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June 28, 2023

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2023

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The growing use of low-value plastics (LVPs) in Indonesia is posing a significant challenge for the recycling industry, as the material's near-zero value make

June 24, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 24, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia says it has made the necessary preparations for the $20 billion climate financing Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), but the country is n

June 22, 2023

Mongabay - June 22, 2023

Christ Belseran, Aru Islands, Indonesia – More than 10 years have passed since a young official in Indonesia's eastern Aru Islands saved his archipelago from becoming a monoculture plan

Tempo - June 22, 2023

Fatima Asni Soares, Jakarta – Founder, and chairperson of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Dino Patti Djalal, contended that the aspect of climate change must be incorp

June 20, 2023

Tempo - June 20, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that the trend of disaster events in Aceh has begun to shift from floods to land and forest fires.

June 13, 2023

Fulcrum - June 13, 2023

Muhammad Fajar and Aninda Dewayanti – Youth organisations in Indonesia have attracted some attention to climate change issues.

Tempo - June 13, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) calls for an alert to the potential for drought in the regions of Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), and East Nusa Te

June 9, 2023

Agence-France Presse - June 9, 2023

Jakarta – Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.

June 6, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 6 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on Tuesday said that the world should put their words into action on carbon emission reduction, among oth

Tempo - June 6, 2023

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – Jakarta Environment Agency Head Asep Kuswanto stated that based on a study, motorized vehicle exhausts contributed 67 percent of air pollution in the city.

June 5, 2023

Mongabay - June 5, 2023

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Most peatlands in Indonesia that need protection are currently not protected, a new study has found.

Tempo - June 5, 2023

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency Asep Kuswanto on Sunday announced that city officials will soon crack down on pollution caused by industrial activiti

Jakarta Post - June 5, 2023

Francois de Maricourt, Jakarta – The climate change policy agenda got another significant boost in December with the European parliament passing legislation that will apply tariffs on i

May 29, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - May 29, 2023

Jakarta – Delegates from more than 100 countries are gathering in Paris this week to thrash out some sort of agreement on plastic pollution.

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2023

Eric Stryson, Denpasar, Bali – At 6:15 am the first rays of the magical Bali light are breaking over the horizon.

May 25, 2023

Jakarta Post - May 25, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesia's delegation looks set to curb ambitions at an upcoming global forum on plastic pollution amid concern that some of the plans could harm local industrie

May 24, 2023

Channel News Asia - May 24, 2023

Neo Chai Chin and Janice Wu, Bandung, Indonesia – In Asia, a region that could see more heatwaves like the one last month, there is a low-cost, sustainable way to make temperatures more

May 23, 2023

May 8, 2023

Tempo - May 8, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – Eight sub-regencies in the West Aceh Regency are reportedly inundated under floodwater that is reportedly measured to reach 1 meter deep in certain areas.

May 4, 2023

Jakarta Post - May 4, 2023

Fadli, Batam – The coastal area of Kampung Melayu Nongsa in Batam, Riau Islands, has been contaminated by oil spills that authorities have said was from a tanker that caught fire in Mal

May 1, 2023

Jakarta Post - May 1, 2023

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Heavy rains sent a four-meter flash flood and landslide to Sembahe, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on Sunday afternoon.

April 27, 2023

Tempo - April 27, 2023

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia's climate and energy campaigner Bondan Andriyanu on Wednesday called the need to pay attention to the source of Jakarta's recent poor air

Tempo - April 27, 2023

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan said on his personal Instagram post that the recent high temperatures in

April 24, 2023

Reuters - April 24, 2023

A strong undersea earthquake has sent streams of people fleeing to higher ground in western Indonesia, after a tsunami warning was briefly triggered.

April 19, 2023

Tempo - April 19, 2023

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono stated that he will oversee reclamation activities in Tengah Island after being highlighted by the Indonesian Forum

April 13, 2023

Jakarta Post - April 13, 2023

Fadli, Batam – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Batam, Riau Islands, has warned local residents to be aware of fire risk as temperatures pass 33 degrees Cels

April 8, 2023

Associated Press - April 8, 2023

Chloe Whelan – Shocking footage has emerged of "trash tsunamis" flowing down waterways in Indonesia as plastic waste piles up in the tourist hotspot.

April 5, 2023

Jakarta Post - April 5, 2023

Sylviana Hamdani, Jakarta – More Indonesian customers are becoming environmentally responsible and seeking to reduce carbon emissions by making smart choices.

March 30, 2023

Tempo - March 30, 2023

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Tourism observer assessed that black oil polluting beaches in Bintan Island, Riau Islands, cause major impacts on the regional tourism sector.

March 28, 2023

Tempo - March 28, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – The Trikora Beach located at Bintan Regency, Riau Islands has once again been polluted with what is believed to be oil waste, which has darkened the waters of the popu

March 24, 2023

Jakarta Post - March 24, 2023

Tunggul Wirajuda, Jakarta – Research on waste burning shows the extent of the practice and its fallout on public health to be more extensive than imagined.

March 22, 2023

Reuters - March 22, 2023

Denpasar, Bali – A small boat designed to collect ocean waste took to the water for the first time off Bali island on Tuesday, launching a mission to tackle pollution in a region notori

March 16, 2023

Jakarta Post - March 16, 2023

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is continuing repair work on a section of a train track that was left hanging in mid-air a

Jakarta Post - March 16, 2023

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – Two people have been found dead and four others are still missing after a landslide hit several houses in Empang subdistrict in Bogor city, West Java,

March 15, 2023

Agence France-Presse - March 15, 2023

The death toll from a landslide on a remote Indonesian island rose to 50 with four people still missing on the last day of the search, an official said Wednesday.

Tempo - March 15, 2023

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – Floods hit Jakarta today, March 15. Affected areas expanded to 18 neighborhood units (RT) and one road as of 9 a.m.

March 14, 2023

Agence France-Presse - March 14, 2023

Pari Island (Indonesia) – Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for

March 13, 2023

Tempo - March 13, 2023

Ahmad Fikri, Jakarta – Potential danger comes from new movements of the lava dome on top of Mount Merapi, the Geological Agency said.

Agence-France Presse - March 13, 2023

Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater.

March 10, 2023

March 8, 2023

Jakarta Globe - March 8, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government should issue an investment guideline on waste management, according to a startup founder.

March 7, 2023

Agence-France Presse - March 7, 2023

Jakarta – Rescuers in Natuna searched for signs of life on Tuesday after a landslide that killed 15 people, awaiting equipment and reinforcements to boost efforts to find 42 people stil

March 5, 2023

Channel News Asia - March 5, 2023

Nivell Rayda, Cianjur, West Java – Standing on top of a steep slope overlooking a raging river, Nanang Sukmana gazed at the remnants of his earthquake-hit village.

March 2, 2023

Jakarta Globe - March 2, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The highly disaster-prone Indonesia calls for aseismic constructions or buildings designed to withstand earthquakes, according to President Joko "Jokowi" W

March 1, 2023

Tempo - March 1, 2023

Adi Warsono, Bekasi – Bekasi Regency Government has declared a state of emergency in the region following massive flooding and landslides in the past few days.

Al Jazeera - March 1, 2023

Dave Smith, Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia – Five years ago, the beaches on Nusa Lembongan, a paradisal island half an hour's speedboat ride from Bali, were pockmarked with the kind of rubbi

February 28, 2023

Jakarta Post - February 28, 2023

News Desk, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for potential heavy rains across the archipelago for the next seven days.

Jakarta Post - February 28, 2023

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Over 100 neighborhoods in Jakarta and parts of its satellite cities of Tangerang and Bekasi have been inundated following heavy downpours in recent days.

Tempo - February 28, 2023

Musthofa Bisri, Sumenep – Storms lingering across the waters of Masalembu Island in Sumenep Regency, East Java for the last three weeks triggered a shortage of staple goods since boat t

February 27, 2023

Tempo - February 27, 2023

Wahyuni Diahsari, Jakarta – Jakarta areas hit by floods expanded from 82 neighborhood units (RT) to 104 RT as of 13:00 hours local time.