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Rare beauty: A red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), locally known as betet biasa, perches on a tree branch. The bird is classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List as it is frequently targeted by illegal traders.
Rare beauty: A red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), locally known as betet biasa, perches on a tree branch. The bird is classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List as it is frequently targeted by illegal traders.
Environment premium

Rare bird sightings highlight Jakarta Naturalist Walk exploration on urban biodiversity

A white-eye, a small songbird known locally as pleci, was among the interesting birds spotted. The pleci is becoming increasingly rare in the capital due to trapping for the bird trade.

3 days ago
Environment premium

Choking hazard: How North Maluku nickel industry suffocates local villagers

Widely hailed as a critical mineral that helps push the energy transition, the mining and processing of nickel in Central Halmahera regency, North Maluku, brings distress to people living around the mineral’s industrial park.

1 week ago
Environment

Triple-hosted World Cup: Huge ambition at a hefty cost to planet

The largest and most far-flung World Cup kicks off in 12 months with a record 48 teams spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico and skeptics are asking whether its frenzied growth is worth the environmental cost.

1 week ago

The Latest

Environment premium

Young labels make sustainable fashion headway at NY Fashion Week

Two years after losing her job in fashion due to the pandemic, Emma Gage founded Melke, which debuted at this season's New York Fashion Week with an emphasis on sustainability.

3 years ago
Culture

Everyday x Melati Wijsen: the twists and turns of sustainable fashion in Indonesia

Clothing brand Everyday joins forces with sociopreneur Melati Wijsen to create an eco-conscious collection amid a fashion industry in flux

3 years ago
Archipelago premium

Police slammed for ‘repressive’ arrest of Wadas villagers

The police operation that led to the arrest of dozens of residents of Wadas village in Purworejo, Central Java, on Tuesday has been widely condemned.

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Artist channels 'nature's fury' against environmental destruction, broken promises

Bandung-born artist Arahmaiani is known for using her art and activism to fight for the environment, as well as in helping local communities to apply traditional methods and wisdoms to develop sustainable farms.

3 years ago
Academia premium

The pandemic, G20 and sustainable investment

The pandemic's silver lining for finance is increased demand for sustainable investment and drive toward the green transition as a means for economies around the world to recover stronger.

3 years ago
Environment

Repsol says Peru oil spill will be cleaned up in March

Spanish energy giant Repsol vowed to finish by March cleaning up a devastating oil spill that has polluted beaches and killed wildlife.

3 years ago
Environment

Mexican kayaker on mission to clean up floating gardens

As dawn breaks over Mexico City's floating gardens, Omar Menchaca paddles his kayak through a maze of canals collecting garbage left by visitors.

3 years ago
Academia

Nature: An untapped resource in the fight against climate change

Investments in nature play an important role in reaching net zero, but they cannot negate the need to decarbonize.

3 years ago
Archipelago

Aceh court jails poachers over killing of 5 Sumatran elephants

Rampant deforestation has reduced the elephants' habitat and brought them into increasing conflict with humans, while their ivory tusks are prized in the illegal wildlife trade.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Morrison promises $700 million more to protect Great Barrier Reef

The reef, one of Australia's best-known natural attractions but under threat from global warming, has been a lightning rod for criticism of the ruling conservative coalition's support for fossil fuels.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand rushes to contain oil spill after undersea leak

The kingdom's Pollution Control Department has warned that the spill in the Gulf of Thailand, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong province, could threaten a national park in nearby Ko Samet island.

3 years ago
Environment

Dozens of Indian turtles die in suspected poisoning

Deliberate poisoning is likely to blame for the death of dozens of turtles at a lake near Mumbai, Indian wildlife experts said Sunday.

3 years ago
Environment

Peru races to save birds threatened by oil spill

A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled off Peru's coast.

3 years ago
Environment premium

Oil spill tars Peruvian seaside towns, leaves fishermen jobless

Thousands of barrels of crude oil that were spilled off Peru's central coast have taken a grim toll on the country's environment and economy.

3 years ago
Environment

Rare twin baby elephants born in Kenya

An elephant in Kenya has given birth to twins, an extremely rare event, conservationists said Thursday.

3 years ago
Academia premium

Gender equality in Indonesia: The rising tide that lifts all boats

Women won a major victory with the passing of the Elimination of Domestic Violence Law in 2004. The backlash occurred very quickly with the passing of the Pornography Law in 2008, pushed by the Islamist parties.

3 years ago
Regulations

Big brands call for global pact to cut plastic production

International brands including Coca Cola and PepsiCo called on Monday for a global pact to combat plastic pollution that includes cuts in plastic production, a key growth area for the oil industry.

3 years ago
Editorial

Poor mining oversight

The combination of inadequate institutional capacity, greed and corruption resulted in the issuance of thousands of overlapping mining concessions.

3 years ago
Environment

Turkmenistan plans to close its 'Gateway to Hell'

Turkmenistan's "Hell" pit has been ablaze since 1971 and previous attempts to put it out have been unsuccessful. 

3 years ago
Environment

Sri Lanka bows to Chinese pressure over fertiliser

Sri Lanka paid a Chinese company $6.8 million despite rejecting its shipment of organic fertiliser as substandard.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing's smog woes cast pall over 'green' Winter Olympics

The city declared a "war on pollution" after winning the Olympics bid in 2015, shutting down dozens of coal plants and relocating heavy industries in order to shed its status as one of the world's most polluted cities.  

3 years ago
Environment

Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species

A jaguar named Jatobazinho was released into a national park in Argentina Friday as part of a program to boost the numbers of this endangered species.

3 years ago
Environment

India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021

India's tiger conservation body said 126 of the endangered big cats died in 2021, the most since it began compiling data a decade ago.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia, South Korea should work together on climate issues, expert says

There are plenty of opportunities for Indonesia and South Korea to work together in the green sector, including sharing greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

3 years ago
Academia premium

Carbon trading future and implementation challenges for Indonesia

In addition to keeping the concession away from fires, illegal logging to encroachment, the concession owner needs to restore the forest into its original ecosystem. 

3 years ago
Environment

Ship captain sentenced to 20 months over Mauritius oil spill: magistrate

The captain and first mate of a freighter that crashed into a coral reef off Mauritius, unleashing the Indian Ocean archipelago's worst environmental disaster, were sentenced to 20 months in jail.

3 years ago
Society premium

Amid challenges, Indonesia reaps benefits from circular economy, official says

Indonesia is starting to reap more economic benefits as it implements circular economy principles, although the country still has a lot of room to improve its waste collection and management, a ministry official has said.

3 years ago
Environment premium

Too many gorillas? The great apes' hunt for space in Rwanda

With hundreds of mountain gorillas in residence, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is a conservation triumph. But this resurgence is not without consequences.

3 years ago
Environment

Nepal's biggest stupa turns to biodegradable prayer flags

Nepal’s largest stupa, one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Tibetan Buddhism, was festooned with biodegradable prayer flags after devotees replaced the synthetic ones with a greener alternative. 

3 years ago
Environment

Melting Arctic ice draws killer whales further north

With Arctic sea ice shrinking at record levels due to global warming, killer whales move further north and risk creating an "ecological imbalance" by preying on endangered species.

3 years ago