrapped u
The officer at Karakatu Observation Post J
December 11, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia was granted the honor to head the 34 states-membered Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC), said the Ad-interim Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investmen
December 7, 2023
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo promised to commit to reducing extractive industries in East Kalimantan, during his campaign in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Tuesday.
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has laughed upon hearing that environmental activists walked out on him on December 1 when he was giving a speech at the COP28 Climate Conferenc
December 5, 2023
Batu Palano – Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the nu
December 4, 2023
Apriadi Gunawan, Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra – Search and rescue efforts continued on Monday for 10 people who went missing after a flash flood hit Simangalumpe village in Humbang
Jakarta – At least 11 hikers were found dead and three others were rescued by search teams that worked through the night to find people missing after the eruption of a volcano in West S
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for more support from rich countries for their developing counterparts in tackling the climate crisis has left environmentalists unimpres
December 3, 2023
Jakarta – One person died and 11 were missing after flash floods hit near Lake Toba in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, the country's disasters agency BNPB said, with scores of peopl
November 30, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – Several neighborhoods in Kebon Pala, Kampung Melayu Sub-district, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta were flooded due to Ciliwung River overflows on Thursday, Nov.
Gracia Ayni Warella – Indonesia stands as one of the top greenhouse gas emitters in the world.
November 29, 2023
Edna Tarigan and Fadlan Syam, Jakarta – Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana's village stays grey for months at a time, while as