Source: Mongabay Date: 22 April 2021 Indonesia aims to transform its forests into a carbon sink by 2030 by reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation, as the country targets going carbon neutral by 2070.Experts say the plan is unrealistic given the current pace of deforestation and th...
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...
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...
Indonesia readies its green diesel. These are the likely social and environmental impacts
Source: The Conversation Date: 23 October 2020 In July, Indonesia's state-owned oil company, Pertamina, produced its first batch of biofuel made entirely from palm oil. Called D100, this "green diesel" is part of Indonesia's strategy to promote what is claimed to be environmentally friend...
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Helping the poor can protect forests too, Indonesian welfare program shows
Source: Mongabay Date: 4 August 2020 A study has found that a poverty-alleviation program in Indonesia was just as successful as dedicated conservation programs in reducing deforestation.The researchers attribute this to the program serving as a sort of insurance against harvest failures, by gu...
ASEAN loses a third of mangroves in last 40 years
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 29 July 2020 The ASEAN region lost about 33 per cent of its mangrove forests between 1980 and 2020, a decrease of more than 63,000sq km, said the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). Nations that comprise ASEAN have just around 43,000sq km of mangrove forest...
Mangrove forests to hereafter not be converted into ponds: Minister
Source: ANTARA News Date: 16 July 2020 Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister, Eddhy Prabowo has made assurance that mangrove forests would henceforth not be converted into ponds, and the ministry, in its place, plans to plant more mangrove trees. "I guarantee that there will be no more d...
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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