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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
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The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here's How We Save It

  • conservation
  • coronavirus
  • equity
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
Ocean ecosystems are rich sources of compounds used in medicine. Photo by Bob Embley/NOAA.
  • conservation
  • coronavirus
  • equity
  • international climate policy
  • oceans

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
Ilustrasi tumpukan kayu hasil penebangan. Kredit foto: Zuraidah Said/WRI Indonesia
  • deforestasi
  • forest
  • pantaujejak

Peatlands Must Stay Wet

  • forest restoration
  • lahan gambut
  • peat
  • restorasi hutan
Abdul Manan, memperbaiki sekat kanal, kala Presiden Joko Widodo, datang ke Desa Sungai Tohor, Riau, akhir November 2014. Warga berupaya menahan air agar tak lepas dengan membuat sekat-sekat di kanal. Kredit foto: Indra Nugraha/ Mongabay Indonesia
  • forest restoration
  • lahan gambut
  • peat
  • 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
Ilustrasi kayu gelondongan. Kredit foto: Zuraidah Said/WRI Indonesia
  • deforestation
  • pantaujejak
  • wood

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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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
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

Three Benefits of Jokowi’s Permanent Ban on Forest Clearance Permit for Indonesia

  • deforestasi
  • hutan
  • kebakaran hutan Indonesia
  • lahan gambut
Hutan Gambut di Kalimantan. Kredit foto: theconversation.com
  • deforestasi
  • hutan
  • kebakaran hutan Indonesia
  • lahan gambut

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
Initiatives

Cities4Forests

Life at WRI Indonesia
An overarching issue within Indonesian forestry is the nexus between economic development and environmental sustainability. Photo credit: Talia Liney
  • forest
  • Life at WRI Indonesia

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
Para peserta Jelajah Konservasi. Foto oleh Umi Purnamasari/WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • forest restoration