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View all search resultsThe Bogong moths have had a comeback this year, with reports that the insects have invaded backyards and homes along Australia's east coast, including in New South Wales state capital, Sydney.
5 days agoData from MapBiomas showed that areas with the most extensive fire damage are distributed across various food production hubs and agricultural regions, with Merauke in South Papua topping the list at the regency level. ...
1 week agoA study cited in the report found extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s and may have contributed to nearly 100,000 additional deaths annually between 2010 and 2018. ...
1 month agoSome Indonesian Muslims believe in sustainable mining, arguing that exploiting the environment can meet current needs without sacrificing those of future generations.
2 years agoThe TreeMap, a conservation start-up, used high-resolution imagery from several satellites and two decades of data from the long-running Landsat programme to map mines and related infrastructure and track deforestation.
2 years agoThe teachings of green Islam do not only stipulate provisions in the dimension of mahdah (worship) alone, but also provides answers to various issues that we face in this climate crisis.
2 years agoThe doctrine, among the most important principles in administrative law, arose from a 1984 Supreme Court ruling involving oil company Chevron. Conservatives and business interests had opposed it while liberals, favoring robust corporate regulation, championed it.
2 years agoThe precedent the court overturned arose from a ruling involving oil company Chevron that had called for judges to defer to reasonable federal agency interpretations of US laws deemed to be ambiguous. This doctrine, long opposed by conservatives and business interests, was called "Chevron deference."
2 years agoThe elephant is thought to roam primarily in Malaysia's Sabah and sometimes Indonesia's East Kalimantan.
2 years agoAside from expanding the number of air quality monitoring stations, the city's environment agency has urged Jakartans to do their bit by using public transportation, avoiding open waste burning and making other environmentally conscious efforts to reduce the air pollution that has been choking Jakarta for months.
2 years agoMass-membership religious groups have failed to challenge the state's development agenda, which still relies on the extraction of natural resources, fossil fuels and deforestation, thereby accelerating the climate crisis in Indonesia.
2 years agoThe government would introduce a domestic market obligation (DMO) in the upcoming regulation.
2 years agoMany small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operate in remote regions with limited access to technology and understanding of the complex European Union regulations.
2 years agoAny amendment should aim to achieve robust constitutional order and election governance with integrity by expediting political party reforms and oversight of political party finances.
2 years agoThe West Java administration is expanding its cleanup operation of the Citarum River, known as one of the dirtiest rivers in the region.
2 years agoProposing coal as a transition fuel in the ASEAN energy system may send mixed signals on the renewable energy investment climate in the region, which may discourage investment in renewable energy development.
2 years agoThe regulation on mining licenses for religious groups challenges Indonesia's traditional separation of religious influence from state affairs by enabling a religious organization to engage directly in mining.
2 years agoBefore economic benefits, ASEAN needs to come together and take the region by the helm in terms of biodiversity and climate leadership by engaging public participation.
2 years agoESG frameworks encourage companies to disclose their environmental and social risks, allowing investors to make informed decisions and hold companies accountable for their sustainability performance.
2 years agoThe hashtag #AllEyesOnPapua is trending across various social platforms as the movement has captured the attention of millions, echoing the indigenous communities' plea for the world to witness their struggle.
2 years agoGovernments subsidize and incentivize environmental destruction through direct payments, tax breaks, and cheap loans to corporations that clear-cut, overfish, pollute and destabilize the climate through fossil fuel emissions.
2 years agoThe plan to double palm oil production is still environmentally, technically and commercially feasible because there are still large areas outside the natural forests that are fit for oil palm estate expansion.
2 years agoTo promote a broader adoption of humanity-centered strategies, educational institutions, businesses and government bodies can invest in novel initiatives that emphasize empathy, ethics and stakeholder engagement.
2 years agoThe UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warned of an increase in violence against and intimidation of journalists reporting on the environment and climate.
2 years agoThe safeguard policy revision is a chance for the ADB to demonstrate a genuine interest in listening and responding to issues raised by communities and groups.
2 years agoASEAN urgently needs to adopt its Environmental Rights Framework to break the pattern of blatant impunity for perpetrators fueling an endless cycle of violence and threats against land and environmental defenders amid weak and ineffective law enforcement in the region.
2 years agoAs the nation confronts mounting environmental challenges, investing in sustainable development becomes imperative to ensure a resilient and prosperous future.
2 years agoNavicula and Endah N Rhesa joined the star-studded list of musicians who released a track featuring the sounds of nature to help generate conservation funding.
2 years agoIt is often said that change starts at home, and as the government aims to realize a female labor participation rate of 65 percent as part of its 2045 vision, society as a whole needs to embrace the role of men in achieving gender equality, both in the workplace and in Indonesian homes.
2 years agoThe calf, estimated to be between three and five months old, was spotted in footage obtained Thursday by one of 126 camera traps installed in the national park.
2 years agoDestruction of forests helps drive global climate change. Because trees absorb climate-warming carbon dioxide and store it as carbon in their wood, that greenhouse gas is released when the wood rots or burns. This destruction also imperils biodiversity because of how many plant and animal species call forests home.
2 years agoIndustry players want the government to help increase the clean power supply and to lobby other countries to continue accepting Indonesian products during the transition period.
2 years agoASEAN nations have some of the grimmest records in terms of defending environmental human rights defenders, only second to Latin America.
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