Environment Beneath the Smoke: Jambi’s Peatlands Face the Recurring Trial of Fire, Science, and Community Resilience September 15, 2026 Sagoh By Environmental Reporting Desk Main Facts: The Smoldering Crisis in Jambi’s Peatlands In the searing heat of late August, the dusty peat roads of Sungai Gelam in Muaro Jambi, Jambi…
Environment Silent Tears and White Chrysanthemums: The Unyielding Quest for Justice for Rahman the Elephant and Riau’s Silenced Wildlife September 15, 2026 Basiran PEKANBARU, RIAU — Beneath the canopy of the Tesso Nilo National Park, the air once hummed with the steady, reassuring footsteps of Rahman, a majestic male Sumatran elephant and a…
Environment Fragile Legacy Beneath the Surface: Why Saving Earth’s Caves and Karst Ecosystems is a Matter of Survival September 15, 2026 Nana Wu By: Environmental Investigative Desk Published in partnership with independent environmental journalism networks Main Facts Caves and karst landscapes are far more than rugged, picturesque limestone formations sculpted by millennia of…
Environment Unmasking the International Wildlife Syndicate: The Tragic Smuggling of Five Baby Orangutans from Indonesia to India September 14, 2026 Nana Muazin By: Global Environmental Desk & Investigative Report Date: September 2026 Introduction: A Shocking Discovery in South Asia The illegal wildlife trade has long operated in the shadows of Southeast Asia,…
Environment The Mystery of the Deep: Why Oarfish Strandings in Lombok and Beyond Spark Panic, Not Precaution September 14, 2026 Dwi Wanna LOMBOK TIMUR, INDONESIA — The tranquil shores of Pink Beach in Sekaroh Village, East Lombok, were disrupted on August 25, 2026, by a rare visitor from the abyss. Several local…
Environment Harmony in the Highlands: How the Dayak Lundayeh and Kayan Mentarang Forest Protect Krayan’s Legendary Adan Rice September 13, 2026 Lina Hope NUNUKAN, NORTH KALIMANTAN — Nestled in a verdant valley flanked by soaring mountains and dense rainforests, the remote highlands of Krayan in West Krayan Subdistrict, Nunukan Regency, feel worlds away…
Environment Beyond the Solar Mirage: Bali’s 300 MW Gilimanuk Project and the Hidden Traps of Its Clean Energy Transition September 13, 2026 Dwi Wanna BALI — In a high-profile ceremony witnessed by President Prabowo Subianto, the Indonesian government recently broke ground on a massive 300-megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant (PLTS) in Gilimanuk, West Bali.…
Environment Bridging the Gap: The Race to Save Critically Endangered Orangutans Through Canopy Corridors and Habitat Restoration September 12, 2026 Asep Darmawan By Environmental Reporting Desk In the dense, mist-laden rainforests of Sumatra and Kalimantan, an invisible crisis is unfolding. As roads slice through ancient ecosystems and industrial expansion eats away at…
Environment Beyond the Abyss: How the Mariana Snailfish Defies the Limits of Life Under Eight Kilometers of Water September 12, 2026 Nana Muazin Introduction: Redefining the Boundaries of Life For centuries, the deepest reaches of Earth’s oceans were imagined as lifeless, eternal voids—silent, freezing deserts crushed under unimaginable pressure where no complex organism…
Environment Voices from the Canopy: Indigenous Papuan Women Fight to Save Their Ancestral Forests at PAPEDA Summit 2026 September 11, 2026 Iffa Jayyana SORONG, Southwest Papua — For the indigenous women of Papua, the forest is far more than a mere collection of towering trees, a carbon sink, or a ledger of commercial…
