The regulation on mining licenses for religious groups challenges Indonesia's traditional separation of religious influence from state affairs by enabling a religious organization to engage directly in mining.

Before economic benefits, ASEAN needs to come together and take the region by the helm in terms of biodiversity and climate leadership by engaging public participation.

ESG frameworks encourage companies to disclose their environmental and social risks, allowing investors to make informed decisions and hold companies accountable for their sustainability performance.

The hashtag #AllEyesOnPapua is trending across various social platforms as the movement has captured the attention of millions, echoing the indigenous communities' plea for the world to witness their struggle.

Governments subsidize and incentivize environmental destruction through direct payments, tax breaks, and cheap loans to corporations that clear-cut, overfish, pollute and destabilize the climate through fossil fuel emissions.

The plan to double palm oil production is still environmentally, technically and commercially feasible because there are still large areas outside the natural forests that are fit for oil palm estate expansion.

To promote a broader adoption of humanity-centered strategies, educational institutions, businesses and government bodies can invest in novel initiatives that emphasize empathy, ethics and stakeholder engagement. 

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warned of an increase in violence against and intimidation of journalists reporting on the environment and climate.

The safeguard policy revision is a chance for the ADB to demonstrate a genuine interest in listening and responding to issues raised by communities and groups. 

ASEAN urgently needs to adopt its Environmental Rights Framework to break the pattern of blatant impunity for perpetrators fueling an endless cycle of violence and threats against land and environmental defenders amid weak and ineffective law enforcement in the region.

As the nation confronts mounting environmental challenges, investing in sustainable development becomes imperative to ensure a resilient and prosperous future. 

Navicula and Endah N Rhesa joined the star-studded list of musicians who released a track featuring the sounds of nature to help generate conservation funding.

It is often said that change starts at home, and as the government aims to realize a female labor participation rate of 65 percent as part of its 2045 vision, society as a whole needs to embrace the role of men in achieving gender equality, both in the workplace and in Indonesian homes.

The calf, estimated to be between three and five months old, was spotted in footage obtained Thursday by one of 126 camera traps installed in the national park.

Destruction of forests helps drive global climate change. Because trees absorb climate-warming carbon dioxide and store it as carbon in their wood, that greenhouse gas is released when the wood rots or burns. This destruction also imperils biodiversity because of how many plant and animal species call forests home.

Industry players want the government to help increase the clean power supply and to lobby other countries to continue accepting Indonesian products during the transition period.

ASEAN nations have some of the grimmest records in terms of defending environmental human rights defenders, only second to Latin America.

More than 80 percent of the climate crisis is caused by human activities, which consciously or unconsciously emit excessive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are trapped in the atmospheric layer and cause global warming, leading to the climate crisis.

Teluk, located in Banten on the western edge of Java island, has one of the country's dirtiest beaches as villagers said that heavy rain has led to stronger tides, bringing more trash to shore.

Yogyakarta is leading the way to a sustainable future for all through a holistic approach that embraces social, economic and environmental components.

Indonesia has made impressive and significant achievements over the past decade and continues to rise; with added focus on five key areas, it will gain the capacity to buoy its people to navigate the country to a golden age.

Despite government budget allocations for education, not all impoverished families receive support, and many struggle to afford quality education. 

Indonesia and the EU need to take an innovative approach to balance environmental goals and socioeconomic considerations in the TSD chapter, which is the main challenge to ironing out their CEPA.

Collaborative projects enable students to apply their learning in real-life contexts, such as designing efficient recycling systems for their schools.

With the campaign season having ended over the weekend, local administrations across the country are now urged to manage the waste from campaign props to avoid polluting the environment and filling up landfills.

At least 15 kilometers (nearly 10 miles) of coastline have been affected in Tobago and authorities were poised to declare a national emergency, Farley Augustine, chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, told reporters.

The campaign, initiated by the environmental group Langit Biru Pertiwi (Motherland's Blue Sky), is aimed at creating an atmosphere conducive to the balloting process on Feb. 14, when more than 205 million voters across the country are scheduled to cast their votes.

The criticisms against the government's nickel downstreaming policy may have a grain of truth in them, but they should also be taken with a grain of salt.

Over the last six months, the 16-year-old student collected almost 1,000 letters, both online and at schools and colleges, from young people across her home province of East Java.

Indonesia's mining sector is known to be a catalyst for deforestation in Southeast Sulawesi province, a heavily mined region that serves as the habitat for diverse primate populations negatively impacted by habitat loss.