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A worker opens boxes of screw at Riverside RV, builders of recreational vehicles, on January 24, 2020 in LaGrange, Indiana.
A worker opens boxes of screw at Riverside RV, builders of recreational vehicles, on January 24, 2020 in LaGrange, Indiana.
Environment

US demand for RVs fuels deforestation in Kalimantan: NGOs

The recreational vehicle industry is now the biggest consumer of tropical wood in the United States, UK-based NGO Earthsight and Indonesian NGO Auriga Nusantara said in a report published late Tuesday.

1 day ago
Environment

World's smallest snake makes big comeback

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science.

3 weeks ago
Environment

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight

Almost 3,000 climate cases have been filed up to the end of 2024, in nearly 60 countries, according to the Grantham Research Institute, using data compiled by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

1 month ago

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City premium

Jakarta sets sights on satellite cities for air pollution control

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan emphasized that improving air quality should not be limited by regional administrations' jurisdictions, because it occurs across territorial boundaries.

5 years ago
Opinion

Climate change and future of orangutans

Indeed, fire in “rain” forests, is a new major risk to the orangutan ecosystem. Some climate-habitat modeling indicates large amounts of orangutan habitat will become unsuitable due to climate change, a three- to five-fold greater decline in habitat than that anticipated from deforestation alone.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

Why Jokowi's administration picked two regencies in East Kalimantan to host new capital

Indonesia plans to move its center of government from Jakarta to a 180,000-hectare area spanning two regencies in the eastern part of Borneo. What are the pros and cons?

5 years ago
News

'Flight shaming' threatens air travel demand beyond Europe: IATA chief

This summer, US airlines have enjoyed booming flight demand, immune to a Swedish-born "flight shaming" movement that has hit air travel in Europe, where environmentally conscious travelers are choosing trains over planes.

5 years ago
Indonesia premium

Indonesia faces gigantic task of restoring peatland destroyed by fire

According to the Environment and Forestry Ministry’s law enforcement division, the office has sent as many as 210 warning letters to companies registered as peatland concession holders about alleged negligence that led to forest fires.

5 years ago
Environment

Magnet fishing: The explosive hobby cleaning up French rivers

Equipped with powerful magnets, history enthusiasts and environmentalists scour France's rivers, pulling out bits of scrap metal, bikes, scooters and the odd kitchen appliance.

5 years ago
Environment

Hunger for concrete eats away at mountains

Soon, Jamal's voice will no longer ring out over the mountain slopes he's roamed for years with his herd in northern Cyprus. To feed the concrete demands of hotels, holiday homes and road-building, quarries are eating away at the mountains where his goats graze.

5 years ago
Environment

Inspired by teen climate activist Thunberg, LatAm activists converge in Chile

Inspired by Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, a group of young activists from several Latin American countries have converged in Chile to exchange ideas on how to battle climate change.

5 years ago
Environment

Don't dismiss regenerated forests as 'green deserts', scientists say

Replanted forests and those left to recover after logging activities can preserve vital insect and plant life in a similar way to old-growth forests, scientists have found, as interest grows in expanding the world's forests to curb climate change.

5 years ago
News

Air India to stop using single-use plastic on flights

Debt-ridden Air India said Thursday it will stop using single-use plastic and replace packaging with eco-friendly paper and wooden cutlery, as the government ramps up its "clean India" mission.

5 years ago
Environment

Brace for food wars: Science writer issues warning to world

The world must act now to avoid conflict over food, land and water spreading from hot spots such as Syria to power centres like London and New York, according to a top science writer.

5 years ago
Environment

Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 'very poor' condition: Agency

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in very poor condition because of climate change, over fishing and land clearing, as it downgraded the reef's status to the lowest level, which could jeopardise its World Heritage status.

5 years ago
Environment

Climate activist Thunberg joins hundreds of teens at UN protest

Swedish climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of other teenagers protesting outside the United Nations Friday in her first demonstration on US soil since arriving by zero-carbon yacht.

5 years ago
Environment

Sheep reintroduced to London's Hampstead Heath after 60 years

Sheep have been reintroduced to London’s Hampstead Heath for the first time since the 1950s to test an environmentally friendly way of maintaining the area.

5 years ago
City premium

Hundreds of suckermouth catfish found dead in polluted Cileungsi River

“At the last location, we found hundreds of dead suckermouth catfish. In addition, the water of the river is blackened, smelly and foamy,” the Jakarta Ombudsman head has said.

5 years ago
City premium

‘Get your act right', plaintiffs fume as government ignores air pollution hearing

The hearing for the air pollution citizen lawsuit filed by Tim Advokasi Gerakan Ibukota at the Central Jakarta District Court is adjourned to September 12.

5 years ago
Opinion

Plastic: Friend, foe or frenemy?

Single-use plastic is the problem that we need to solve. A number of well-meaning people say single-use plastic should be banned. However, they miss the point that even single-use plastics play an important role in our lives especially those of the under-privileged segments of the society

5 years ago
Environment

Free face masks distributed in forest-friendly campaign

The seven public transportation points where the face masks are being distributed are Commuter Line stations in Depok, Bekasi, Palmerah, Sudimara and Manggarai; Lebak Bulus MRT station; and the Jakarta International Velodrome.

5 years ago
Environment

Sharks feel the love as nations push protection of marine species

Sharks appear to be getting an image makeover as countries move to restrict trade in several species of the oceans' top predator in a push to extend more protections to marine species.

5 years ago
Environment

Scientists reproduce coral in lab, offering hope for reefs

A team of scientists in the US have managed to reproduce coral in a lab setting for the first time ever, an encouraging step in the race to save "America's Great Barrier Reef" off the coast of Florida.

5 years ago
Environment

Leonardo DiCaprio, Earth Alliance initiate fundraising to protect Amazon rainforest amid wildfires

Earth Alliance, an environmental initiative supported by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, is committed to raising funds to help protect the Amazon rainforest. 

5 years ago
Environment

CITES votes to protect endangered mako sharks

A proposal to strengthen protection for mako sharks, hunted for their meat and fins, was adopted Sunday by 102 countries at the CITES global wildlife trade summit.

5 years ago
News

Glamping with French flair in the wilds of North America

Hidden under a lush green canopy of boreal forest in southeastern Canada are 80 fully-stocked tents featuring feather beds, silk sheets, electric lighting, mini-refrigerators and tableware.

5 years ago
News

Ivory Coast's 'Floating Island' points to greener tourism

Riding on the laguna in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's economic hub, the unusual complex floats on a platform made from 700,000 discarded bottles and other buoyant debris.

5 years ago
City premium

Religious organizations join fight against plastic waste

In the fight against plastic waste, religion is now playing a greater role, with religious institutions encouraging the city’s residents to reduce their dependence on single-use plastic bags.

5 years ago
Environment

Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction

Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday.

5 years ago
Environment

Wildlife meeting backs more protection for giraffes

Wildlife-supporting countries on Thursday backed regulating international trade in giraffes in a bid to offer more protection to the gentle giants, feared to be facing a "silent extinction".

5 years ago
Opinion premium

Connecting ARTJOG 2019 and the Anthropocene

Indeed art should be celebrated by everyone. If ARTJOG has made a commitment to the environment, it should extend to the exhibition and other events in ARTJOG. Addressing sustainability and understanding the environmental impact of ARTJOG could be on ARTJOG’s agenda.

5 years ago
Opinion

The challenge to protect orangutan

While poaching and the illegal wildlife trade are serious threats to the three orangutan species, habitat loss continues to present the single greatest risk to the continued survival of orangutans in our country.

5 years ago
City

Gabion replaces controversial bamboo art installation at Bundaran HI

A gabion installation has replaced the controversial Getih Getah bamboo sculpture near the Bundaran HI traffic circle in Central Jakarta.

5 years ago