Climate Change

Gendered flames

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

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

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

Carbon on fire

Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) promises private participation towards a net sink future, but not a fire-proof one
Tuna trouble

Tuna trouble

Thinking about an intangible crisis in North Seram
Anticipating the future

Anticipating the future

Success and failure of Indramayu farmers’ responses to El-Niño
Trials of a mother

Trials of a mother

For women giving birth in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and other rural and remote parts of Indonesia, adequate facilities and trained health workers are not easily reached
The energy challenge

The energy challenge

Indonesia is rich in renewable energy but government policies foster reliance on fossil fuels
Taking action in the provinces

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 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

Selling the wind

Aceh experiments with a major REDD project, but without involving local people
Community engagement

Community engagement

Don’t ignore REDD’s impacts on communities!
Using Indonesian forests

Using Indonesian forests

Institutional reform and massive public participation are crucial to mitigate climate change
Reaching for the sky?

Reaching for the sky?

Indonesia has set ambitious emissions targets, but meeting them will require hard work

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