If you want to build back greener, take a leaf out of Indonesia’s book

Source: The Independent Date: 15 April 2021 The country's efforts to reduce the loss of tropical forests will have an impact not just domestically but for the whole world After a false start last year, 2021 is set to be a "super year" in global climate change politics, with President Biden's Earth S...

RI committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through clean energy

Source: ANTARADate: April 16, 2021  Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan echoed the Indonesian government's pledge to lower greenhouse gas emissions by applying clean energy practices. The minister reiterated the commitment at Tri Hita...

KBS Strengthens the Java-Sumatra Island National Gateway Logistics Hub

Source: kompas.com Date: 15 April 2021  PT Krakatau Bandar Samudera (KBS) will strengthen the logistics hub of the National Gateway Connectivity (national gateway connectivity) at the western tip of Java and Sumatra. Thus, KBS is also optimistic that it can represent as an Integrated Maritime I...

Surigae Tropical Cyclone formed around West Pacific, north of Papua

 Source: ANTARADate: April 14, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Surigae Tropical Cyclone had formed around the Western Pacific, north of Papua, at 8.2 North Latitude (LU) -137 East Longitude (BT), some 1,050 kilometers north of Biak, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated. "Th...

Priok to Adjust LoLo and Storage Tariff for International Container

Source: Indonesia Shipping Gazette Date: 8 April 2021 Tanjung Priok will adjust the LoLo (Lift on – Lift off) and storage tariff for international container (full load) per April 15. The LoLo and storage tariffs, on one hand, will be raised, while on the other hand, the existing recovery tariff...

Riau Islands starts collecting anchorage fees amid pandemic slump

Source: Jakarta Post Date: 13 April 2021  The Riau Islands administration, which governs a string of islands adjacent to the South China Sea, has started charging vessels parking fees in six anchorage areas across the province as part of a wider effort to generate revenue amid a pandemic-induce...

Menabung Air dengan Sumur Resapan

Source: MongabayDate: April 12, 2021 Lingkungan Indonesia krisis hingga menciptakan bencana alam, sekaligus membuat ketersediaan air makin terbatas. Melihat kondisi itu perlu upaya menyimpan air saat musim penghujan agar tak kekeringan atau krisis air kala kemarau. Asep Mulyana, Senior Raw Water dan...

Marine Ministry to get additional budget for mangrove rehabilitation

 Source: ANTARADate: April 8, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is expected to receive an additional budget allocation of Rp43.34 billion in 2021 to support mangrove rehabilitation programs in four provinces. The ministry's budget ceiling in 2021 would i...

Investment in water security alleviates poverty and keeps investors in the green

Source: Business MattersDate: April 6, 2021 On World Water Day this year, UNICEF published a report entitled 'Water Security for All', amplifying the urgent need to secure universal access to potable water sources and protect the world's dwindling water supplies. The paper is an appeal to "reimagine...

The future is green finance

Source: Wall Street International Magazine Date: 5 April 2021 Environmentally friendly developments cannot be achieved unless appropriate funding is made available, and several elements of green finance have been introduced already some two decades ago. It was a logical response to the basic aw...

Java’s mangroves pay a high price for stopping plastic flowing out to sea

Source: Mongabay Date: 5 April 2021 Mangroves are known to trap plastic waste and stop it entering the sea, but this defense comes at a high cost to mangrove forests themselves, a new study shows.Researchers working in Indonesia's Central Java province found plastic carpeting half of the mangrove fl...

Death toll rises to 75 dead in Flores, East Timor floods

Source: The Jakarta PostDate: April 5, 2021 More than 75 people have died and dozens are still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor, officials said Monday. Floods sparked by torrential rain have wreaked havoc and destruction on islands stretching f...

Indonesia leads the world on reducing deforestation

Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 3 April 2021 No doubt 2021 will be a pivotal year in global efforts to combat climate change. President Joe Biden has invited the 17 members of the major economies forum, including Indonesia, to a virtual summit on April 22-23 to urge much greater ambition as these cri...

Torrential rains trigger flooding in West Aceh's 14 villages

Source: Antara NewsDate: March 31, 2021 Meulaboh, Aceh (ANTARA) - Persistent and heavy downpour lashed various parts of Aceh Province over the past week resulting in floods in 14 villages in West Aceh District on Tuesday. "The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that high...

Act now to protect Indonesia's sinking cities from climate change

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Date: 30 March 2021 Heavy groundwater extraction, compounded by worsening floods as the climate warms, raises the prospect of lost land and forced relocation Last month the Indonesian city of Pekalongan trended in the global media when severe river flooding caused ...