Environment The Billion-Yen Mistake: How Japan Spent 25 Years Eradicating an Invasive Predator from Amami Oshima September 20, 2026 Suro Senen When ecological short-cuts are taken to solve agricultural or biological problems, the upfront calculations are almost always deceptively simple. Introduce a foreign predator, let it hunt down the target pest,…
Environment Beyond the Cage: Why Dedicated Veterinary Hospitals Are the Linchpin of Wildlife Conservation in Ex-Situ Facilities September 19, 2026 Nana Wu By Global Conservation & Veterinary Desk Published: September 2026 Main Facts: The Frontline of Animal Welfare and Modern Conservation In the modern landscape of wildlife preservation, ex-situ conservation facilities—such as…
Environment Tragedy in the Peatlands: Devastating Wildfires Threaten Endangered Proboscis Monkeys in South Kalimantan September 19, 2026 Siti Muinah South Kalimantan, Indonesia — Unrelenting forest and land fires (kebakaran hutan dan lahan or karhutla) sweeping across South Kalimantan have evolved from an ecological emergency into a profound wildlife conservation…
Environment The Gathering Storm at Sea: Climate Change, Industrial Expansion, and the Fight for Survival Among Indonesia’s Artisanal Fishermen September 19, 2026 Muslim By Environmental Journalism Desk For 57-year-old Esau Sidemo, the Pacific Ocean is both a lifelong provider and a haunting abyss. A fisherman since his early teenage years, Sidemo never imagined…
Environment From Technocrat to Environmental Guardian: The Enduring Legacy of Emil Salim and the Crisis of Modern Governance September 19, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati JAKARTA — In the grand tapestry of Indonesia’s modern development, few figures loom as large or command as much profound respect as Professor Emil Salim. Regarded widely as the dean…
Environment Beneath the Caldron: How New Insights into Japan’s Kikai Supervolcano Are Redefining Global Catastrophic Risk September 18, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati TOKYO/WASHINGTON — Hidden deep beneath the sapphire waters of the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan lies one of the most potent geological time bombs on Earth. Mount Kikai, an underwater…
Environment Saving the Gentle Giants: Indonesia’s Bold New Blueprint for Sumatra’s Endangered Elephants September 18, 2026 Azzam Bilal Chamdy By Environmental Journalism Desk Published: September 2026 Main Facts The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), a critically endangered keystone species, stands at a critical historical crossroads. Recent governmental figures and…
Environment Shadows in the Canopy: How Javan Farmers and Camera Traps Reunited Pekalongan with Its Apex Predator September 17, 2026 Iffa Jayyana By Environmental Reporting Desk Published: September 2026 Main Facts Deep within the dense, mist-shrouded rainforests of Mendolo Village, located in the Lebakbarang sub-district of Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, a long-standing…
Environment Guardians of the Canopy in Crisis: Indonesia’s Shrinking Rainforests, Systemic Governance Failures, and the Unseen Toll on Women September 17, 2026 rifanmuazin By Environmental Desk Published: September 2026 Introduction: A Vanishing Green Legacy Indonesia’s natural forests are facing an unprecedented existential crisis. Once spanning vast, uninterrupted swaths of the archipelago, the country’s…
Environment Smoke Without Borders: The Environmental, Health, and Geopolitical Crisis of Indonesia’s 2026 Forest and Land Fires September 16, 2026 Nana Wu By Environmental Desk September 2026 Introduction and Main Facts Indonesia is once again grappling with an ecological and public health emergency as severe forest and land fires (kebakaran hutan dan…
