COP28, Norwegian Government Support 100 Million US Dollars for Indonesia’s Achievements in Preventing Climate Crisis and Forest Conservation
The Norwegian Government announced a contribution of 100 million US dollars to support Indonesia’s continuous efforts in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation during the United Nation Climate Change Conference (COP28), Friday, 1 December 2023 in Dubai. This contribution is the second payment, following the earlier support of 56 million US dollars, made after […]
AMJI 2023: Young People Working Together to Address Climate Crisis
The impact of climate change is becoming more pronounced by the day. Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization and the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service say July 2023 was the hottest month in world history. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, even said in his speech at the UN Headquarters that the […]
Bustar Maitar: Indigenous Peoples are the Frontliner of Nature Protection
“Nature serves as a ‘mother’ who provides us all sources of life and must be protected,” is a fundamental life value owned and upheld by indigenous and local communities in the Land of Papua and Maluku Islands. The existence of fundamental thoughts that are still believed and practiced by the people in Papua and Maluku […]
Positive Stories and Initiatives from Tanah Papua Shine at New York Climate Week 2023
The land of Papua showcases a rich and varied ecosystem, serving as a home to a wide array of biodiversity. It plays a significant role in supporting the livelihoods of local communities and holds global importance in both economic and social aspects. Moreover, it stands as a vital resource for the world’s pursuit of sustainable […]
A Travel Note: Learning and Sharing Experiences at Youth Strategic Meetings
Tanah Papua and Maluku Islands are potential areas in Eastern Indonesia. These two areas have extraordinary marine and forest potential. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2021, as much as 77.91 percent of land in Tanah Papua is forest cover. Meanwhile in the Maluku Islands, forest cover reached 85.99 percent. As for fisheries, […]
3 Demands to Reduce Single-Use Plastics were Voice Out at Plastic Free March
Plastic waste is threatening the earth. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) states that plastic is part of the largest marine waste or up to 85 percent of total marine waste and is the most dangerous. According to UNEP, without urgent action, it is estimated that the 11 million metric tons of plastic currently entering […]
Manokwari Youth Camp: Building a Network of Environmental-Conscious Young People
The young generation who are environmentally conscious have an important role in controlling the climate crisis. The young people, as the next generation, will experience the impact of climate change at the same time, they’ll become the future leaders. “Youth are at the forefront of protecting the environment. Because, these young people will become leaders, […]
Mitigating Climate, Youth Must Not be Tired of Undertaking Process
The 2045 is expected to be the golden year of Indonesia due to the domination of young population with productive age. This year, Indonesia will have excellent and competitive youth generation to in pursuit of the advanced Indonesia. This is the next condition after 2030 which is deemed the peak of demographic bonus in which […]
Extreme Weather, Alarm to Perform Youth Action to Mitigate Climate
The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued alert on the extreme weather potential in nearly all regions in Indonesia since 29 September 2022. To date, the agency has not revoked the extreme weather alert yet. Moreover, the agency also predicts that 24 regions nationwide, ranging from west, central, to east up to Tanah Papua, have been […]
Indonesia-Norway New Deal Can Boost FOLU Net Sink Target Achievement
Indonesia’s Minister for Environment and Forestry (MoEF), Siti Nurbaya Bakar, and Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment, Espen Barth Eide, signed a new bilateral partnership on Climate and Environment, on Monday, 12 September 2022. The bilateral agreement here has become an important momentum for Indonesia and Norway to work together for tackling climate crisis through […]
Future Young Leader Not Impossibility
James Canton, an American futurologist, stated his prediction in his book entitled “The Extreme Future” that there are ten challenges for human in 2025. Some of them deals with climate change, energy crisis, terrorism threat, globalization and cultural conflict, and technological advancement. Regarding those challenges, Indonesia requires robust foundation to survive in such a condition. […]
Diplomacy Study via Social Media in National SED
Excitement filled the hall of Kinasih Resort at Depok, West Java, despite the late night. Laughs and claps of the enthusiastic 36 participants of the 2022 National School of Eco-Diplomacy continued to happen during the activity. That night they should present their footage produced by group. There were 10 groups assigned in the afternoon. Both […]
35 Indonesian Youths Prepared for Being Green Diplomat
Despite the country’s attribute for its ample biodiversity, empirically Indonesia’s nature is under threats of climate crisis and business practices that are not sustainable, exploitative, and destructive. Some of them are like mining and palm oil plantation expansion that have brought about forest degradation, as well as overfishing that destroys sea resources and ecosystems. On […]
Enthusiasm of Mangrove Class at Jamnas XI 2022
After the Covid-19 pandemic petered out, 2022 became a special year for all Scout members throughout Indonesia because there was a grand event of the XI National Scout Jamboree (Jamnas) on August 14-20, 2022. Activities at the Campground and Tourism (Bumi Perkemahan dan Wisata/Buperta) Cibubur, Jakarta, were attended by 11,506 Scouts at the Penggalang level […]
Plastic Free Rally Calling Producer to Stop Sachet
Plastic waste has now become one of the largest antagonists to both land, sea, and aerial environment. Data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry shows that as from 68.5 millions of the total waste in Indonesia in 2021, 17 percent or 11.6 million tons is plastic waste. As of the amount, at least only […]
Youth New Dream for Better Ecology and Democracy
Do you know young people? Now we are in the political year of 2024 and millennial and Z generations have 60 percent of the total voters in the upcoming 2024 General Election. The potentials indicate that the voices of millennials and Z generations have promising bargaining power for a better change of Indonesia. “Voices of […]
Pondering The Rain in June
Sapardi Djoko Damono might have never thought that one of his poems would come true. One day in 1989, academician cum litterateur wrote a melancholic poem entitled “Rain in June”. Sapardi uses “Rain in June” metaphorically to illustrate an unconvinced love, offering, sacrifice, and wait in silence contemplating introvert longing. Rain in June touched the […]
Story of #RasaTimur, Glancing at Biodiversity Potentials in Eastern Indonesia
Man is an entity which is part of nature and the existing biodiversity. Human life depends and never separates from the existence of biodiversity. Considering our dependence on the biodiversity, the United Nations (UN) set 22 May as the International Day of Biodiversity, a commemoration which is dedicated to global community awareness raising on the […]
