Insights: WRI's Blog

Indonesia’s forests are critical to the food security, agricultural production, health, safety, and livelihoods of its citizens. Integrating forest into a long-term investment strategy would have at least three benefits.

The 2019 data reveals that several countries suffered record tree cover losses, and fires created astonishing impacts in primary forests and beyond.

Nature-based solutions provide economic, climate and community benefits, yet many nations are not realizing their full potential for climate adaptation.

Like many sectors, COVID-19 has disrupted the "blue economy." Though left out of many recovery conversations, there is abundant potential to build back a stronger, more resilient ocean economy that will benefit the millions of people who rely on it.

Economic recovery after COVID-19 must include efforts to bring about a fairer, more nutritious, more sustainable and more resilient global food system.

Clean energy yields an economic return 3 to 8 times higher than the initial investment, while creating jobs and reducing air pollution.

Climate change and population growth will expose more people to dangerous flooding. Investing in flood protection measures can reduce risk while helping economies rebound after COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminates the need to build back better and create resilience to future crises, including the impacts of climate change.

Marine organisms and their genes are rich sources of antiviral compounds. But the ocean genome is at risk, and only some have access to its benefits.

With Indonesia’s government and citizens facing the twin public health and economic crises precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic, it would be understandable if few people are thinking about the country’s forests. But even now, short-term policy actions and omissions can have immediate and lasting implications for forests. Here are four suggestions for Indonesia as it navigates through the current storm.