The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It
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Soil is eroding more quickly than it is being formed. Sustainable land management can help control soil erosion, protect watersheds and reduce carbon emissions.
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Peatlands Must Stay Wet
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Wet peat is an excellent carbon sink that can help reducing heat and mitigating the climate crisis. On the other hand, dry peat will continually release carbon into the air even without fire. If there is a fire, the amount of carbon release can significantly increase.
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PODCAST: Certifying Sustainable Palm Oil with Andika Putraditama
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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?
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'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality
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The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves.
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The Resilience of Indonesia's Electricity System
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It is hard to imagine that a country who got their independence since 74 years ago are still depending on centralized electricity transmition, while the global trend has already moved to automatic based electricity with clean and renewable energy.
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Illicit Trade in Marine Resources Keeps Billions out of Pacific Economies Every Year
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The financial losses from illegal trade in fish are huge, and even bigger if you factor in the economic activity and tax revenue that would have followed from fish entering the formal economy.
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Places to Watch Sixth Edition: Five Indicated Illegal Logging Area in Indonesia
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This sixth edition features the Top 5 Places to Watch for indications of illegal logging between April 1 and June 30, 2019.*
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Understanding the Causes and Solutions of Forest Enroachment in Riau
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This article aims to present the results of field studies that show how unplanned deforestation can occur and what approaches can be the solution.
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Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They Can Respond.
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Coral reef tourism, worth $35.8 billion globally every year, could experience revenue losses of over 90% based on the current trajectory of warming. Here's how ocean industries can try to avoid that kind of devastation.
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An Indonesian Green New Deal
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To deal with the forest fires and climate crisis in a more systematic and structural way, Indonesia is implementing a “first of its kind” policy, known as Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI). Putting a stop to forest fires requires addressing their root cause, including making sustainable land-based investments possible.
