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Environment

Sumatra floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutans

Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Sumatra.

1 week ago
Environment

Wildlife trade body rejects new eel protections

The vote came at a meeting of signatories to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a 50-year agreement protecting the world's most endangered animals and plants, and regulating trade in 36,000 species. ...

3 weeks ago
Environment

What did countries agree to at COP30?

In a win for developing countries at COP30, the final agreement "calls for efforts to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035."  ...

4 weeks ago

The Latest

Destination premium

Ekologika: The rise of ecotourism

Just south of Jakarta is a lodge for people to find peace, tranquility and an escape from the bustling and hectic vibe of the megalopolis.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

Residents reject Bengkulu power plant after turtles die

Residents of Baai Island in Bengkulu and environmental groups continue to push the government to halt the operation of the controversial Sepang Bay coal-fired power plant, saying it has diminished biodiversity in the area.

5 years ago
News

Bhutan makes Indians pay 'sustainable development fee'

Bhutan is introducing a "sustainable development fee" for regional tourists following a spike in Indian visitors that has sparked worries for the unique Himalayan kingdom's cherished ecology.

5 years ago
Environment

Taking the green run: Italian ski resort bans plastic

"Abandon plastic all ye who enter here," reads a sign at the Pejo 3000 ski resort, which says it is the first in Italy to ban all plastic cups, spoons and straws.

5 years ago
Global

Blinded by the light, firefly species face extinction

"Some species get hit especially hard by habitat loss because they need specific conditions to complete their life cycle," said Sara Lewis, a biologist at Tufts University in Massachusetts

5 years ago
Environment

Uruguayan project uses virtual money to encourage plastic recycling

A pilot environmental project called "Plasticoin" in Uruguay aimed at encouraging plastic recycling in the South American country.

5 years ago
Environment

Meet the first (and only) German city to commit to ‘zero waste’

Germans are world leaders in recycling, but one city has decided more needs to be done to protect the environment.

5 years ago
Culture

How your clothes become microfiber pollution in the sea

From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibers spat out by household washing machines are polluting oceans everywhere. 

5 years ago
People

Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Swedish MPs

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and the global protest movement "Fridays for Future" were nominated Thursday for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by two Swedish lawmakers.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

Environmental issues still low on agenda as pragmatism prevails: Experts

Pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia executive director Burhanuddin Muhtadi said as Jokowi was a technocratic populist, he criticized him for not having an ideological orientation on environmentalism and instead based his policies on pragmatism.

5 years ago
Environment

Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Instagram she has applied to register her name and that of the Fridays For Future movement she founded in 2018.

5 years ago
Environment

Jordanian women go door-to-door recycling trash

Every morning just after dawn, Saada Turkmani wakes up, puts on her bright yellow vest and green hard-hat and walks door-to-door in her Jordan valley village, picking up trash to be recycled.

5 years ago
Environment

Vienna to reward car-free travel with concert tickets

If you take public transport, cycle or walk in Vienna, you stand to gain more than fresh air and exercise, with the city unveiling an app on Monday to reward car-free travel with free concert and museum tickets.

5 years ago
Opinion

Pushing companies to become forces for good

It is unfortunate that many companies still follow the old principles of business, focused on boosting production in various industries to make commodity exchange faster and faster, and relying on an old and tired recipe for economic growth.

5 years ago
Culture

Bugatti touts green ambitions while storming full speed ahead

Supercar manufacturer Bugatti, fresh off one of its best years, wants the world to know it has taken environmental concerns to heart even as it prepares a next generation of heart-pounding -- and gas-guzzling -- speed machines.

5 years ago
Environment

Half of Australians donated to bushfire appeal: Survey

One in two Australians have donated money to support bushfire relief efforts, a new survey showed over the weekend, with meteorologists warning more hot and dry weather is to return after a heavy rain respite dampened many of the blazes.

5 years ago
Indonesia

Walhi opposes plan to construct cable car around Mount Rinjani for MotoGP race

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. 

5 years ago
Indonesia

Indonesia to deport environmental journalist Philip Jacobson

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.

5 years ago
Environment

Greta Thunberg says climate demands 'completely ignored' at Davos

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.

5 years ago
Opinion premium

Agriculture is ripe for disruption

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.

5 years ago
City

City under scrutiny over Monas revitalization, uprooting of hundreds of trees

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.

5 years ago
Global

International journalists, agencies decry Indonesia’s arrest of environmental journalist

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.

5 years ago
Global premium

Geothermal energy catalyst for Indonesian, New Zealand relationship

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

5 years ago
SEAsia

Nearly 450 schools shut as pollution chokes Thai capital

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

5 years ago
Politics

American environmental journalist detained in Palangkaraya: Report

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.

5 years ago
Environment

Climate change pushing Australia's platypus towards extinction: Researchers

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.

5 years ago
Environment premium

The extended family of Meru Betiri National Park

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

5 years ago
SEAsia

Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste

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".

5 years ago
Environment

Filipinos turn volcano's ash, plastic trash into bricks

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.

5 years ago
City premium

Ministry aims for holistic flood mitigation

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.

5 years ago
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