Jakarta Sun, May 16, 2021. The Big Durian has been ranked as the world’s most environmentally vulnerable metropolitan, as climate change, pollution, heatwaves, earthquakes and flooding are key
The labor issues at IMIP sit alongside severe concerns in Indonesia about the environmental impact of the nickel industry.The Ministry of Environment and Forestry said in July 2021 that 59% of Indonesia’s rivers are heavily polluted to the point that they no longer support living organisms. Only 8.9% of the country
This study explores the intersection of environmental constraints, climate change, and energy security in Asia and the Pacific. Although environmental sustainability has only recently emerged as an energy policy issue, the magnitude of energy impacts on environmental systems suggests strong links to energy security.Ironically, in post-authoritarian Indonesia, those defenders have faced threats or been subject to criminal charges and civil lawsuits for exposing environmental destruction and advocating
Indonesia, the world’s fourth-largest democracy, holds presidential and legislative elections in February 2024. Discussions about environmental issues during the 2024 election cycle willTo many Western environmentalists, Indonesia is a study site—a giant lab to investigate tropical social-environmental problems and save the rainforest. Many of my American classmates worked in Indonesia. My own thesis adviser is famous for his human ecology research in Indonesia.
Indonesia. Indonesia is home to one-third of the world's coral reefs, with coral that covers nearly 85,000 square kilometres (33,000 sq mi) and is home to one-quarter of its fish species. Indonesia's coral reefs are located in the heart of the Coral Triangle and have fallen victim to destructive fishing, tourism and bleaching. Data from LIPI in