Experience has shown that without a transparent mechanism, carbon trading will only be a way for companies or countries to escape their carbon responsibility. This is a major task for delegates and nations should they want to put the international trading system in place. There should be a transparent and accountable mechanism that assures these transactions benefit the poor, especially communities living in and around forests.

The Ionian island of Zakynthos is one of Greece's most pristine travel destinations, an environment clean enough to be a major Mediterranean nesting ground sought out by loggerhead sea turtles. But even here, plastic pollution poses a grave threat to wildlife.

American actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Saturday denied a claim by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that he had helped fund groups allegedly linked to fires in the Amazon rain forest.

Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call for action against global warming, hoping to raise pressure on world leaders days before a UN climate summit.

Hennes & Mauritz AB is testing out a clothing rental service as the fashion industry faces mounting criticism for waste and pollution.

The cruise industry, long criticized for polluting the environment, is slowly trying to go greener by exploring new technologies, from hybrid solutions to high-tech sails.

The “green is the new black” sustainability trend has reached the financial world as investors and financial institutions are slowly turning to invest in environment, social and governance (ESG)-compliant assets in Indonesia.

The technology for Indonesia to reach and exceed its climate action target is available. The financing can be sought. The crucial part is political will. President Jokowi should visibly demonstrate political will and aim robustly if not ruthlessly for zero carbon emissions as his climate policy legacy.

Clothes should be cherished, re-worn and even passed on to the next generation, Anna Wintour, the influential editor of Vogue magazine said, calling for more sustainability in the fashion world and less of a throwaway culture.

Under the cap and trade mechanism, parties are required to keep their greenhouse gas emissions below a certain level, or cap, set by either the authorities or the market. Should their pollution be found to have exceeded the maximum level, they must pay the excess pollution to other parties that successfully maintain their emissions below the cap.

The trucks transport construction materials to neighboring areas, predominantly to Tangerang in Banten and Jakarta, to supply government infrastructure projects and commercial housing developments.

Villagers in Basawang commonly work as coconut sugar farmers, while villagers of the surrounding area in Katingan regency and East Kotawaringin regency make a living by selling green coconut, copra (dried coconut meat) or by illegal logging.

On the hairpin bend of a Swiss mountain pass, a Victorian-era hotel built for tourists to admire the Rhone Glacier has been abandoned now that the ice has retreated nearly 2 km uphill.

From local communities to a hydropower company, all stakeholders are applying the customary wisdom to protect and save the rarest great ape on the planet, the endemic Tapanuli orangutan of North Sumatra.

A one-year-old Javan hawk-eagle was released at the Mt. Picis and Mt. Sigogor nature conservation area in Ponorogo regency, East Java, on Wednesday. Poaching and trafficking laws are poorly enforced in the region, putting the young Javan hawk-eagle in danger.

The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia died on Saturday, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia, surviving in small numbers mostly in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, an economy heavily reliant on natural resources, climate change and natural resource degradation are likely to halve potential GDP growth, from 7 percent to 3.5 percent, by 2050, according to a recent study.

Prince Charles warned Friday that time is running out to address the impact of climate change as he prepares to visit one of the Pacific island nations most affected by global warming. 

British band Coldplay will not tour to promote their new album, but are working on how to make their gigs environmentally sustainable.

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on Wednesday, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.

The use of mercury in illegal gold mining activities in Mandailing Natal regency, North Sumatra, has reportedly affected the physical well-being of newborns in the region, resulting in five deaths and numerous birth defects over the past couple of years.

The Green New Deal aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create high-paying jobs, ensure that clean air, clean water and healthy food are available as basic human rights and end all forms of oppression.

The ocean could provide over six times more food than it does now with better management and more technological innovation, scientists said.

The government expects to complete the Environmental Impact Analysis (Amdal) for a car battery factory in Central Sulawesi next month, moving the project one step closer to the beginning of construction.

Founded by brothers Sam and Gary Bencheghib, Make a Change World launched several environmental initiatives, including #PlasticBottleCitarum, when they spent two weeks cruising the world’s most polluted river on plastic-bottle canoes.

Palm oil cultivation is often blamed for deforestation and destroying the habitats of endangered animals, including orangutans.

Developing a common understanding on the relation between environmental conservation and peace while recognizing that these two are interlinked will help decisionmakers prevent human-wildlife conflict and maintain harmony in Aceh and elsewhere in Indonesia.

In an attempt to address the disposable diaper waste problem, a pilot project launched in West Jakarta on Friday to educate residents on how to properly dispose of used diapers.

Following the lead of major hotel chains like Marriott and InterContinental Hotels Group, Hyatt Hotels has become the latest group to announce plans to reduce single-use plastics within the chain. 

After a year of devastating extreme weather and worldwide unrest over the emergency posed by climate change, topics that used to belong to the realm of science fiction are finding their way into mainstream storytelling.