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…
Environment Indonesia Revives World Mangrove Center Initiative to Secure Global Leadership in Blue Carbon Conservation September 16, 2026 Iffa Jayyana JAKARTA — Indonesia is officially breathing new life into its long-dormant ambition to establish the World Mangrove Center (WMC). Envisioned as a premier global hub for mangrove conservation, restoration, and…
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…
