FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY GOALS DRIVING FOREST LOSS Manurung identified President Prabowo Subianto’s food security programme as one of the main contributing factors. The programme aims to boost domestic output of key agricultural products like rice and reduce Indonesia’s dependence on imports. The government allocated 20.6 million hectares of forest areas for food-, energy- and … Read more
he ambition from President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to increase the country’s economic growth to 8 percent through expanding extractive business may risk accelerating environmental degradation and widening social injustice, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has warned. Since taking office in… Source link
Devastating Floods Claim Over 100 Lives in Eastern Congo Table of Contents Devastating Floods Claim Over 100 Lives in Eastern Congo Torrential Rainfall and River Overflow Scale of the Tragedy and Humanitarian Challenges A Pattern of Disaster: Deforestation and vulnerability Congo Floods: 119 Dead After Heavy Rain – A Nation in Mourning The Downpour and … Read more
A deforested area in Merauke regency, South Papua, that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation (Yusuf WAHIL) An Indonesian soldier gives a thumbs up as he crosses a rice field on a combine harvester in remote Papua, where a government food security mega-project has raised fears of mass deforestation. Keen to end its … Read more
ndonesia experienced a significant increase in deforestation in 2024, with approximately 175,400 hectares of forest cover lost, marking a rise of 54,300 ha from the previous year. This development interrupts a decade-long trend of declining deforestation rates, according to the Forestry Ministry. Agus Budi Santosa, the ministry’s director for forest resource inventory and monitoring, disclosed … Read more
The “people of the forest” won’t live in the wild much longer if we keep chopping down their rainforest homes. Welcome to the inaugural edition of “Save This Species” — a column that lets people advocating for, or working with, a rare of interesting plant or animal share their stories and passions. We launch this … Read more
housands of orangutans in East Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, are fighting for survival as vast stretches of their lush rainforest habitat rapidly give way to mines, residential developments and sprawling oil palm plantations. In recent years, sightings of orangutans near human settlements, roads and even mining concessions have become increasingly common in the regency. Last… … Read more
Indonesia and Norway to Extend Climate and Forestry Partnership Indonesia and Norway have recently agreed to extend their climate and forestry cooperation until 2030, focusing on reducing deforestation… The post Indonesia and Norway Extend Climate and Forestry Cooperation Through 2030 appeared first on NewsyList. Source link
Indonesia and Norway have agreed to extend their climate and forestry cooperation through 2030, focusing on reducing deforestation and promoting sustainable forest management. This decision was announced during a meeting in Jakarta on February 19, 2025, between Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen. Minister Antoni highlighted … Read more
Woman carrying firewood in Yangambi, Tshopo Province – DRC. Photo by Axel Fassio / CIFOR-ICRAF How will the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) greenhouse gas emissions evolve as the country implements its commitments under the Paris Agreement? How does that scenario compare to business-as-usual? And what does that really look like on the ground? A … Read more