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Better care for locals and the ocean to make Indonesia’s blue economy more viable

  • Ocean
  • food
  • coast ecosystems
  • biodiversity
  • fisheries
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  • Ocean
  • food
  • coast ecosystems
  • biodiversity
  • fisheries
Kota pesisir Makassar
  • sustainable urban mobility
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The Role of Economic Valuation for Regulating Service of Mangrove Ecosystem

  • coast ecosystems
  • economic valuation
  • ecosystem services
Mangrove memiliki jasa pengaturan, yaitu sebagai benteng pertahanan alami bagi wilayah pesisir dan pulau-pulau kecil. Kredit foto: Bayu Setiawan/Unsplash
  • coast ecosystems
  • economic valuation
  • ecosystem services

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
The DistritoTec project in Monterrey, Mexico is drawing people back to a denser, safer and livable inner city. Photo by Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • cities
  • climate change
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • urban development
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Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal

  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • electricity
  • forest
  • industry
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • climate science
  • deforestation
  • electricity
  • forest
  • industry
  • Paris Agreement
  • renewable energy
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A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • coal
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • energy
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • renewable energy
A green stimulus can help Indonesia build back better from COVID-19. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • coal
  • coronavirus
  • economy
  • energy
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • renewable energy

Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis

  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
An emergency bike lane in Bogotá, Colombia, March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Leonardo Guerrero Bermudez/iStock
  • coronavirus
  • sustainable cities
  • sustainable urban mobility
  • transport
Hutan Gambut di Taman Nasional Sebangau, Kalimantan Tengah, yang ludes terbakar pada akhir 2015. Kalau tata kelola buruk dan gambut sampai rusak atau kering, ancaman kebakaran dan banjir pun selalu mengintai. Foto: Sapariah Saturi/ Mongabay Indonesia
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • peatland

3 Steps to Scaling Up Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation

  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • coast ecosystems
Mangroves – which improve climate resilience and protect from coastal flooding – are one example of a nature-based solution with vast economic and climate benefits. Photo by Pat Williams/Flickr
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • coast ecosystems

The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It

  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan
Areas of Indonesia are at high risk of erosion, which can threaten agricultural productivity. Photo by Danumurthi Mahendra/USAID
  • agriculture
  • degraded land
  • food security
  • restorasi hutan

Beyond Swidden Agriculture: Rethinking Approach to Fires

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
An officer is trying to extinguish fire in Kalimantan. Photo Credit: CIFOR
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • Fires
  • forest
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment

Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil

Long, winding road for indigenous rights

  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights
  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights

Choose or Lose: Why Gisele and I Are Shifting to a Sustainable Diet

  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food loss
  • food security

Sustainable Diets: What You Need to Know in 12 Charts

  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food security
  • water
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food
  • food security
  • water

Global Forest Watch GLAD Alerts Help Protect Sumatra’s Leuser Rainforest Ecosystem

  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Pengawasan Hutan Global (GFW)
  • deforestasi
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Pengawasan Hutan Global (GFW)