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Carbon offsetting is a simple idea: for every amount of carbon emission you release, you pay to absorb that emission or prevent it from being released in the future in some other form through methods, such as planting trees or landfill methane capture.

Data is a key area where business and governments can collaborate to accelerate climate action. In fact, data transparency can make countries more ambitious about climate action.

Nearly half of the earth’s population depends on seafood as primary protein. Indonesia, currently the world’s third-largest producers of seafood in aquaculture farms, puts a high target in fisheries sector (from 8% of the total GDP in 2017 to 11% this year). To meet this target, Indonesia will grow its aquaculture sector due to the decline in production of capture fisheries.

Collaboration and understanding among government, civil society organization, and community is required to apply and share integrated data, new business models, established public policies, and investment in technology and infrastructure to create a systemic solution to plastic pollution in the ocean. There are far too many plastic waste, we have no time to waste.

Latest science shows that the government has not been ambitious enough in developing its climate actions plan. This threatens Indonesia to significantly contribute to the global efforts in limiting temperature rise well below 2 degree, or not more than 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial level if the latest IPCC report is used as the reference.

Until five years ago, Indonesia was considered one of the world's biggest forest loggers. This changed last August when President Joko Widodo enaced a new policy that will permanently cease the issuance of new permit for clearing in natural forests and peatlands. What are the benefits of this policy for Indonesia?

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?

While Indonesia is one of few countries actually reducing its deforestation overall, key provinces are still seeing losses of primary forests and peat.

Indonesia is one of the only countries actually reducing its deforestation rates. But with the annual fires season beginning and El Niño promising fire-prone conditions, the country’s forest protection policies will be put to the test.