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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
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Build Back Better: Fighting the Pandemic and Individual Emissions Together

  • Cities & Transport
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • emissions
By avoiding travel and staying at home, we fight the coronavirus pandemic and reducing individual emissions at the same time. Photo by Brian Wangenheim/Unsplash
  • Cities & Transport
  • Build Back Better
  • coronavirus
  • emissions
Ilustrasi tumpukan kayu hasil penebangan. Kredit foto: Zuraidah Said/WRI Indonesia
  • deforestasi
  • forest
  • pantaujejak

'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

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

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

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
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3 Things to Know for Designing Indonesia's Next Steps on Climate Change

  • climate
  • climatewatchindonesia
  • data
  • emissions
Farming rice near Yogyakarta. Photo by Gunawan Kartapranata/Wikimedia
  • climate
  • climatewatchindonesia
  • data
  • emissions
Many farmers in Indonesia use slash-and-burn methods to clear land for agriculture. Photo by Wakx/Flickr
  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • peatland
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5 Maps Show How Moving Indonesia’s Capital Could Impact the Environment

  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • peatland
Jakarta's sky around Senayan area. Photo credit: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • peatland
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Direct factory emissions that are polluting the surrounding communities, where carbon offsetting mechanism could be implemented to tackle this issue. Photo credit: Mirco Gugnoni / Flickr
  • carbon
  • emissions
Life at WRI Indonesia

Fires, Farmers and Climate Crisis

  • Fires
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia
Petugas berupaya memadamkan api di Riau. Kredit foto: Julius Lawalata/WRI Indonesia
  • Fires
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia

3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia's Capital from Jakarta

  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk
Jakarta skyline. Flickr/Alex Hanoko
  • Cities & Transport
  • cities
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • water risk

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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Cities4Forests

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WRI Indonesia’s team in a tree planting offset project in West Java, March 2019. Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
  • sustainability initiative
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Flight Decisions Matter for Climate Change

  • Cities & Transport
  • sustainability initiative
For years, airlines have experimented with biofuels, aiming to reduce both carbon emissions and their reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been a turbulent journey buffeted by inconsistent investment and the periodic lure of cheap oil. (Bloomberg/The Jakarta Post/File)
  • Cities & Transport
  • sustainability initiative