Environment

Introduction to the edition

Be there! Exploring small oil palm plantations from Riau (not Europe)

Shadow puppetry is helping to save Indonesia’s coral reefs and inspire a new generation of environmental activists

Major policy shifts are needed to prevent the destruction of the reefs, but for now, coastal communities are having an impact and the reduction in tourism due to COVID-19 is offering some breathing space

Support and integrity from government and big business could protect informal waste workers

When paper waste imports started began 20 years ago most Bangun residents sold their farms to work as waste collectors for paper mills. Now many are dependent on waste sorting

The mentors and interns at Ffrash are empowering themselves within the waste economy and striving to better society

The complexity of plastic waste in Indonesia

The ‘communist stigma’ is being used as a tool in the courtroom to attack human and environmental rights

Oil palm projects are causing hunger in Merauke, both literal and symbolic

Government, producers and the public must all cooperate to tackle Indonesia’s waste problems

Seorang antropolog Belanda tinggal di permukiman kumuh di bantaran kali Jakarta untuk memahami bagaimana warga di sana hidup berdampingan dengan banjir

Years after the tsunami, people in Aceh articulate the fragility of life through religious idioms

Though earthquakes are common in Palu, residents underestimate the threat, and government response efforts are weak

In ancient Indonesian manuscripts, a disaster is sometimes not a disaster, but a message from the deity.

A Dutch anthropologist lived in a Jakarta riverside slum to learn how residents there cope with constant flooding

Elite politics and Freeport Indonesia’s non-compliance continue to deny Timotius Kambu his owed wages

Young women farmers in Java and Flores find themselves on the lower rungs of multiple ladders

Palu after the tsunami