Blog Posts: deforestation

Forests have become the main topic of the United Nations Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. The Glasgow Declaration on Forests and Land Use has been signed by 142 countries, including Indonesia. This commitment encourages Indonesia to not only end forest loss and land degradation, but also reverse the trend of deforestation. In order for this commitment to be fulfilled, collaboration from stakeholders is absolutely necessary, including from businessmen, civil society organizations as well as indigenous peoples and local communities. Tackling the climate crisis is a shared responsibility and good forest management is the way to go.

New research shows that climate action is happening far too slowly for the world to meet its emissions-reduction targets – and in some cases, we’re moving in the entirely wrong direction.

Certified sustainable palm oil makes up only 20% of global trade value. How can producers and consumers work together to raise that number, and why is doing so important for Indonesia and the world?

This sixth edition features the Top 5 Places to Watch for indications of illegal logging between April 1 and June 30, 2019.*

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

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.

According to data displayed on Global Forest Watch Fires, there have been 66,000 fire alerts in Indonesia from January through the end of September. While this is much lower than fire levels in 2015 — which saw more than 110,000 alerts at the end of September — it far exceeds levels in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The experience of Dwiki Ridhwan, WRI Indonesia' GIS expert in Riau, who tries to get to know the forest which may be gone in a blink of an eye.

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

According to Aqueduct Global Flood Analyzer, Indonesia is the 6th country with the most people exposed to flood, with around 640,000 people every year. What are the main causes and how do we prevent them?