Portrait 1. Land clearing activity in PT. BTL concession. Wood from natural forests is used to make wood pellets. A day before Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day celebration, on Friday, August 16, 2024, the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) State Vessel Gajah Laut-404, commanded by Lt. Col. Bakamla Agus Tri Haryanto, successfully apprehended the MV Lakas ship, which was suspected of…
Halmahera Island has many natural wonders – volcanoes, small islands, and a rainforest ecosystem with endemic biodiversity. One of these wonders is the Sagea Karst Ecosystem which stretches over 5,174 hectares to the east of Weda Bay, Central Halmahera Regency, Eastern Indonesia. This ecosystem has unique features that have not yet been revealed. Karst Distribution of the Sagea Karst Landform…
The government of Indonesia still remain ambitious to achieve the renewable energy mix target up to 23 percent in 2025 and 31 percent by 2050. However, this ambition of national energy mix target is planned to be lowered in accordance to the Draft of Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) which has currently entering the harmonization stage by…
Jakarta, July 12, 2024 – The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the Government of Indonesia have agreed to pass amendments to Law No. 5 of 1990 about Conservation of Biological Resources and Ecosystems. Despite hopes for a comprehensive and sustainable update, unfortunately, the changes made have introduced several new problems. The change in concept from a replacement law…
In the near future, the Indonesian Election Commission (KPU) will conduct regional elections (pemilukada) for 37 provinces and 508 districts/cities across Indonesia. The substantial funding required often leads candidates to engage in loan practices and form symbiotic relationships with business actors in the forestry and mining sectors to ensure that elected regional leaders can reimburse the funds spent, along with…
Amid Indonesia’s ambition to achieve net-zero emissions targets and transition to renewable energy, Energy Plantation Forests (HTE) have been proposed as a controversial solution. Behind this promise of green energy, Indonesia’s natural forests are overshadowed by massive deforestation and alarming environmental impacts. In order to meet the ambitious target of reducing emissions by 31.89% (43.2% with international support) by 2030,…
Indonesia, with its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has increased its targets in the “Enhanced NDC” which had been conveyed to the UNFCCC. This ambitious target demands a significant transition across various sectors, including forestry and energy. Amid these efforts, Energy Plantation Forests (HTE) are promoted as a controversial solution to achieve these targets, claiming to be a breakthrough…
PORTRAIT OF ENERGY PLANTATION FOREST WITH SENGAN PLANT IN JAMBI Jakarta, June 24 – The government claims that bioenergy is a renewable energy that will serve as an energy transition solution. Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates Prabowo and Gibran Rakabuming stated that Indonesia will become the “world’s green energy king,” including through the use of wood biomass as a source…
PORTRAIT OF THE PROCESS OF MAKING ANT SUGAR Forest Farmer Groups (KTH) in Mekarjaya and Cipeuteuy Villages, Kabandungan Sub-district, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, are currently engaged in conservation partnership activities supported by Forest Watch Indonesia and Absolute Indonesia, funded by the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH) through the Sustainable Welfare and Economy program for indigenous communities and local communities (DANA…
Mount Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) is a landscape that plays a crucial role in absorbing atmospheric carbon and conserving endangered biodiversity (e.g., Javan leopard, Javan gibbon, etc.). Additionally, TNGHS provides environmental services to support the livelihoods of communities around the national park. Activities for the sake of fulfilling the people’s livelihoods (e.g., non-timber forest products and agriculture) around the…
AERIAL PORTRAIT OF ARU ISLANDS Jakarta, May 15, 2024 – To enhance the protection of natural resources and biodiversity, the Special Committee of Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) has held a series of meetings with the Government and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) RI to discuss the substance of the Bill on the Conservation of…
PHOTO OF FWI AND UNRAM COOPERATION MEETING ACTIVITIES Bogor, May 2, 2024 – The implementation of forest, land, and energy governance related to the management of natural resources is currently being carried out by the state through the granting of rights to forest utilization, forest use, and the release of forest areas through concession permits in the forestry, plantation, and…
