Source: ANTARADate: April 26, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Board (BRGM) has set a target of rehabilitating 4,617 hectares of mangroves in Riau Islands province this year. Riau Islands' mangroves are spread over an area of 69,042 hectares, and account for 20.84 percen...
Indonesia, key for energy transition in the region
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 26 April 2021 The global energy transition has crossed many milestones over the past decade, surpassing most expectations. Thanks to technological innovation, entrepreneurship and risk-taking by policymakers and businesses, the installed capacity grew sevenfold f...
Consumers and businesses hate plastic waste, but problem remains
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 24 April 2021 Plastic pollution is never far away in Southeast Asia. It's in the streets, the rivers, the forests, the beaches and almost anywhere else you care to look. According to a 2018 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) analysis of plastics production, de...
ASEAN Needs A Green New Deal
Source: The ASEAN Post Date: 24 April 2021 Tropical cyclones that form over Southeast Asia's Savu Sea do not typically hit land. But in early April, Cyclone Seroja created a path of destruction across Indonesian islands and East Timor. Within days, more than 200 people were dead or missing and...
Widodo claims Indonesia leading by example on climate change
Souce: RNZDate: April 23, 2021 Indonesia's president says greenhouse gas reduction commitments by developed countries powers must be credible if developing countries are to follow suit. Joko Widodo was among dozens of world leaders speaking at the US-hosted virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Change u...
Indonesia’s bid to control deforestation wildly off-target, experts say
Source: Mongabay Date: 22 April 2021 Indonesia aims to transform its forests into a carbon sink by 2030 by reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation, as the country targets going carbon neutral by 2070.Experts say the plan is unrealistic given the current pace of deforestation and th...
Peatland fires in Indonesia can be predicted by new evaluation approach, study finds
Source: CIFORDate: April 20, 2021 Indonesia's peatland fires are better explained by a newly developed approach that considers climate-change impacts and helps predict hotspots of carbon emissions and air pollution from the burning of peat, according to scientists. A rain-related index used by...
If you want to build back greener, take a leaf out of Indonesia’s book
Source: The Independent Date: 15 April 2021 The country's efforts to reduce the loss of tropical forests will have an impact not just domestically but for the whole world After a false start last year, 2021 is set to be a "super year" in global climate change politics, with President Biden's Earth S...
RI committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through clean energy
Source: ANTARADate: April 16, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan echoed the Indonesian government's pledge to lower greenhouse gas emissions by applying clean energy practices. The minister reiterated the commitment at Tri Hita...
KBS Strengthens the Java-Sumatra Island National Gateway Logistics Hub
Source: kompas.com Date: 15 April 2021 PT Krakatau Bandar Samudera (KBS) will strengthen the logistics hub of the National Gateway Connectivity (national gateway connectivity) at the western tip of Java and Sumatra. Thus, KBS is also optimistic that it can represent as an Integrated Maritime I...
Surigae Tropical Cyclone formed around West Pacific, north of Papua
Source: ANTARADate: April 14, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Surigae Tropical Cyclone had formed around the Western Pacific, north of Papua, at 8.2 North Latitude (LU) -137 East Longitude (BT), some 1,050 kilometers north of Biak, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated. "Th...
Priok to Adjust LoLo and Storage Tariff for International Container
Source: Indonesia Shipping Gazette Date: 8 April 2021 Tanjung Priok will adjust the LoLo (Lift on – Lift off) and storage tariff for international container (full load) per April 15. The LoLo and storage tariffs, on one hand, will be raised, while on the other hand, the existing recovery tariff...
Riau Islands starts collecting anchorage fees amid pandemic slump
Source: Jakarta Post Date: 13 April 2021 The Riau Islands administration, which governs a string of islands adjacent to the South China Sea, has started charging vessels parking fees in six anchorage areas across the province as part of a wider effort to generate revenue amid a pandemic-induce...
Menabung Air dengan Sumur Resapan
Source: MongabayDate: April 12, 2021 Lingkungan Indonesia krisis hingga menciptakan bencana alam, sekaligus membuat ketersediaan air makin terbatas. Melihat kondisi itu perlu upaya menyimpan air saat musim penghujan agar tak kekeringan atau krisis air kala kemarau. Asep Mulyana, Senior Raw Water dan...
Marine Ministry to get additional budget for mangrove rehabilitation
Source: ANTARADate: April 8, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is expected to receive an additional budget allocation of Rp43.34 billion in 2021 to support mangrove rehabilitation programs in four provinces. The ministry's budget ceiling in 2021 would i...