Indigenous journalists in Indonesia use video to share stories about their people, environment
Mentawai indigenous journalists learn how visual media can help tell environmental damage better, and reach a wider community.
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Maju Bersama, Pioneering Rural Women Participation in Forest Conservation
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.
Covid-19 Pandemic is a Dire Warning About Current Biodiversity Condition, Researchers Say
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.
Expansion of Oil Palm Expansion Poses Threat to the Environment and Traditions
For the people of Pedamaran, OKI Regency, peatlands are the heart of life. They are economically and socially dependant on peatlands. But the opening of investment taps through the expansion of oil palm plantations threatens not only their income sources, but also peat swamp areas covering over 150 thousand hectares of land in this district.
Riau’s Annual Fire and Smoke Calamity
Riau has announced state of emergency since February 19, 2019 while all schools in Pekanbaru have been closed since September 11, 2019, due to worsening air pollution that have reached unhealthy levels. While the Riau Regional Disaster Management Agency noted, for the period from January 1 to October 6, 2019, the total area of land burned in Riau had reached 9,120.5 hectares.
Palembang Tackles Waste Issue With Mutual Cooperation
A program aimed to tackle waste issues and break a life-long habit of throwing waste into waterways was introduced by the Palembang administration. Every weekend, public officials and residents comb through sewers and rivers, lifting up truck-loads of garbage, in hopes of not just cleaning the city, but changing people’s behaviour.
Jambi Indigenous Group Learns to Recycle, Improving Relations With Neighbouring Villages
Initiated by a school student, the Suku Anak Dalam women learned how to turn waste into handicrafts. Even though they have yet to see its economic benefit, the skill has slowly shifted the image of the Suku Anak Dalam as a backward community and improve social relations with neighboring villages.
Social Forestry: A Solution For Better Livelihood and Sustainability?
Legal recognition for community-based forest management does not immediately increase people’s income or welfare. Three Pakpak Bharat forest farmers groups, which have obtained community forest permits, expressed the challenges they face following their permit issuance.
Again, Hundreds of Pangolins Smuggled into Malaysia
North Sumatra Marine Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of pangolins, Wednesday (11/11). These protected animals smuggled by KM Rezeki Abadi GT 5, with Malaysia as the final destination. “All the crew members who are citizens of Belawan cannot show the letters. When checked, we found 103 pangolins,” said Chief of North Sumatra […]
Unfinished, Plantation Conflict in Riau
Pekanbaru, Ekuatorial– A total of 36 conflicts in the tens of thousands of hectares of plantation area in Riau province still unfinished. According to Scale Up, plantation conflicts that occur during January to December 2015 has become the most dominant cause of the conflict from a total of 55 conflicts over natural resources in the […]
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