Indonesia’s climate documents have failed to adequately address the social and environmental aspects that are fundamental to a just transition.

The government needs to immediately address the issue of deforestation as a key problem affecting both the environmental and economic viability of investment in the palm oil industry.

Transmigration in West Papua was preceded by a series of threats and violent acts that paved the way for settlers while indigenous people were exterminated and their land was taken for a pittance.

The UN declaring the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation cannot come at a more opportune or critical juncture for the world to not just sit up and take notice, but to stand up, corral all available resources – knowledge, technology, finances – and take action to avert the disastrous effects of accelerating glacial melt in the 3,500 km-long Hindu Kush Himalaya region.

Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programs could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.

Kezia Fellcia Kurniawan, an 11th-grade student at Jakarta Intercultural School, has taken significant steps in addressing energy and environmental challenges in Indonesia through her participation in biogasoline research. This innovative study has gained attention as a means to reduce carbon emissions and promote renewable energy, showcasing the significant contributions young researchers can make in driving positive environmental change.

The cable cars symbolize Nepal's breakneck bid to cash in on tourism, making up more than six percent of the country's GDP in 2023, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

The key to the future of our coastal ecosystems and mangrove development lies in the most modern of answers: Technology.

Manufacturing is a substantial source of national emissions, accounting for almost a third of Indonesia’s total emissions.

European countries could take leadership roles to fill the void left by the United States.

Efforts to end plastic pollution through bans and treaties aren’t getting anywhere, but the advent of bioplastics offers hope.

Indonesia’s IP framework was designed for a linear economy, where goods are produced, sold, and disposed of, rather than a circular economy.

The images, taken last month by a local resident, are from the same province where Indonesia is building its new capital, a project environmentalists fear will endanger animal habitats in Asia's last great rainforest.

By leveraging coal wealth, the government seeks to secure strategic support from influential groups.

Overtourism and overdevelopment have become serious issues, especially in the southern part of Bali.

While the move to open IDXCarbon internationally marks a milestone in Indonesia's green transition and offers many opportunities, the government needs to ensure that a host of technical and institutional elements are in place, lest it be seen as a superficial commitment to climate action.

National Innovation and Research Agency (BRIN) researchers have warned of the risks that arise when mining is managed by entities that are alien to the sector, such as religious organizations.

The environmental crisis is a global problem that requires a collective sense of responsibility as well as collective action from people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Indonesia needs to rethink the previous administration's decision to lift a decades-long ban on sea sand exports by considering alternatives to sand dredging, which does more harm than good to both the economy and the environment.

Even though our ecosystems play a crucial role in global climate mitigation and adaptation, SIDS face negative feedback loops from a host of interconnected economic and environmental challenges.

The work of environmental experts has been increasingly criminalized in Indonesia in recent years, jeopardizing not only individual freedoms but also the nation’s ability to address its most pressing ecological challenges.

Indonesia has an opportunity to reform nickel mining practices by ensuring stronger standards, community participation and robust monitoring, and thereby take the lead in balancing economic prosperity, environmental protection and social equity toward a just and sustainable low-carbon future.

We must ensure that AI complements, rather than replaces, human capabilities to realize its full potential.

The world is industrializing at breakneck speed, intensifying the environmental damage Wallace warned about.

Authorities are ramping up an investigation into a 30 km bamboo fence installed off the Tangerang coast, while another, similar structure has cropped up off the northern coast of Bekasi, with speculation pointing to a possible link to ongoing property or land reclamation projects in Greater Jakarta.

With no consequences faced by corporations for failing to comply with HRDD obligations, they are able to benefit from social washing.

From a business perspective, without a sustained focus on soil health, expansion of oil palm plantations may become more liability than opportunity.

Energy transition policies risk enabling environmental destruction and deepening social inequities, particularly within the forestry sector.

Countries are counting the costs of overtourism, such as environmental degradation, garbage crises, water shortages and irresponsible behaviors of tourists whose numbers have overwhelmed authorities and infrastructure.

The ‘failure’ of the biggest climate event of 2024, the COP29, may be a blessing in disguise as nature cannot simply be replaced by throwing money at it.