DPRD W Sumatra Arranges Raperda for Indigenous Lands, What’s Their Input?

Conflicts over communal land between communities, government and companies are like endless labyrinths. The DPRD of West Sumatra also took the initiative to draft a regional regulation (raperda) on Ulayat Land. Various civil society organizations provided input and notes on what needs to be watched out for in this draft regional regulation. “Together with several civil society…

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Rejecting Drowning, Residents of Pari Island Officially Sue Holcim in Swiss Court

Residents of Pari Island, Thousand Islands, Jakarta, officially sued Holcim Limited to a Swiss court, Tuesday (31/1/2023). They see Holcim as a company contributing to exacerbating the climate crisis, and threatening the island’s very existence. Previously, in October 2022, a Swiss court mediated between the residents of Pari Island and Holcim in a conciliation hearing. Because no…

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Porites Coral, World Climate Change Databank

Porites corals are found in many tropical seas, including Indonesia. It is sometimes called hump coral or finger coral because it generally resembles a hump or dome and has branching fingers, like deer antlers but small. The preservation of porites is very important for humanity, especially related to the climate crisis. This is because these corals keep records of climate change…

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The Story of Doctor Bintari, Fulfill the Food from the Home Yard Organic Garden

Bintari Wahyuningsih, skillfully installed a support for chili plants next to his house in Agus Salim Residence Housing Complex, Taman Baru Village, Banyuwangi District, Banyuwangi, East Java. In front of the house, ginger plants are neatly lined up right at the bottom of the front window. Behind the house’s fence, various fruit trees, from longan, avocado,…

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Rejuvenation of Oil Palm Plantations Has Not Resolved Various Problems of Independent Smallholders in Landak

The pick up car traces the dirt road among the young palm trees. The road can only be one car. The four-wheeled vehicle stopped right next to a pile of fresh fruit bunches (FFB). Yunus, an independent farmer from North Amboyo Village, Ngabang District, Landak, West Kalimantan, and a colleague got out of the car carrying dodos. With…

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Questioning the Domination of Palm Oil in the Development of Biofuels

Biofuel development policies (BBN) in Indonesia are a response to dependence on fossil fuels and climate change mitigation strategies. Along the way, the biofuel policy which was originally multi-commodity became dominated by palm oil, because it was considered abundant. A study by the Sustainable Madani Foundation shows that biofuels still have governance challenges from ecological, economic and…

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Sapu-sapu Plants, Hope for the Recovery of Former Mine Land in Bangka Belitung

Hundreds of years of mineral mining activities in the Bangka Belitung Archipelago Province, still leaves thousands of hectares of critical land. Efforts have been made to plant, namely acacia, sea sengon cypress, cashew, rubber, oranges, avocados, to hybrid coconuts. However, not all of them are able to restore ecosystems, socio-cultural values, and the forest economy to their…

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Why is Waste Handling Still Chaotic?

Garbage continues to be a problem in various regions in Indonesia. The management of waste management is still chaotic. Prigi Arisandi, Executive Director of Ecoton said, until today the government is still not serious about waste management. Based on Ecoton data, only 60% of waste can be handled and transported. Supposedly, waste management should be completed at the…

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Biodiversity Can Enter Ecology-Based Fiscal Transfer Mechanisms

Ecological fiscal transfers ( EFT ) could be the answer in encouraging the sustainability of Indonesia ‘s biodiversity . Unfortunately, it still needs long steps for its implementation, why? Ocky Karna Rajasa, Head of the Earth Research Organization and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said that biodiversity can provide benefits in the fields of food and pharmaceuticals, environmental protection and environmental…

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