The Death of Sago and the Erosion of Food Sovereignty on Obi Island Amid the Nickel Mining Boom

Junaid Nomor can only stare vacantly at the blackened expanse of sago palm forests lining the road on his journey from his village to the Akelamo River. The sago forest,…

Ketika Puluhan Perusahaan Kena Sanksi Kasus Banjir Sumatera, Bagaimana Pemulihan?

The Indonesian Ministry of Environment (KLH) has officially identified 175 corporations across the mining, palm oil, and forestry sectors as primary contributors to the devastating cycle of floods and landslides…

The Evolutionary Mastery of the Sidewinder Rattlesnake and the Science Behind Its Unmatched Desert Mobility

In the unforgiving expanses of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, where the sun bakes the earth and the ground itself is a shifting, unstable sea of granules, a…

Jakarta River Ecological Crisis and the Paradox of the Massive Suckermouth Catfish Eradication Campaign

The provincial government of Jakarta recently conducted a massive, coordinated operation across its five administrative cities to address the surging population of the invasive suckermouth catfish, locally known as ikan…

Fossil Discovery of Breugnathair elgolensis Bridges Evolutionary Gap Between Lizards and Snakes

The evolutionary history of serpents has long been one of the most enduring mysteries in vertebrate paleontology, characterized by a frustratingly sparse fossil record that scientists often refer to as…

Indonesian Government Seizes 1,601 Hectares of Protected Forest in Tangerang from PIK 2 Developer Amid Allegations of Spatial Planning Violations

The Indonesian government, through the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH), has officially seized and placed under state supervision 1,601 hectares of protected forest in the Pakuhaji District of…

The Vanishing Shadows of the Malacca Strait: Indonesia’s Urgent Battle to Save the Critically Endangered Sawfish

The sawfish, a member of the Pristidae family, represents one of the most enigmatic and evolutionarily distinct lineages of marine life, characterized by a shark-like body and a formidable, saw-like…

The Vanishing Shadows of the Mangrove: The Struggle to Sustain East Lombok’s Crab Fishery Amidst Industrial Expansion and Habitat Loss

The faint call of the dawn prayer echoed through the salt-laden air, mingling with the rhythmic crashing of waves against the shoreline of Kokoq Pedeq in Sugian Village. On Wednesday,…

The Environmental and Social Toll of Nickel Mining in Torobulu: A Microcosm of Indonesia’s Green Energy Dilemma

Ayunia Muis was in the middle of preparing traditional cakes for her daily trade when an urgent notification flashed across her phone screen. The message came from a group chat…

Indonesia’s Strategic Food and Energy Reserves Drive Alarming Surge in Legalized Deforestation and Displacement of Indigenous Communities

The annual celebration of Earth Day in Indonesia has increasingly become a hollow ceremony as the nation’s primary rainforests face an existential threat from an aggressive state-led push for economic…

Tesso Nilo National Park Relocation Standoff Intensifies as Residents Demand Transparency and Legal Certainty Over Land Rights

The long-standing conflict surrounding the presence of residents and palm oil plantations within the Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Riau remains far from a resolution. For several days, hundreds…