Jakarta, 23 March 2024. Gorontalo Forest, with its abundant natural resources, holds great potential for economic development and community welfare. However, behind this great potential, there is a hidden threat that needs serious attention, called planned deforestation. FWI mentions that Gorontalo Province experienced deforestation (2017-2021) of 33,492 hectares. Meanwhile, there are still 696,631 hectares of natural forest left in Gorontalo…

net zero emission Schema 2060 Efforts to reduce emissions by building a resilient national energy system are essentially a challenge in safeguarding natural resources, the environment, and the livelihoods of communities within the nation. On one hand, the demand for energy continues to rise in line with economic and population growth. On the other hand, the use of fossil fuel…

Banjarmasin, February 26, 2024 – In the roadmap of the State Electricity Company (PLN), Indonesia has ambitious targets not only to enforce co-firing up to 10% in 52 steam power plants (PLTU), but also 30% co-firing in all new PLTUs. The targets are oppositely proportional to their implementation, where the average implementation in 44 co-firing facilities only reached 1.17%. Data…

Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) and the Aceh Environmental Forum (WALHI) held a Focus Group Discussion on “Energy Transition and the Fate of Aceh’s Forests” at Moorden Cafe Beurawe, Aceh, on Thursday, January 25th, 2024. Deforestation of natural forests in Indonesia continues to occur and has not been fully stopped despite various conservation efforts. Areas that have been designated as strategic…

Jakarta, February 7, 2024 – The civil society organization Link-AR Borneo in collaboration with Trend Asia and Forest Watch Indonesia held a Discussion and Media Briefing on Energy Transition with the theme “The Future of West Kalimantan’s Natural Forests” in Pontianak, on Wednesday (31/01/2024) morning. Mitigation of forest protection as an effort to reduce emissions from the forestry and land…

Jakarta, February 5, 2024 – Three vice presidential candidates for the 2024 – 2029 Presidential Election have presented their ideas and concepts in the fourth debate held on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC) Senayan Jakarta. FWI captured an interesting moment during the debate, when candidate number 03, Mahfud MD, was asked about illegal mining and…

Civil Society Organization Stance on Bioenergy Policy in Indonesia Jakarta, January 21, 2023 – Ahead of the fourth vice presidential debate to be held tonight, civil society organizations represented by Traction Energy Asia, Trend Asia and Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) are calling on the 2024 presidential and vice presidential candidates to truly realize a low-emission and just energy transition. This…

Jakarta, December 15th, 2023 To: Minister of Forestry and Environment (KLHK) of the Republic of Indonesia Governor of Maluku Province The #SaveAru Coalition, comprised of civil society organization activists, women, youth and students, indigenous peoples, and local communities in the Aru Islands, rejects the investment plans for Business Permit for Utilization of Forest (PBPH) by PT Wana Sejahtera Abadi (WSA),…

Jakarta, October 8th, 2023. The Civil Society Coalition for a New Paradigm of Conservation urges KLHK (Ministry of Forestry and Environment) and DPR RI (RI House of Representative) not to simply revise Law 5 of 1990 concerning KSDAHE. The KSDAHE Bill which is currently being discussed by Commission IV House of Representative, Ministry of Forestry and Environment and Committee II…

22/06/2022, An open letter signed by at least 50 institutions was finally handed over to Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, and some members of their respective cabinets. The letter aims to urge the commission to raise our great concern about the lack of consideration of the specific needs of smallholders and communities in the Global…