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Indonesia already has a robust sustainable development plan. By doubling down with a low-carbon stimulus, the country can create more jobs, generate more economic growth, and build back better from COVID-19.

New analysis commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy shows that every $1 invested in sustainable ocean solutions yields at least $5 in return. A sustainable ocean economy can help the world build back better in the wake of COVID-19, improve ocean health and benefit the more than 3 billion people who rely on the ocean.

Worldwide, cities are struggling to plan and finance climate-appropriate infrastructure. Inter-department collaboration and nature-based solutions could be the key to addressing both issues simultaneously.

Jakarta, with its high population density, faces several urban problems, such as a decrease in air quality and flooding. Trees can be the solution to these problems.

Expanding biking infrastructure in cities will not only protect human health and curb climate change, it can help economies recover after COVID-19.

Since its launch in 2014, GFW’s main mission has been to promote the transparency of data and scientific information on the world’s forests in order to preserve them and stop deforestation. GFW adopts methods and definitions that allow users to calculate and compare tree cover loss and forest cover loss across multiple countries in the world.

Pros and cons surrounds President Joko Widodo's suggestion to utilize peatlands to prevent food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientifically speaking, peatlands can actually be used for sustainable crop cultivation, including rice, with several conditions that must be met. What are the conditions?

Five Indicated Logging Area in Indonesia on October 1 to December 31, 2019 were located in West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, and Riau provinces.

The implementation of Large Scale Social Distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus has affected seafood production, distribution, and marine tourism in Indonesia. This shows us that marine and fisheries industry is still vulnerable. There are at least four ways to build a more resilient marine and fisheries industry after this pandemic.

New data from the University of Maryland (UMD), released on Global Forest Watch, shows that tropical primary forests sustained high losses in 2019. But what does this data show about the causes of loss, and how does it compare to the other estimates of loss out there?