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The research published Thursday fills in critical gaps in knowledge about the endangered species, and builds the case for increased protection of the Indonesian bays that the species flocks to, scientists said.
2 days agoJakarta produces 8,000 tonnes of waste daily, an exhibition at Erasmus Huis turns that crisis into a call for collective action and rethinking value. ...
2 weeks agoThe emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday. ...
3 weeks agoA London college said on Monday it has banned beef from its campus to combat climate change, becoming the first higher education institution in Britain to do so.
6 years agoA bitter war has erupted between pot growers and vintners in one of California's famed wine regions where cannabis farms are proliferating, leading critics to denounce a "green rush" they fear could prove disastrous.
6 years agoSwedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, on a visit to a German anti-coal protest camp, questioned whether the country should continue to use the fuel to generate power for another 20 years as the government plans.
6 years agoWealthier Muslims shared thousands of meat packages in besek (containers made of plaited bamboo) and other ecofriendly packaging for qurban meat instead of plastic bags.
6 years agoJuly 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life.
6 years agoA Belgian zoo announced Friday the "extremely rare" birth of twin baby giant pandas, three years after the arrival of a young male, which was a first for Belgium at the time.
6 years agoNot everyone needs to become a vegetarian, much less vegan, to keep the planet from overheating, but it would probably make things a lot easier if they did.
6 years agoThe Jakarta Environment Agency conducted impromptu inspections on Thursday morning and found numerous companies that were polluting the city's air because of inadequate filters inside their industrial chimneys.
6 years agoThe more I read about why women should switch to menstrual cups, the more horrified I become, not about wearing the cup but about the facts of why the switch is necessary.
6 years agoIn most cultures in Sumatra, tigers were seen as a top predator in the food chain.
6 years agoThe books are connected to an app run by the police’s Investigation Department (Bareskrim).
6 years agoImproved urban air quality is one of the frequent arguments evoked in favor of PEV adoption in Indonesia. However, there remains at least one important question that is rarely discussed, namely: How clean is the electrical power used to meet the additional demand from PEVs? In other words, would the adoption of PEVs actually contribute to a reduction of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
6 years agoDieng Culture Festival will no longer include a sky lantern show after criticism from environmentalists and the Environment and Forestry Ministry.
6 years agoPertamina Hulu Energi workers, with the help of international experts in the well control sector, have been attempting to stop a leak at a broken well located 2 kilometers north of Karawang, West Java, since Aug. 1.
6 years agoSlimy, stinky brown seaweed that ruins beachgoers' vacations from Mexico to Florida may be the new normal unless Brazil halts Amazon deforestation, experts say.
6 years agoWorld leaders must prove that they have listened to young climate activists after a year of protests has not led to any progress in the reduction of greenhouse emissions, leading activist Greta Thunberg said.
6 years agoJuly was the hottest month across the globe ever measured, and 2019 is on track to be one of the warmest years, according to data released Monday by the European Union's Earth observation network.
6 years agoThe KN95 respirator face mask is said to be able to filter up to 95 percent of finer particles of dust and pollution.
6 years agoSan Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles and will require fliers to buy refillable bottles if they're not already carrying their own, US media reported on Friday.
6 years agoAs an archipelagic country with an ocean area larger than its land territory, Indonesia is more vulnerable to oil spills than other countries in the region.
6 years agoThe Guardian uses a Google technology called TensorFlow that can record every sound in the forest and send them to the forest rangers’ smartphones through the Rainforest Connection mobile application.
6 years agoCanada will create a protected marine area in the country's Arctic region, where climate change is taking effect three times faster than global average.
6 years agoSlated to run until Oct. 31, the program is part of the company's #BirukanLangitJakarta (Make Jakarta’s Sky Blue) campaign that was introduced in March.
6 years agoMarine plastic pollution has been acknowledged in recent years as one of the major global environmental issues and challenges. Since the beginning of 2019, movements to combat marine plastic pollution have accelerated around the world.
6 years agoPlastic and paper trash believed to have originated from abroad has been found near the Burangkeng landfill in Bekasi, West Java.
6 years agoBesek (containers made of plaited bamboo) will replace single-use plastic bags to distribute meat during Idul Adha, the Islamic Day of Sacrifice.
6 years agoToo much plastic and not enough schools are scourges of modern life many countries face. Now a factory in West Africa will try to tackle both by transforming old flip-flops and car tires into bricks to build classrooms.
6 years agoSome 200 reindeer have been found dead from starvation in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard, an unusually high number, the Norwegian Polar Institute said Monday, pointing the finger at climate change.
6 years agoSwedish teen activist Greta Thunberg is taking a year off school to pursue her campaign to curb global warming in the Americas, which she will reach by sailboat on a transatlantic voyage.
6 years agoAfter 28 days below the sea at a crushing depth of 120 meters, a team of four researchers emerged into the sunshine at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille on Sunday.
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