Insights: WRI's Blog

Kartini's ideas on gender equality has moved so many people. This tale of women farmers in Gajah Bertalut, Riau Province, might also inspires for gender equality on land ownership in Indonesia.

Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, we knew the status quo was not sustainable for resilient, thriving societies and economies. All of us — including the business community — need to consider what happens as we emerge from this crisis.

Frequent hand-washing is supposed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But what should governments do when water scarcity impacts their communities?

This Seventh Edition features the 5 Places to Watch for indications of illegal logging within the period between 1 July to 30 September 2019.

Saving the Papuan forests would take Indonesia to meet its Paris Agreement target. Decision-makers from different sectors and across different level, from provincial to the lowest level of governance, must be involved to formulate and implement climate policies on the ground.

As more people stay home to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, many are finding time for home cooking. Here are 7 tips to reduce waste and make food last.

The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare two facets of our new reality: we are more interconnected than ever, and cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines of any similarly globalized crisis in the future. Cities are already in adaptation mode.

As governments look to help their economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, stimulus packages should also build resilience to the impacts of climate change.

In Indonesia overall, fish consumption shows the increasing trend year by year, although not very high. In fact, fish consumption in Indonesia was low compared to other countries in Asia Pacific region.

Indonesia has some of the highest soil erosion risk on Earth. Sustainable land management practices can address this environmental threat.