In Indonesia, tin mining threatens an age-old fishing tradition
The islanders of Bangka Belitung have long hunted squid for sustenance and trade, but some fear this is being imperilled by mining.
The islanders of Bangka Belitung have long hunted squid for sustenance and trade, but some fear this is being imperilled by mining.
The aquarium trade devastated wild populations. Conservation and restoration is now on the agenda, but management and data gaps remain.
From satellite it looks like a green fan, but the Mahakam Delta has lost more than half of its vegetation.
The giant sea wall is a false solution to the climate crisis and accelerates the ecological degradation of the land and waters of Java Island.
Development policies need to identify the potential of and challenges faced by coastal communities.
In what was known as the octopus center in Mentawai, the waters off Sinakak have much less to offer today as fishers struggle to find the eight-limbed mollusc.
Expert say underwater human activities interfere with navigation of marine mammals but more research and data needed to point cause of cetaceans stranding.
Expert say the occurrence of stranding is an alarm. While Indonesia still lacks resources to conduct further research into the cause of cetaceans stranding.
For centuries the Savu Sea provided safe passage for whales migrating from Australia to Indonesia. Today, human activities is threatening cetaceans and its habitat.
Indonesia is known as a country with high rates of plastic waste. In Lisbon at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, CNN Indonesia’s Yogi Tujuliarto investigated potential waste management strategies the country could adopt.