JAKARTA, GREENPRESSNET — Greenpress Indonesia took part in the celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (Biodiversity Day) 2025, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) of the Republic of Indonesia at Bale Panjang, Museum Indonesia, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), on May 22–23, 2025. This annual moment serves not only as […]
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JAKARTA, GREENPRESSNET — A total of 113 Muhammadiyah schools from Jakarta, Depok, South Tangerang, and Bekasi gathered at the Muhammadiyah DKI Jakarta Dakwah Center on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) for the Socialization and Technical Guidance (Bimtek) of the Progressive Adiwiyata School Program. This event marked a concrete step by Muhammadiyah in fostering an early culture […]
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JAKARTA, GREENPRESSNET – Indonesia’s efforts to reform palm oil plantation governance have gained new momentum. The Palm Oil Farmers Union (SPKS), Sawit Watch, and the Indonesian Human Rights Committee for Social Justice (IHCS) welcomed a progressive move by the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), which increased the mandatory plasma plantation […]
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Illustration of Southeast Asia’s Green Economy. Source: Greenpressnet JAKARTA, GREENPRESSNET — Amid global economic uncertainty and mounting climate crisis pressures, Southeast Asia is beginning to find its path forward: a green economy grounded in a system-based approach. This is the key message of the 6th edition of the Southeast Asia’s Green Economy report, recently launched […]
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Photo Caption: Green Press Indonesia Executive Director (3rd from right) poses with Social Justice Center activists, hosts of the Connect Fund program in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: IGG Maha Adi/Greenpress. NAIROBI, GREENPRESSNET— Earlier this May, IGG Maha Adi, Executive Director of Green Press Indonesia, embarked on a 10-day visit to Ethiopia and Kenya as part of […]
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Public protests over high air pollution in Jakarta due to emissions from transportation, coal-fired power plants and other sectors (Photo: PSHK) By IGG Maha Adi – Bertha Challenge Fellow 2024 To avoid drawing public attention to the impact of power plant emissions, coal business and its supporters in Indonesia spread climate disinformation. On the other […]
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A placard outside the US embassy in London this month in protest against Trump’s climate policies. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA WASHINGTON, GREENPRESSNET – The 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, has once again shaken the world with his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. The controversial move was announced by the White […]
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Photo Captions: PIC1. Suralaya coal-fired power plant, two-hour drive from Jakarta, is strongly suspected of being the main source of severe air pollution in the capital city from May to September 2023. (photo: touristcompanies.org) By IGG Maha Adi – Bertha Challenge Fellow and Chairman at Green Press Indonesia Despite Presidential Regulation No. 112 of 2022 […]
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