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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
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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
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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

4 Benefits of Participatory Tree Mapping for Jakarta's Development

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
Pepohonan di tengah kota Jakarta. Kredit foto: ssopian88/pixabay
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • green infrastructure
  • low carbon cities
  • sustainable cities
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
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Responding to Coronavirus: Low-carbon Investments Can Help Economies Recover

  • coronavirus
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development
Taking bold climate action, such as increasing renewable energy capacity, can stimulate economic growth while reducing air pollution. Photo by Hahaheditor12667/Wikimedia Commons
  • coronavirus
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
  • low carbon development

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

'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality

  • forest
  • indigenous people
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. Photo credit: Mario Munthe for WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people

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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Personalizing Carbon-Footprint from Our Travels to Mobilize Climate Action

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities
Different transport systems and use pattern lead to different emissions and offsetting potentials.Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • low carbon
  • low carbon cities

Why Private Forests Should Not Be Neglected

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Into the wild: Subayang River, which parts the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary, has seen numerous conflicts of interests between forest administrators and local stakeholders. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
  • forest
  • indigenous people

The Vision of Social Forestry in South Sumatera

  • indigenous people
Presiden Joko Widodo menyerahkan sertifikat hak atas tanah kepada masyarakat di berbagai provinsi. Kredit foto: Sekretaris Kabinet RI
  • indigenous people

Quo Vadis Social Forestry

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya memberikan sambutan dalam penyerahan SK Perhutanan Sosial di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu, Palembang. Kredit foto: WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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IPCC 1.5° Report: We Need to Build and Live Differently in Cities

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • climate change
  • IPCC
  • low carbon cities
Wiping down rooftop solar panels in Mumbai. Flickr/The Climate Group
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • climate change
  • IPCC
  • low carbon cities

Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
  • agriculture
  • biodiversity
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • palm oil
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A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flickr/Julien Harneis
  • climate change
  • forest
  • indigenous people