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Thinking Long Term for Growth Means Protecting Forests

  • Climate
  • climate
  • climate change
  • climate data
  • climate policy
  • forest
Indonesia’s forests are critical  to the food security, agricultural production,  health, safety, and livelihoods of its citizens. Photo credit: Ahmad Yusuf for WRI Indonesia
  • Climate
  • climate
  • climate change
  • climate data
  • climate policy
  • forest

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

Déjà vu: Anticipating the Impacts of Economic Crisis on Indonesia’s Forests

  • Climate
  • Build Back Better
  • climate change
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • forest
Protecting Indonesia's forests will provide an important contribution to Indonesia's ability to adapt to the climate change already in train. Photo by Yusuf Ahmad for WRI Indonesia
  • Climate
  • Build Back Better
  • climate change
  • coronavirus
  • economics
  • forest

'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
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  • indigenous people
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Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They Can Respond.

  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate change
  • coral reefs
  • fisheries
  • marine
  • oceans
Reef diver off Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean. Photo by Mark Spalding/Flickr
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate change
  • coral reefs
  • fisheries
  • marine
  • oceans

An Indonesian Green New Deal

  • Climate
  • Green Climate Fund
  • green economy
  • low carbon
  • low carbon development
The Green New Deal aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create high-paying jobs, ensure that clean air, clean water and healthy food are available as basic human rights and end all forms of oppression. Photo credit: JP/Dhoni Setiawan
  • Climate
  • Green Climate Fund
  • green economy
  • low carbon
  • low carbon development

Imagine Indonesia with Restored Forests, Mangroves

  • Climate
  • agroforestry
  • landscape
In pursuing even greater ambition in President Jokowi’s second term, Indonesia could be a beacon to the world, at a time when environmental leadership is sorely needed. Photo credit: JP/Hotli Simanjuntak
  • Climate
  • agroforestry
  • landscape
Many farmers in Indonesia use slash-and-burn methods to clear land for agriculture. Photo by Wakx/Flickr
  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • peatland

3 Main Causes of Floods in Indonesia and How to Prevent Them

  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • deforestation
  • water
  • water risk
Sekitar 640.000 orang di Indonesia terdampak bencana banjir setiap tahunnya. Kredit foto: Pinot Dita/Flickr
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • deforestation
  • water
  • water risk
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Climate Crisis Protests

  • climate change
  • climate justice
Anak-anak berunjuk rasa menuntut pemerintah bertindak mengatasi perubahan iklim. Kredit Foto: Greta Thunberg/Facebook
  • climate change
  • climate justice
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Transforming Values into Green Lifestyle

  • climate change
No plastic: Eggplants, water spinach, asparagus and many other fresh vegetables at a supermarket in Ubud, Bali, are wrapped in banana leaves and bamboo ties. Photo credit: Ni Komang Erviani/The Jakarta Post
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Sustainable management of mangroves is utilized as an ecotourism in Nusa Lembongan, Bali. Photo credit: Ines Ayostina/WRI Indonesia
  • Climate
  • carbon
  • oceans
Farmers in Yogyakarta. Indonesia’s government is charting a new, low carbon path to development. Photo by the International Rice Research Institute.
  • Climate
  • low carbon
  • low carbon development

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)
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  • indigenous people
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3 Things the Government Should Do to Involve Private Sector in Climate Action

  • adaptation and the private sector
  • climate
  • climate business
  • climate change
Deputy of Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources Arifin Rudiyanto opens the International Workshop of Partnership to Strengthen Transparency for Co-Innovation (PaSTI). Photo credit: Dwi Feriyanto for WRI Indonesia
  • adaptation and the private sector
  • climate
  • climate business
  • climate change
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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

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

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  • 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