Holding up the sky
The energy challenge
Indonesia is rich in renewable energy but government policies foster reliance on fossil fuels
Taking action in the provinces
Officials in Papua and Riau want to prevent deforestation, but they need concrete action and resources from the national government, not just talk and instructions
Climate justice
Climate change is compounding the environmental and social justice problems confronted by marginalised communities: a multi-faceted movement is needed in response
Selling the wind
Aceh experiments with a major REDD project, but without involving local people
Community engagement
Don’t ignore REDD’s impacts on communities!
Using Indonesian forests
Institutional reform and massive public participation are crucial to mitigate climate change
Reaching for the sky?
Indonesia has set ambitious emissions targets, but meeting them will require hard work
Climate change and Indonesia
Indonesia can make the transition from climate change villain to global hero, but empowering the poor will be a key to effective action
Latest Articles
Mapping the 1965-66 killings in East Java
Sep 26, 2019 - SIDDHARTH CHANDRA
In the first of a series of articles we present recent work by demographers and genocide scholars at Michigan State University's Asian Studies Centre on the 1965-1966 killings. Their analysis takes...
Challenging syariah
Sep 16, 2019 - BALAWYN JONES
The media ignores women’s crucial role in the formation of regional laws in Aceh
Competing Papuan identities
Aug 07, 2019 - PETRUS K FARNEUBUN
A battle is looming between an emboldened pro-independence movement and Papuans who are pro-Indonesia
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