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Society 1 year ago
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Illicit waste burning reaches alarming rate of 48% Indonesian households
A global report on household waste management has singled out Indonesia, where nearly half of all households nationwide burn their garbage, with lack of public waste services compounding the sanitation, health and environmental issue.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Govt urged to tighten, stop granting mining licenses on small islands
Environmentalists are calling for more stringent environmental standards to be fulfilled by mining companies to obtain concessions on small islands following a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court.
Society 1 year ago
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Central Java activist jailed for Facebook post opposing shrimp farming
On Thursday, the Jepara District Court in Central Java declared activist Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan guilty of spreading hate speech online, sentenced him to seven months in prison and ordered him to pay a Rp 5 million (US$315) fine.
Presidential Race 2 years ago
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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.
Politics 2 years ago
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What climate change? Study finds political parties lack focus on climate issues
The lack of focus on climate issues might hurt political parties and their politicians in seeking the votes of millennials and Gen Zers, which make up a third of registered voters for the 2024 elections.
Jakarta 2 years ago
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Greater Jakarta to ramp up emissions tests to tackle worsening pollution
Jakarta is joining forces with its satellite cities and the government to better enforce its emissions testing rule and enact other measures to solve the chronic air pollution that has been choking the city.
Regulations 3 years ago
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Licensing, land acquisition issues hold back hydropower development
Hydroelectric power was once slated to spearhead Indonesia’s transition to renewable energy, but despite the abundant potential, industry players are reluctant to invest because of what analysts see as excessive bureaucratic hurdles.
