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The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.
1 day agoThe divisions at the IPCC session mirror those that have long riven the COP conferences, which have seen disagreements between developed and developing nations over issues such as an end to fossil fuel use, compensation for the damage caused by climate change and funding to adapt to a warming planet. ...
1 week agoAn analysis found that there were 47 extra days of harmful heat per year on average in 25 countries representing nearly all global coffee production between 2021 and 2025, according to independent research group Climate Central. ...
1 month agoThey are putting pressure on Hana Bank to end loans tied to coal-fired power in Indonesia.
2 months agoThe greater Bermuda land snail had not been spotted for years until a cluster of shells was caught slithering through an alleyway in the capital Hamilton in 2014.
2 months agoEnvironmental activists in Batam, Riau Islands, have started to express their concerns over possible corrosion caused by hazardous and toxic materials on 796 containers of e-waste imported from the United States being held at Batu Ampar Port.
16 hours agoAs the Strait of Hormuz crisis exposes the fragility of global oil, Indonesia’s path to true energy sovereignty lies not in its oil wells, but in its electric vehicle revolution.
18 hours agoThe emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.
1 day agoThe heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities and expanding eastward.
2 weeks agoTransportation emissions pose our most pressing challenge and our greatest opportunity.
4 weeks agoPlastic waste remains a common sight on our streets, waterways and beaches, even as the government moves to phase out disposable polymers by 2030.
1 month agoDoes it really help countries on the front line of climate change to cut emissions and adapt to its effects?
1 month agoWe find it troubling that the partnership purports to protect the environment, when in Papua, these military-dominated monocultures are riding roughshod over local communities.
1 month agoConservation of freshwater biodiversity must be integrated with ongoing watershed rehabilitation and restoration efforts to ensure river health in key basins across Java.
1 month agoDecades of damaging forest governance decisions degraded landscapes, turning heavy rain into catastrophe.
1 month agoThe small grant is a funding scheme to support Indonesia’s target for Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net sink 2030.
1 month agoOcean stewardship is not defined by proximity to the sea, but by a willingness to act in the common interest by safeguarding humanity’s shared life-support system.
1 month agoThe Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has searched the house of former environment minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar as part of its investigation into corruption in the palm oil sector and now plans to summon her for questioning.
2 months agoHaving abundant nickel helps with one component—the battery cathode—but it does not automatically confer the ability to mass-produce quality electric vehicles.
2 months agoIt is time to strengthen national mechanisms for accountability and transparency to monitor responsible business conduct under the IEU-CEPA.
2 months agoSocial media addiction and the hyperconsumptive lifestyles of the 21st century often mean tourists forget the real purpose of their visit.
3 months agoDisaster risk reduction should be embedded in policymaking, especially industrial and spatial planning, to prevent economic activities from damaging the environment and thereby exacerbating the impacts of future calamities.
3 months agoNickel smelter companies have increasingly worked with major national outlets such as Kompas, CNN Indonesia, and Tempo to run advertorials and sponsored content.
3 months agoThe judiciary is our last line of defense in driving an urgent rethink of Indonesia's growth-centric policies, which are inherently unconstitutional, toward a mindset that embraces the strong sustainability approach.
3 months agoIf it enters the mining industry, Muhammadiyah risks being reduced to a mere “digger”, bearing severe ecological and social liabilities while others reap the value.
3 months agoExtreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy, one that could repeat.
4 months agoReducing material consumption, especially in developed countries, remains the most effective way to protect vital ecosystems and prevent the long-term harms that extraction inevitably causes.
4 months agoThe country still has time to choose between pursuing the current extractive course to benefit the few or changing course toward equitable development to benefit the many, but the clock is ticking.
4 months agoPlanetary threats require planetary governance.
4 months agoMajor natural gas exporters in ASEAN face an urgent need to align with emerging methane standards to ensure long-term market access.
4 months agoThe recent series of disasters that hit Sumatra illustrate the worsening collective outcomes Indonesia risks if it continues to choose the wrong option as posited in the classic game theory problem of the prisoner's dilemma.
4 months agoThough the world sees it as an emerging superpower, China sees itself as a developing country, and so is reluctant to take on climate responsibilities on a par with major powers like the EU or the US.
4 months agoThe IMIP has grown into an almost semiautonomous zone, showing how the state must stay on top of such unchecked developments to fulfill its mandates in ensuring the well-being of both the nation and its people, which necessarily involves securing the environment.
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