The Indonesian government has announced a radical plan to address the country's plastic waste problem - and aims to be plastic-pollution free by 2040. Here's how it will work

Luhut B. Pandjaitan 20 Jan 2020

Climate Change

This Indonesian architect is using social media to improve disaster relief

PetaBencana.id uses real time results and AI to help deal with the 100s of natural disasters Indonesia face

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 13 Dec 2019

Indonesia

This is the massive economic cost of the Indonesia wildfires

In Indonesia, in excess of 900,000 people reported respiratory illnesses, 12 national airports halted operations, and hundreds of schools Malaysia and Singapore closed temporarily.

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Dec 2019

Climate Change

As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes

From using windows as doors to being able to swim in the living room, citizens of Java are struggling to protect their homes for increased flooding year after year.

Willy Kurniawan · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 02 Dec 2019

Role of Religion

How religions shape the environmental movement in Indonesia

From eco-friendly “Green Mosques” and “Green Churches” using renewable energy and encouraging conservation, to Hindu and Buddhist tree-planting and recycling initiatives.

Jonathan D Smith · The Conversation 28 Nov 2019

Gender Parity

How Indonesia's surfer girls are turning the tide on child marriage and teen pregnancy

In the world's most populous Muslim country girls are fighting against gender stereotypes by turning to surfing,

Beh Lih Yi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 07 Nov 2019

Indonesia

Indonesia is setting aside $141 million to protect its rainforests

The country's environment ministry has established an agency to manage repairs to the natural habitats and educate local communities.

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Oct 2019

Forests

There have been over 35,000 fires in Indonesia already this year, but the worst is yet to come

With thousands of hectares of rainforest being burned down, Indonesia is blanketed by a toxic haze as a result of the carbon dioxide being released from the trees, which is causing health...

Maria C. Lo Bue · The Conversation 09 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Indonesia is setting the example for how to fight forest fires

With the effects of Indonesia's fires spreading across the globe, it won't be easy for the country to fix the decades of fire damage done to their forests. But President Joko “Jokowi” Wid...

Nithin Coca · OZY 08 Oct 2019

Gender Parity

‘This is a present for Indonesian children’: Indonesia raises the minimum marriage age to 19

Following campaigns to curb child marriage, Indonesia has raised the minimum marriage age to 19.

Tabita Diela · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Sep 2019

Gender Parity

Indonesia's tales of 'Mighty Girls' break down gender barriers and stereotypes

Indonesia is using literature to teach its children about the endless capabilities of its female population. The books were written as part of an Asia-wide collection known as the "Mighty...

Beh Lih Yi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 11 Sep 2019

Indonesia

In Indonesia, over a third of young people want to be entrepreneurs

Inspired by a string of highly successful tech start-ups, the youth of Southeast Asia has its sights set on building the next business unicorn.

Johnny Wood 16 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Indonesia plans cloud seeding to avoid crop failure

20,269 hectares of agricultural land is at risk of harvest failure because of drought. Spokesman Agus Wibowo said an estimated 3 trillion rupiah ($215 million) loss could occur if the dro...

Thomson Reuters Foundation · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Jul 2019

Indonesia

Does Indonesia have the world’s most complicated elections?

With parliamentary and presidential elections held on the same day for the first time, Indonesia is holding one of the biggest single voting days the world has ever seen.

Emma Charlton 17 Apr 2019

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