Source: VoxDate: 23 June 2020 The coronavirus is undermining efforts to control rainforest fires in Indonesia and Brazil. And those fires could worsen the pandemic. One of the most alarming environmental problems stemming from the coronavirus pandemic is the unchecked destruction of tropical rainfor...
The Complexity of Flooding and Tidal Flooding on the Semarang-Demak Coast, Here's the Expert Analysis
Source: TIMES IndonesiaDate: 18 Juni 2020 The problem of flooding and tidal flooding in the Semarang-Demak coastal area is not a new problem. At least this condition has occurred around a decade ago. However, this problem has only recently gotten worse. According to some experts, this is triggered b...
3 Steps to Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation
In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile of coastline have been lost to the sea. T...
Tourism, water, and gender
Source: Advanced Science NewsDate: 15 June 2020 It is well established that tourism is a water intensive industry. Studies have shown that the per capita water use by tourists far exceeds that of locals, and that tourism development can affect water supply both quantitatively and qualitatively....
Precautions against forest fires
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 15 June 2020 Beleaguered and overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused public-health and economic crises, the government and plantation businesses seem relaxed about or unaware of being on the cusp of the annual bout of forest and peatland fires during the cu...
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Integrated Port Network: Indonesia as the world’s maritime axis
The Water Agency has just expanded the Port Academy into Port Academy Series with the vision that even after the challenge has ended, the learning process and discussion can still continue. Since webinar is becoming more popular after the coronavirus pandemic, The Water Agency is bringing the first ...
New study shows loss of Southeast Asia’s peat forests drives climate change
Source: ASEAN TodayDate: 10 June 2020 New research documents how clearing and drainage of peat forests in Southeast Asia are driving carbon emissions. Using a new remote sensing technique, researchers showed that peatland across the region is sinking—not just on large-scale plantations but also on s...
Indonesia reduces deforestation rate as researchers urge caution
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 9 June 2020 Indonesia has offered a glimpse of hope for the environment, with its rate of deforestation having decreased for a third year in a row as a result of the government's response to the devastating 2015-2016 fire crisis, even as global deforestation continues a...
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Benefits of the Sea Toll
Source: Kompas.comDate: 7 June 2020 The benefits of sea tolls are huge, especially in pressing the price gap between the Western and Eastern regions of Indonesia. Do you know what sea toll is and what are the benefits of sea toll? What is a sea toll? Citing Realizing World Maritime Axis ...
Indonesia’s new rice cultivation plan will undermine peatland restoration efforts
Source: Eco-BusinessDate: 5 June 2020 The government of Indonesia does not fully utilise knowledge about sustainable peatland management. The new rice plan will not support the restoration of degraded peatlands as rice as a dryland species does not support peat soil formation. More than 2 million he...
Deforestation decreases globally but remains alarming: Report
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 3 June 2020 Shrinking forest cover over the last 30 years presents a clear and present danger to biodiversity, a recent review of the state of the world's forests has found, even though the rate of deforestation has slowed in the past five years. The State of the World'...
Djuanda project to provide access to clean water in Greater Jakarta
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 2 June 2020 The government aims to provide additional clean water access for 3.9 million residents in the dense Greater Jakarta region by 2023 by developing the Ir. H. Djuanda drinking water system (SPAM) in Purwakarta, West Java. The water system would improve access t...
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Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 28 May 2020 Indonesia has started cloud seeding to induce rain as the archipelago moves to head off annual forest fires blamed for blanketing swathes of Southeast Asia in toxic haze. Last year's fires were the worst since 2015 due to dry weather, with some 1.6 mill...
Shaping shipping’s sustainable future: A quest beyond green fuels
Source: Eco-BusinessDate: 26 May 2020 A future where shipping no longer imperils people, oceans and the climate is one mariners dream of. But what does a transition to sustainable shipping really mean? Shipping is the lifeblood of the world economy. A highly efficient mode of transportation, it...