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Environment

Damaged and drained, Indonesia's peatlands go up in smoke

Burning slowly, mostly under the surface and sometimes for months on end, peatland fires are responsible for much of the dry season haze that this year has tainted air as far afield as Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.

1 day ago
Environment

Swarms of moths in Australia lift hopes of recovery for endangered species

The 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. ...

1 week ago
Environment

Expert: Indonesia needs fire risk maps, food project reevaluation amidst Merauke wildfires

Data 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 ago

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Environment

Wildfires, heat waves threaten to undermine air quality, UN weather agency says

A 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 ago
Environment premium

Sunken graves: In Indramayu, even death has lost its space

Tidal flooding has swallowed homes, livelihoods and parts of Eretan Wetan’s cemetery, leaving residents struggling to live, and die, with dignity.

1 month ago
Academia

Can Central Java afford the water cost of AI?

Java’s northern coast faces severe water-catchment degradation, yet an AI center requiring massive amounts of water is planned there.

13 hours ago
Academia premium

Why producing more food is no longer enough

Record harvests mean little if plates stay empty: Indonesia must stop measuring food security by the tonne and start measuring it by nutrition, access and ecological sense.

14 hours ago
Academia premium

Outlook of the national palm oil sector in 2027

The government should put an end to the various rules that stifle investment and instead focus on building a healthy, competitive business climate that ensures legal certainty. 

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

El Nino sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in another sign the weather pattern is gaining exceptional strength.

2 days ago
Archipelago

Orangutans rescued from fires released to protected forest

Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through West Kalimantan have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Sunday.

3 days ago
Americas

Brazil prosecutors sue Shell for $108m over deadly 2024 floods

Brazilian prosecutors on Friday filed an unprecedented lawsuit against oil giant Shell's subsidiary in the country, demanding US$108 million in compensation over deadly 2024 floods.

4 days ago
Editorial premium

Data hubs' troubled waters

The country is racing to power the global AI boom, but the unquenchably thirsty data centers it needs are already draining the water that sustains millions of lives.

4 days ago
Academia premium

The haze makes us angry, but our anger needs to be directed

The negative energy from anger over haze must be turned into positive action for supporting the people on the front lines battling forest fires and for bringing to account the companies found responsible for starting them.

6 days ago
Academia premium

Conserving a connected ocean

Marine conservation is a fundamental component of national development among many WIO countries, but international cooperation and common financing instruments are essential because the ocean, as well as the species in it, knows no man-made bounds.

1 week ago
Academia premium

Climate resilience starts with care

Estimates of funding needs and proposed investment pipelines overlook a critical piece of infrastructure: an ecosystem of climate-adapted care services that helps families prepare for, cope with and recover from climate-induced hazards.

1 week ago
Academia

Groundwater recovery can help sinking cities

When groundwater reservoirs are replenished, the ground above rises, but the uplift is patchy because earthquake faults act like underground dams, channeling water. 

1 week ago
Academia

Glimpses of hope from the UN General Assembly

While users should make informed decisions on when and how to use generative AI, its environmental cost vis-à-vis climate change should be an integral part of the ongoing debate on the rapidly advancing technology's regulation and sovereignty.

1 week ago
Academia premium

Indonesia’s AI data center ambition needs a resource rule book

Indonesia is racing to become Asia’s next AI data center powerhouse, but without strict resource safeguards, the boom risks draining the nation’s power grid, water supply and local communities.

1 week ago
Academia premium

A truly just transition demands direct indigenous power

A decarbonized future cannot be measured in megawatts alone: without the non-negotiable right to consent, the global rush for clean energy risks replicating the very exploitation it claims to leave behind.

2 weeks ago
Academia

Ending Southeast Asia’s never-ending haze cycle

Southeast Asia’s recurring haze is rooted in fires burning in Indonesia, but its regional impact calls for stronger ASEAN cooperation, accountability and prevention.

1 month ago
Archipelago premium

Man named suspect for destroying 111 hectares of mangrove forest in Riau

The suspect is charged with converting protected forest land into a palm oil plantation without a permit.

1 month ago
Academia

The river does not forget

Nature remains unpredictable and largely indifferent to human attempts to intervene in its course.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Reducing wildfires will be challenging as El Niño peaks this month, minister warns

Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain haze from forest and land fires across six provinces in Kalimantan and Sumatra islands. The haze has caused respiratory illnesses and forced thousands of schools to move classes online, including in neighbouring Malaysia.

1 month ago
Editorial premium

Clean air can’t wait

As millions choke on toxic air, the real threat to Indonesia’s lungs isn't just distant wildfires—it's the coal plants and industrial polluters running unchecked right next door.

1 month ago
Academia

Indonesia’s peatlands show restoration can work

Although Indonesia’s restoration program has shown positive results, the threat of fire still looms over peatland that has already been degraded.

1 month ago
Academia premium

The global land agenda's moment of truth

For the first time, the key ingredients for large-scale land restoration, political will, international cooperation, implementation capacity and financing, are beginning to align.

1 month ago
Academia

Mangrove recovery offers hope for coasts

For the first time, these unique ecosystems are expanding at a faster rate than they are declining.

2 months ago
Editorial premium

The right call on mining permits

By ruling against executive discretion in mining permits, the Constitutional Court has drawn a long-overdue line between public wealth and political favoritism.

2 months ago
Academia

Many scuba divers don’t realize they damage reefs

We found that most damaging contacts were accidental and often went entirely unnoticed.

2 months ago
Environment

Killer whales: Orcas blow fish to bits 'for fun', study finds

Video released by the US-based NGO Beneath The Waves shows one orca holding the tail of a sunfish, with its fellow whale then charging with full force into the rotund mola, which explodes into pieces.

2 months ago
Academia premium

Asian bishops assembly: Building bridges of dialogue for humanity, justice

As the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences convenes in Jakarta, the Asian Catholic Church faces a historic opportunity to turn the ideals of interfaith harmony and digital-age human dignity into a concrete regional roadmap for social justice.

2 months ago
Archipelago

'No rest': Indonesians overworked, abused on foreign fishing vessels

Indonesia is one of the top contributors of labor for the global fishing industry with several hundred thousand migrant workers.

2 months ago
Archipelago premium

Living near geothermal sites: Women bear the greatest impact

A year-long Magdalene investigation across three geothermal regions in Indonesia found that environmental changes, health concerns and declining livelihoods have placed the heaviest burden on women.

2 months ago

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Thu, October 15, 2026

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