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The tail of a Humpback whale is seen at the Gerlache Strait, which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica on January 19, 2024. A team of scientists have been working since 2014 on the elaboration of a catalog based on the visual analysis of cetacean tails, both in the confines of the continent and in the Colombian Pacific.
The tail of a Humpback whale is seen at the Gerlache Strait, which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, in Antarctica on January 19, 2024. A team of scientists have been working since 2014 on the elaboration of a catalog based on the visual analysis of cetacean tails, both in the confines of the continent and in the Colombian Pacific. `
Environment

Whale of a tail: Scientists track unique humpback 'fingerprint'

Photograph inventory allows scientists to track the movement of specific whales, which is crucial for conservation initiatives. 

2 days ago
Environment

In Southeast Asia, protecting the environment is its own hazard

In 2022, at least 16 environmentalists were killed in Asia, including 11 in the Philippines and three in Indonesia.

6 days ago
Environment

In Colombia, rare bird flaunts male and female feathers

According to experts, the specimen spotted in Colombia was a rare example of "bilateral gynandromorphy" — a condition in which one side of an animal exhibits male characteristics and the other female.   

2 months ago

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Environment premium

Young people fight back against ecoanxiety

Indonesian young people express their anxiety about environmental issues affecting not only their daily lives but also the community as a whole, asking candidates at the 2024 general election to pay more attention to the issue.

2 months ago
Environment

Where has the snow gone? Most Canadians will wake up to a green Christmas

Around 75 percent of Canadians usually have a white Christmas, officially defined as 2 centimeters of snow on the ground, and the number now is near zero.

2 months ago
Archipelago

Banten fishing village grapples with piles of trash brought in by tides

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.

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Academia premium

Holistic strategy for sustainable development: Lessons from Yogyakarta

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

6 days ago
Academia premium

How to steer Indonesia’s rise toward its golden age

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.

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

The myth of safe educational spaces in Indonesia

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

3 weeks ago
Academia premium

Environmental equity in the Indonesia-EU CEPA

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.

3 weeks ago
Academia premium

Transforming waste challenges into STEM opportunities

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

3 weeks ago
Election Updates premium

Local administrations urged to recycle campaign banner waste

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.

1 month ago
Americas

Disastrous oil spill in Trinidad after mystery shipwreck

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.

1 month ago
Jakarta

Volunteer group cleans up, recycles campaign paraphernalia

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.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Downstreaming potential is no mere daydreaming

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.

1 month ago
Presidential Race premium

No ambition: Youth bemoan green pledges ahead of Feb. 14 election

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.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Downstreaming is losing ground for Indonesian development

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.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Just transition should be part of national development planning

The country's just energy transition must not run counter to the agenda to accelerate growth and address socioeconomic problems facing the community.

2 months ago
Editorial

Nurturing negligence

Last month, the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority unveiled a plan to offer tax breaks to private companies willing to rehabilitate damaged forests around the planned capital city.

2 months ago
Editorial

All roads taken for EV

The problem with the new regulation is that it will allow cheaper EV car imports without any clear linkage to the local production chain and human resources. 

2 months ago
Environment premium

Young people fight back against ecoanxiety

Indonesian young people express their anxiety about environmental issues affecting not only their daily lives but also the community as a whole, asking candidates at the 2024 general election to pay more attention to the issue.

2 months ago
Academia premium

Ecopolitical Christmas message and the 2024 elections

The joint KWI-PGI Christmas message gives pause for contemplation over what "peace on earth" means in the context of environmental protection and the rapidly approaching 2024 elections.

2 months ago
Academia premium

Navigating Indonesia’s institutional challenges for inclusive growth

The evidence points to limited public participation in government agendas as the ruling government leans toward acting as an “activist state” in governing the country. 

2 months ago
Economy premium

Road still long to Indonesian nuclear power, experts say

Regardless of whether nuclear power is suitable for Indonesia's energy transition, observerss appear to concur that building a thorium-based nuclear plant in the country will require more time to develop the relevant infrastructure and regulations, as well as the technologies for processing the radioactive metal.

3 months ago
Presidential Race premium

Ganjar, Prabowo to continue downstreaming while Anies calls for reevaluation

Former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto will continue President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s industry downstreaming strategy if they win next year’s presidential election, while former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan will likely “recalibrate” the scheme if chosen, their campaign teams have said.

3 months ago
Academia premium

Bali needs a sustainable strategy to fight over-tourism

When "too many" people are in one place simultaneously, the local people and the environment are adversely affected.

3 months ago
Academia premium

CCS charts a reliable but challenging path toward net zero

The mixed regulatory landscape may deter potential investors from considering the implementation of CCS projects in Indonesia.

3 months ago
Academia premium

How ‘pesantren’ foster unconventional leaders

Santri are encouraged to critically evaluate and advocate against economic models that contribute to ecological damage, particularly those based on extractive and capitalistic approaches to nature.

4 months ago
Presidential Race premium

Candidates’ climate manifestos 'lack ambition'

Though the 2024 presidential candidates have given more attention to climate and environmental issues in their campaign platforms to during past elections, analysts say their programs are still not ambitious enough.

4 months ago
Academia premium

Human health should take center stage in plastic treaty negotiation

Over 7,000 substances are associated with plastics, and more than 3,200 of them have hazardous impacts on the environment and human health.

4 months ago
Academia premium

'Greenhushing': The silent sabotage of environmental progress

The regulator often acts as the "owner" of the area and you should never challenge it with facts or criticize it in forums, no matter how strong your arguments or how noble your goals.

4 months ago
Europe

COP28 faces debate over controversy-mired carbon credits

Carbon credits have been debated since their inclusion in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia criticized for extending license of Australian rare earths firm

Rare earths are a crucial component used in products including mobile phones, hybrid cars and flat-screen televisions, but there are only a few producers outside of China.

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Asia & Pacific

'Severely punished': Vietnam environmental activists face crackdown

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Environment

World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report

More than 140 countries - representing the vast majority of the world's woodlands - pledged at the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by the end of the decade.

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