Hotspots Losing Forests at Record Speed

Forest loss surges across tropical regions in 2026, with deforestation rates climbing sharply due to agriculture, fires, and mining. These trends amplify environmental damage, stripping away carbon sinks and wildlife habitats while disrupting global weather patterns. Amazon Basin Grapples with Intense Hotspots The Brazilian Amazon stands out as a primary hotspot, where highways like BR-163 … Read more

Extractive-led economic growth fuels environmental crisis – Society

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

Thick, smelly smoke from Jakarta’s new waste-to-energy plant raises concerns – Jakarta

hick, foul-smelling smoke reportedly rose from a newly built refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in Rorotan, West Jakarta, last week during a test run of the facility, which is slated to process thousands of tonnes of waste every day when it begins full operations. State-owned construction firm PT Wijaya Karya (WIKA), which developed and built the … Read more