Mount Rinjani is a source of livelihood for people who live around it, in addition to serving as an important source of water in Lombok. 

Mahfud said that Jacobson came to Indonesia on a visit visa. However, during his stay in Indonesia, Jacobson used the opportunity to carry out journalism work.

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg on Friday said activists' calls on the corporate and political elite at Davos to seriously fight climate change had been "completely ignored", but vowed not to be subdued by stinging personal criticism from the Trump administration.

Unlike downstream segments such as e-commerce, food delivery, or other consumer-facing platforms, there is unfortunately no unicorn company or clear example of how an ideal agritech company could be a sustainable business and profitable.

The Jakarta administration is back in the spotlight, this time inviting scrutiny over the revitalization of the National Monument (Monas) area in Central Jakarta, which includes uprooting more than 200 trees in the southern part of the complex.

International journalists and agencies have condemned the arrest of American environmental journalist Philip Jacobson, who has been detained in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, for allegedly misusing his residency permit.

Investment in Indonesia’s geothermal energy sector would strengthen the longstanding collaboration between Indonesia and New Zealand, a senior New Zealand diplomat has said. 

Authorities in the Thai capital ordered nearly 450 schools to close on Wednesday as pollution levels reached dangerously unhealthy levels.

Palangkaraya Legal Aid Foundation head Aryo Nugroho, who is representing Jacobson, confirmed that the journalist was currently being held in the Palangkaraya Class II detention center.

The river-dwelling animal has already disappeared from up to 40 percent of its historical range on Australia's east coast due to the drought, land clearing, pollution and building of dams, which fragment their habitat, the researchers said.

The partnership was introduced to reduce poverty, unemployment and discrepancy in forest management and utilization by giving local communities access to legal management.

Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the Southeast Asian country saying Monday it would not be the world's "garbage dump".

Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country's persistent problems of pollution and frequent natural disasters.

Rehabilitation, including construction of land and water conservation infrastructure, and law enforcement to curb illegal mining and forestry are among the efforts for mitigating future disasters.

British naturalist David Attenborough said the "moment of crisis" had come in the fight against climate change, warning that governments' targets for decades in the future were not enough to save the planet.

Environmentalists have urged against using incinerators as waste-to-energy power plants to tackle garbage problem in cities across the country, saying that they would cause more environmental problems.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.