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Forest Waqf Gala Dinner on 22 April 2025, during which the Minister of Religious Affairs attended and our Forest Waqf initiative was integrated into BWI's Satu Wakaf platform.
Forest Waqf Gala Dinner on 22 April 2025, during which the Minister of Religious Affairs attended and our Forest Waqf initiative was integrated into BWI's Satu Wakaf platform.
Environment

Religious leaders seen as most trusted climate messengers, Purpose survey finds

As part of sustainable efforts to strengthen and drive climate action in Muslim-majority Indonesia, global social impact agency Purpose conducted a survey on the perception and attitude of Indonesian Muslims on climate issues. The results revealed several significant insights, including their perception of religious leaders as the most trusted climate messengers.

5 days ago
Environment premium

Southeast Asia’s white-winged duck at critical threat of extinction

Once a familiar sight in wetlands across the archipelago, the iconic duck known as ‘mentok rimba’ is disappearing fast, driven largely by habitat loss and hunting.

1 week ago
Environment premium

Climate change takes spice from Ternate clove farms

"Today... rainfall is high. It's okay for planting, but it's uncertain for harvesting. It's often unpredictable," farmer Jauhar Mahmud, 61, told AFP.

1 week ago

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News

Europeans, Chinese, Americans to fly less in 2020 to fight climate change: Survey

Most Chinese, Europeans and US citizens plan to fly less for holidays this year to limit aircraft carbon dioxide emissions and help prevent catastrophic climate change.

5 years ago
Art & Culture

Art installation shows the reality of London's toxic air

Londoners will be able to see how dirty the British capital's air is through a public art installation launched on Tuesday, as pressure mounts to tackle the hidden killer.

5 years ago
Editorial

Fires, floods that unite

The bushfires and forest fires should present Australia and Indonesia with an opportune moment to consider climate issues at the top of their cooperation agenda.

5 years ago
Environment

Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires

Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing baskets or clinging to wildlife carers.

5 years ago
Environment

Australia's massive fires could become routine, climate scientists warn

Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves rapidly to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases driving global warming.

5 years ago
Culture

Pricey 'American Dream' mall places big bet on retail

For about $30, consumers can ski for two hours on a 1,000-foot (300-meter) hill of man-made snow, the glare of the sun replaced by a metal ceiling in a venue that will be kept below freezing even in the dog days of August.

5 years ago
Environment

Survivor tells of 20 days in freezing Alaska after cabin burned down

Tyson Steele, who was rescued by helicopter on Thursday, said his cabin -- located 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the nearest neighbor -- was incinerated in mid-December, and his beloved dog Phil died in the blaze.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

No more new plantations in protected forests, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled against an article in a government regulation that allows land to be cleared for new plantations in protected forests and conservation areas.

5 years ago
Environment

Plea for New Zealand to house fire-threatened koalas

Thousands of people have signed a petition for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand to escape Australia's devastating bush fires, but the proposal has been given the thumbs down by officials.

5 years ago
Environment

River people: Life along Asia's key waterways

From the flood-ravaged banks of the Brahmaputra to the disappearing wetlands of the Mekong, Asia's main waterways -- and the people that live along them -- are fighting for survival.

5 years ago
Environment

Eine kleine Eismusik: Take it in on Italy's disappearing glacier

Forget strapless gowns and skimpy dresses. Audiences to this Italian music concert, with instruments made of ice, need to dress for arctic conditions as the venue is in an igloo on top of a glacier.

5 years ago
Environment

Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bushfires rage

Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravaged tens of thousands of square miles of bushland after months of destruction and at least 27 deaths.

5 years ago
People

Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix join climate protesters outside US Congress

Veteran activist and actor Jane Fonda was joined by fellow Hollywood stars Joaquin Phoenix and Martin Sheen at the foot of the US Capitol building in Washington on Friday.

5 years ago
News

Peru to plant one million trees around Machu Picchu

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra launched a campaign on Thursday to reforest the Machu Picchu archaeological site in order to protect it from mud slides and forest fires.

5 years ago
City premium

Jakarta needs to step up efforts or environmental woes may get worse in 2020: activists

A restoration campaigner for the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Rehwinda Naibaho, raised concerns that with the current trend, Jakarta may face a worsening environmental crisis in 2020.

5 years ago
Environment

Brave as lions: Zoo heroics save animals from Australia's raging fires

When everyone else in the Australian town of Mogo fled the flames that tore through surrounding bushland, Chad Staples didn't consider abandoning his family. By family, he means giraffes, rhinos, lions and gorillas among the 200 residents of Mogo Zoo.

5 years ago
Environment

South Africa's Desmond Tutu and Al Gore urge end to fossil fuels

Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined former US vice president Al Gore on Tuesday to call on nations and companies to ditch fossil fuels to head off climate change.

5 years ago
Environment

It's official: India just experienced its hottest decade on record

The past decade was India's hottest on record, with extreme heat directly killing about 350 people last year, the national meteorological department's chief said on Tuesday.

5 years ago
Environment

Koala mittens and joey pouches: Australian bushfires spark global knitting frenzy

Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.

5 years ago
Environment

Bangladesh to ban use of single-use plastic in hotels and restaurants

Bangladesh's High Court on Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one year to combat pollution.

5 years ago
Science & Tech

Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company's climate policy

Amazon.com Inc employees who publicly demanded more aggressive action by the company to combat climate change have been told they violated company policy, with the US e-commerce giant saying further infractions could end in firings.

5 years ago
Science & Tech

E-car sales in Norway reach new record high

Sales of new electric cars in Norway hit a record high last year, sector experts said Friday, reaching 42.4 percent of all nearly-registered cars in 2019, mostly thanks to strong demand for Tesla's Model 3.

5 years ago
Environment

Australia's 'insurance' koala population halved by bushfires

At least half of Australia's only disease-free koala population, a key "insurance" for the species' future, is feared dead with more badly hurt after bushfires swept through an island sanctuary, rescuers said Sunday.

5 years ago
Environment

Russia unveils climate 'adaptation' plan

The Russian government has published a plan to adapt the economy and population to climate change, aiming to mitigate damage but also "use the advantages" of warmer temperatures.

5 years ago
Opinion

Australian bushfires a warm welcome to global warming

Currently, Canberra’s air quality is ranked as the worst of any major city due to the fires.

5 years ago
Environment premium

JAAN and the Fight for Animal Rights

Raising awareness about environmental issues is a step in the right direction for a better future, but many tend to overlook one particular issue: defaunation.

5 years ago
Environment

Padalarang village in pursuit of conservation, sustainable living

A conservation-based village, the Kampung Berseri Astra Cidadap, wants to instill an ecofriendly mindset in the villagers and develop their potential.

5 years ago
Environment

Climate skeptic Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg is ‘brainwashed’

Teen activist Greta Thunberg has been “brainwashed” into believing in climate change, the American rocker and actor Meat Loaf told an English newspaper.

5 years ago
Culture

Going meme: Thai shoppers get creative after plastic bag ban

Thai shoppers grabbed baskets, buckets and even a wheelbarrow to skirt a new ban on single-use plastic bags at big retailers, with many posting images of their efforts online.

5 years ago
Opinion

To keep plastics out of ocean we must shift to circular economy

In June 2017, the government launched the National Action Plan on Marine Debris with the ambitious target of reducing marine plastic debris by 70 percent — largely tied to 100 percent urban waste collection targets.

5 years ago