Environment

Strong ties
Tradition helps Minangkabau protect the land from foreign investors
Gendered flames
There have been improvements in understandings about the importance of women’s roles in community-based environmental initiatives, but in the realm of fire governance there is still a long way to go
Menyeimbangkan resiko
Masyarakat di Kecamatan Mendawai memahami dampak dan bahaya kebakaran hutan, namun beberapa masih menggunakan api karena satu-satunya pilihan yang tersisa untuk menyambung hidup
Balancing the risks
The Mendawai people are aware of the risks forest fires bring, but some continue to use fire as a tool as it is the only affordable way they know to make a living
Carbon on fire
Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) promises private participation towards a net sink future, but not a fire-proof one
An EV-fix for mining
Nickel’s ‘green development’ boost to resource nationalism
Tuna trouble
Thinking about an intangible crisis in North Seram