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Environment

Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists

An 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.

4 days ago
Environment

Why Indonesian K-pop fans are boycotting a Korean bank

They are putting pressure on Hana Bank to end loans tied to coal-fired power in Indonesia. ...

1 week ago
Environment

UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction

The 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 weeks ago

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Europe

Talks for landmark plastic pollution treaty grind on

Talks on sealing a landmark treaty to tackle the global scourge of plastic pollution were still stuck in second gear on Monday, with time running out to bridge the chasm between the most ambitious countries and oil-producing states.

6 months ago
Europe

Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go.

6 months ago
Academia premium

The left's "everything struggle" is undermining the climate cause

Instead of championing sustainability as pragmatic realism, progressives' current approach of lopping together today's multifaceted crises and those related to all manner of injustices as a single, bloated issue only serves to alienate the broader public.

6 months ago
Academia

How selfie parks limit tourism damage to destinations

Selfie parks may be controversial but they should at least keep tourists safe, as travelers have even been killed in search of the perfect shot.

6 months ago
Academia premium

More ambition needed: Road to a global plastic treaty

States should complement production limitations with investment for research and development of plastic alternatives, which may create new jobs for those impacted by the limitation policy.

6 months ago
Academia premium

Bodies crushed by nickel mines, no climate justice in Kabaena

Despite promises of development, mines have not brought quality healthcare, routine medical screenings or adequate environmental safeguards. What came instead were red seas and poisoned children.

6 months ago
Environment

World's smallest snake makes big comeback

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.

6 months ago
Academia premium

How to fight climate change without the US

Governments and civil society now face a fundamental challenge: Developing viable strategies for achieving climate and biodiversity goals without US involvement.

6 months ago
Europe

Top UN court says treaties compel wealthy nations to curb global warming

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments to curb pollution or risk having to pay compensation to nations hard hit by climate change.

6 months ago
Academia

Haze and trash: The rise of new anthropogenic seasons

Seasons are more than just divisions of time, they are our connection with nature.

6 months ago
Europe

ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion

The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

6 months ago
Academia

The beauty of coral reefs is key to their survival

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great lengths to protect and restore them?

6 months ago
Academia premium

COP30 must make good on past climate commitments

Brazil's COP30 presidency is aiming to deliver pragmatic solutions for making progress on "collectively agreed" commitments of the past, setting the stage for a productive climate conference in November amid increasingly challenging global headwinds.

6 months ago
Environment

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight

Almost 3,000 climate cases have been filed up to the end of 2024, in nearly 60 countries, according to the Grantham Research Institute, using data compiled by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

7 months ago
Academia premium

Java’s 'giant' seawall: A question of necessity

While Java is often linked with large-scale development, adopting nature-based solutions and sustainable flood management presents a more prudent path for the island's future, rather than hastily implementing the "Giant Sea Wall" project.

7 months ago
Editorial

Prabowo’s EU triumph

The IEU-CEPA is projected to significantly reduce import duties, with up to 80 percent of Indonesian exports to the EU set to enjoy zero tariffs within the first two years of the agreement's implementation.

7 months ago
Academia premium

A global water treaty: The missing link in environmental governance

It is time for the global community to initiate negotiations on a single international water treaty, one that sets clear legal standards, promotes cooperation and guarantees the human right to water for all.

7 months ago
Academia premium

Eastern Indonesia is not poor, we just misunderstand it

Indonesia's development strategies outlined by various administrations are predominantly top-down, influenced by paradigms from Java or Jakarta. 

7 months ago
Academia premium

The urgent need for Earth-centered legal systems

We face both the devastating impacts of ecological degradation and the opportunity to pioneer new legal paths for ecological justice. 

7 months ago
Americas

EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they criticized Trump's policies

The letter was made public earlier this week  and titled as a "Declaration of Dissent." It accused the federal government of engaging in "harmful deregulation," "ignoring scientific consensus to benefit polluters" and "promoting a culture of fear" within the agency.

7 months ago
Editorial

To rescue or abandon Java?

The lessons of the previous administration's IKN megaproject do not bode well for the revived "Giant Sea Wall" project, which could find itself and the coastal communities it is supposed to protect at sea, even before it breaks ground.

7 months ago
Academia premium

You can move the capital, but can’t replace Jakarta

For a long time, Jakarta has been Indonesia’s economic powerhouse, hosting over 70 percent of the country’s monetary circulation and contributing more than 17 percent to the national GDP. 

7 months ago
Archipelago premium

Waste processing rate in Indonesia only reaches 10 percent

Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono stated that Indonesia’s critically low waste management rate results in 34 million tonnes of waste polluting the environment annually.

7 months ago
Books premium

‘Siapa Bayar Apa Untuk Transisi Hijau?’: Mapping the road to renewable energy

Book brings together 10 contributors with expertise in environmental policy, banking and development economics.

8 months ago
Europe

Longer exposure, more pollen: Climate change worsens allergies

Runny nose, itching eyes, worsening asthma symptoms – the effects of hay fever are nothing to sneeze at, experts say, warning of an "explosion" of allergies as climate change lengthens and intensifies pollen seasons.

8 months ago
Regulations premium

RI nickel lacks sufficient environmental oversight

Experts say more needs to be done to properly fix nickel industry governance in the country, including stricter supervision and recalibration of its downstreaming push.

8 months ago
Academia premium

Breaking the cycle of extractive exploitation in Papua

The public have jumped to the defense of Raja Ampat in a modern-day case of David versus Goliath, where collective resistance must be mounted as the Papuan people wield everyday environmentalism to sling against the greenwashed extractive narrative of mining oligarchs.

8 months ago
Academia premium

Political changes don’t weaken the case for green business

No amount of shock-and-awe policy disruption in one country compares to the disruption caused by climate change.

8 months ago
Academia premium

Recentralizing mining license should not sacrifice regional justice

Raja Ampat is a litmus test for our mineral nationalism, which requires both reforming and restructuring into a social contract rooted in justice, inclusion and shared stewardship so the nation as a whole can prosper, even as it leads the globe in green minerals.

8 months ago
Editorial

Mining and tourism don’t mix

Someone issued licenses for mining in a prime tourism region. What were they thinking?

8 months ago

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Sat, February 21, 2026

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