# environment

Latest news group about environment.

Human-Caused Climate Change Is The Culprit Behind Sweltering Heat Across Asia

The month was the hottest April on record globally and the eleventh consecutive month in a row that broke the hottest month record.
News May 15, 2024 | 4:39 am

BMKG: No Heatwave in Indonesia, Just Seasonal Transition

Indonesia is not experiencing a heatwave. Instead, the country is witnessing high temperatures, which are normal for this time of year.
News May 7, 2024 | 10:51 am

Orangutan in North Sumatra Treats Wound with Tropical Plant

An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant.
News May 4, 2024 | 1:32 pm

Clean Rivers Commits $20 Million to Combat Plastic Pollution in Indonesia

Clean Rivers pledges up to $20 million to initiatives in Indonesia aimed at preventing plastic waste from entering the ocean.
News Apr 25, 2024 | 3:14 pm

Polluted, Congested Jakarta Fails to Be in World’s Top 100 Smartest Cities

Indonesia ranks 103rd place out of 142 cities on the Smart City Index.
News Apr 12, 2024 | 9:00 am

Hundreds Burn Down Forest Ranger Office in Response to Tiger Attacks

Residents set ablaze the Forest Police Office (Polhut) of Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park due to the delayed handling of tiger attacks
News Mar 12, 2024 | 12:59 pm

Environment Minister Releases Two Sumatran Tigers Back into the Wild

Environment and Forestry Minister, Siti Nurbaya, released two Sumatran Tigers into the Mount Leuser National Park in Aceh.
News Mar 7, 2024 | 9:46 am

Mobilizing Social Investors for A Fighting Chance in the Climate Crisis

Social investors – investors who combine financial returns with social impact by backing companies and funds with a social purpose – are in a unique position to step in.
Opinion Feb 24, 2024 | 8:51 am

Yaksindo Slams Sungai Watch's Plastic Waste Audit as Misleading and Incomplete

A recent Sungai Watch report raised criticisms from the Indonesian Waste Management Foundation (Yaksindo).
News Feb 22, 2024 | 5:19 pm

Researchers Investigate First-of-its-Kind Tornado in West Java

On Wednesday, a tornado ravaged hundreds of houses in Nanjung Mekar Village, Rancaekek, Bandung Regency, West Java.
News Feb 22, 2024 | 1:18 pm

Jokowi Inaugurates Rp 1.2 Trillion Wastewater Management System in Makassar

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated the Centralized Domestic Wastewater Management System (SPAL-DT) in Makassar.
News Feb 22, 2024 | 11:26 am

Solar Energy Can Steer Indonesia’s Pathway Towards Clean-tech Economy 

Increasingly cost-competitive solar can fuel Indonesia’s economy, however, greater policy support is needed.
Opinion Feb 20, 2024 | 2:54 pm

Two Sumatran Tigers Safely Captured for Relocation to Conservation Park

Wildlife officials set up a cage trap following reports from villagers who frequently encountered the creatures.
News Feb 5, 2024 | 11:02 pm

ADB Funds Major Sanitation Upgrade in Indonesian Cities

The Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Project will receive a $419.6 million (Rp 6.6 trillion) loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Business Jan 31, 2024 | 10:35 am

Sustainable Infrastructure Will Remain as Top Priority under New President: Sri Mulyani

Building infrastructure sustainably will remain a top priority for future government.
Business Jan 29, 2024 | 4:39 pm

Rhino Got Pregnant From Embryo Transfer

However, the team learned of the pregnancy only after the surrogate mother died of a bacterial infection in November 2023.
Tech Jan 26, 2024 | 4:53 am

Saving Sorik: Medan Residents Band Together in Epic Zoo Rescue

While the Medan Zoo struggles, the city's residents unite to save the animals.
Lifestyle Jan 24, 2024 | 6:23 pm

Minister Siti Nurbaya Counters 12.5 Million Hectares Deforestation Claim

The ministry and WRI rectified the deforestation data by 54 percent, from 230,000 hectares to 107,000 hectares.
News Jan 24, 2024 | 1:41 pm

Public Activities Resume as Chandra Asri Pacific Gets Green Light from Forensic Team

The hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) compound released from the smokestack of the Chandra Asri Pacific plant on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, has been declared safe.
News Jan 22, 2024 | 4:27 pm

President's Office Pushes Back Against Claims of Food Estate Program Failure

Presidential Staff Office Coordinator Ari Dwipayana has refuted statements made by vice-presidential candidates Mohammad Mahfud MD and Muhaimin Iskandar, who labeled the government's food estate policy as a failed program.
News Jan 22, 2024 | 3:23 pm
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