A key ingredient is the trend in ever more imaginative forms towards urban agriculture, a multi-faceted recipe already being pored over by some 800 million people globally.

Vertical farming has long been practiced in Japan and some other places but it did not take off in the United States until recent technological leaps made it viable.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has done good service by ensuring that the environment was a focus in its most recent presidential debate. Public attention has swung onto a critical question: who controls our land and forests, and are they acting responsibly?

Four additional provinces have been added to the list of fire-prone areas since last year, namely Bengkulu, East Nusa Tenggara, Papua and West Papua, because agencies recorded wildfires breaking out in those regions throughout 2018.

"Let's start an environmentally friendly movement by carrying our own tumbler and reusable shopping bag."

The case emerged when the police named Musa Idishah, the son of palm oil businessman and philanthropist Anif Shah, a suspect in relation to the alleged conversion of 366 hectares in the regency’s three districts—Sei Lepan, West Brandan, Besitang—which the police claimed to be protected forest areas.       

Germany launched a drive to halve food waste by 2030 as research shows every consumer on average throws away 55 kilograms of edibles a year.

The military, which runs the Citarum Harum program, will borrow Rp 14 billion (US$997,275) from the Citarum Harum Foundation, an NGO that has sought to build public support for the program.  

The 2019 international pageant winner is helping Bali tackle the mounting problem of plastic waste.

The concept of a low carbon footprint in buildings has long been around in Indonesia, but it has yet to gain traction to the point where developers, buyers and tenants prioritize its value in their decisions on constructing, buying or renting homes.

Foreign tourists support the plan, however other stakeholders are still disputing the method for collecting the tax. 

Presidential hopefuls Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto addressed the issues of environmental protection and natural resource management during their second debate on Sunday. The stakes are particularly high for both candidates because of indications they received funding from businesses allegedly responsible for environmental damage.

An "invasion" of aggressive polar bears in inhabited areas of Arctic Russia has come to an end, ten days after the animals came to the area looking for food.

Myanmar's famed Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades, but experts warn the lake is drying up and urgent action is needed to avoid disaster.

The number of people injured by wild deer at Nara Park in western Japan, a major tourist attraction, has hit a record high 200 in the current fiscal year, with foreign visitors feeding the animals accounting for some 80 percent of those wounded, the Nara prefectural government said.

Air pollution is the sixth biggest killer worldwide—more than alcohol use, kidney failure or too much salt.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has sent a three-page letter to Bali Governor I Wayan Koster to express its objection to a planned levy on foreign tourists, saying the move would breach international principles on air transportation.

The second presidential debate between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto was full of jabs and counterjabs between the incumbent and challenger on the topics of infrastructure, food security, natural resources, energy and the environment.

During the debate, Jokowi highlighted his achievements during the past four-and-a-half years, while Prabowo repeatedly pointed out Jokowi’s weaknesses, though he failed to deliver a knock-out blow to his rival.   

Data from the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute in 2017 revealed that criminalization against environmental activists is rampant, with 50 activists facing legal sanctions in 2017.

PT Aquafarm Nusantara, the country's largest tilapia breeder, has taken steps to comply with the administration’s regulations, while regarding the dumping of the dead fish, it said it had never been the practice of the company, which is dependent on clean water to grow quality tilapia.      

On the eve of the presidential debate on energy, infrastructure and environment, our thoughts turn to Indonesia’s future on these vital and related issues. What forms of energy will our country use in the future: solar or coal? Will our roads and ports be climate-smart and resilient? Will we protect and restore our cherished natural environment, the only one we have?

National banks consider the fisheries sector unbankable as they are considered to be high risk and thus subject to high potential for default.

Here are some simple changes that you can make to slow down your consumption of waste, and how you can educate your friends, family and colleagues to do the same.

Hollywood veteran Harrison Ford on Tuesday attacked US President Donald Trump and other world leaders who deny climate change saying they were "on the wrong side of history". 

I normally enjoy Wimar Witoelar’s writings on critical Indonesia-related issues. Wimar often manages to put complex political issues in a much clearer context, while writing with wit. His article “Developing infrastructure in a democracy” (The Jakarta Post Jan. 31, 2019), unfortunately, is neither critical nor clear, and smacks of corporate greenwashing. 

We have many reasons to accelerate the adoption of Euro 4, based on a 2017 regulation of the Forestry and Environment Ministry, which stipulates cleaner standards on exhaust gas emissions for new vehicles.

Environmentalists have called on the government to fulfill its promise to strictly regulate crude palm oil (CPO) production to assure that the major export commodity is developed based on principals of sustainability.

If you’re struggling with addition and subtraction, a honeybee might be able to help you out.

Leuser Coffee launched the initiative in partnership with the Aroen Meubanja turtle conservation society.