Blog Posts: forest

The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves.

Swidden agriculture is part of the livelihood (either fully or partly) for 14 to 34 million rural people in Southeast Asia.

Before One Map Policy, Ministries', Government Agencies' and Local Governments' data, maps and geospatial information are a silo. As a result, more land-use overlaps occur which causing land conflicts in Indonesia. The presence of One Map Policy can be used to resolve these conflicts.

Building a new capital on Borneo may not improve conditions within Jakarta, and will require large infrastructure improvements in the new location. Looking at the variety of data on Resource Watch and Global Forest Watch, we’ve compiled five maps that show issues to consider before moving the capital.

We cannot deny that forest fires are still happening today. However, we should also see responsible farmers who care about the environment. This article written by Thontowi Suhada will focus on these farmers in two regencies in Riau who are trying to be more responsible.

Relocating the capital city could put immense pressure on new areas and might not remedy the flooding and gridlock affecting Jakarta.

Forests are complex places that attract an intertwining network of positive and negative forces. Indonesia is a place that knows this all too well with its incredible expanse of rainforests being both a place of immense life and horrifying destruction.

Indonesia is one of few tropical nations actually decreasing deforestation. As a result, the country will earn its first payment as part of the UN's REDD+, a program where developed nations pay developing ones to reduce emissions by protecting forests.

Despite its private status, hutan rakyat could significantly contribute to social forestry’s overarching goals.

Exploring Conservation is a learning journey by unleashing some conservation areas.