The revised Mining Law contains articles that are, seen by many, detrimental to the environment and society. The #BersihkanIndonesia coalition says it will file for a judicial review to the Constitutional Court.
In Maluku Province in far eastern Indonesia, an increasingly erratic climate has left clove farmers unable to depend on the spice that put this region on the map.
A myth against burning or disposing of used diapers in landfills, has made this vital waterway into a 1,500-diaper ‘garbage bin,’ one research team concluded. This is Part 2 of an investigation into river pollution on Indonesia’s most-populous island.
The 600-kilometer-long Bengawan Solo has the longest distribution of plastic waste on the Indonesian island of Java. This is Part 1 of an investigation into river pollution on Indonesia’s most-populous island.
Women workers are specifically impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic but government policies related to the handling of Covid-19 have yet to address the specificity of these impacts.
A threat lurks behind the clear sky of Jakarta during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there’s a huge doubt cast over the administration’s willingness and preparedness to anticipate the looming threat and its consequences.
Recognition of women’s rights in managing the resources around them is a government obligation that must continuously be monitored. But this must go hand in hand with educating women about their rights and how they can fight for these rights.
Environmental damage has not been considered when devising policies aimed at anticipating the rise of new viruses, even though more and more research show the two are closely linked.
Many are taking the initiative to establish movements to help prevent the spread of the Corona Virus, by producing medical protection equipment. These initiatives arose as moral movements that receive no government aid.
Residents of the Indonesian capital demand that the Jakarta administration open its emission data. As dry season approaches, transparency on the capital’s emission and air pollution data becomes key in anticipating impacts of extreme weather patterns.
