Involving the public in wildlife sightings may become one of the keys in monitoring, and eventually safeguarding, Indonesia’s rich biodiversity.

First described from seven specimens collected in the 1920s, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet has been one of Indonesia's avian mysteries.

Law enforcement of illegal logging actitvities are aimed at tracing the origins of the wooden logs, checking their documents and ensuring timbers entering processing industry has proper legality.

The Rokan Hilir Police's special crimes unit has named a local businessman as a suspect in a forest encroachment case and charged him with articles that carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a Rp 10 billion (US$560,968) fine.

While food may appear affordable in supermarkets or politically attractive like the free nutritious meals program or food self-sufficiency campaign, the true costs are often hidden.

Tropical countries face opportunity costs when conserving forests, so it falls on northern countries to compensate them for conservation efforts that benefit everyone.

While Indonesia’s reefs demonstrate a remarkable natural tolerance to heat stress, a long-term national strategy is needed to track the various impacts of warming oceans to safeguard not just coral cover but also to their capacity to heal.

While Southeast Asian nations promote green growth, their legal systems are being weaponized against the very people fighting to protect the region's climate-vulnerable landscapes.

Mangrove forest can reduce wave height by 13 to 66 percent in 100 meters while at the same time restoring fish habitat and coastal community economy.

AKCMM is a regional initiative dedicated to advancing methane reduction across ASEAN member states.

Musim Mas allegedly encroached forest land for their palm oil plantation with an overlapped right-to-use (HGU) certificate for 29,000 hectares plot of land.

Addressing the causes of land subsidence will determine whether the Giant Sea Wall works as planned, as a flood defense for Java's northern coast, or if it will lead to unintended consequences such as exacerbating ecological damage.

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere's summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists warned on Tuesday.

The government will issue a presidential instruction on rescuing the population and habitats of Sumatran and Kalimantan elephants.

Special crimes investigators have foiled an attempt to smuggle 100 tonnes of illegally produced mangrove charcoal to Malaysia linked to a group running two clandestine factories in Meranti Islands regency, in the second such case since March amid Riau's crackdown on deforestation.

Residents are forced to burn and throw their garbage to rivers after the 32-hectare Suwung landfill limits garbage collection ahead of its Aug. 1 closure.

If policymakers continue to prioritize stability without addressing the root causes of capital inefficiency, Indonesia will not escape from the 5 percent growth trap.

While Indonesia’s Blue Economy Road Map promises a sustainable future, a widening execution gap threatens to leave coastal communities behind in favor of elite industrial interests.

Today’s risk begins upstream in global energy markets and flows through fertilizer production into the agricultural system, affecting not only current prices but also future harvests.

As the case of the Strait of Hormuz in the Iran war illustrates amid escalating global tensions, Indonesia can no longer afford to be the sole guardian of the world’s most dangerous maritime choke points: It’s time for user states to pay their fair share.

Environmental 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.  

As 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.

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.

The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities and expanding eastward.

Transportation emissions pose our most pressing challenge and our greatest opportunity.

Plastic waste remains a common sight on our streets, waterways and beaches, even as the government moves to phase out disposable polymers by 2030.

Does it really help countries on the front line of climate change to cut emissions and adapt to its effects?

We find it troubling that the partnership purports to protect the environment, when in Papua, these military-dominated monocultures are riding roughshod over local communities.

Conservation of freshwater biodiversity must be integrated with ongoing watershed rehabilitation and restoration efforts to ensure river health in key basins across Java.

Decades of damaging forest governance decisions degraded landscapes, turning heavy rain into catastrophe.