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Interesting for my job posting - the first week I got bombarded with applications from so many countries, but just a few from Indonesians.
The last week, it's been only #Indonesia applicants coming in.

"A 10-year whale shark satellite study helps create new protected area in Indonesia"
#Indonesia #Satellites #Environment

A 10-year whale shark satellite study helps create new protected area in Indonesia
“The whale sharks are a good omen for the fishers because they know when the whale sharks come, that means that lots of small fish or anchovies are around,” says Edy Setyawan, the lead conservation scientist of the Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia. It is the relationship between whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and fishers in Indonesia that […]

"Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds"
#Indonesia #Animals #Apes

Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says #Indonesia

Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.

Just got invited to a webinar entitled "76 Years of Indonesia-China Relations: Advancing Cooperation"
Of course, #Indonesia and #China have only re-established diplomatic relations 36 years ago. I guess they'll just ignore that 23 year gap?

"Indonesia may soon lose its last glaciers"
#Indonesia #Glaciers #Climate #ClimateChange

Indonesia may soon lose its last glaciers
Asia's last tropical glaciers can be found near Puncak Jaya, Papua, the highest peak in Southeast Asia. But it is unlikely that they will survive until the end of this decade. Over the past 44 years, the peak has lost 97% of its ice and four of its glaciers. Its remaining two glaciers, Carstensz and the East Northwall Firn glacier, are expected to disappear by 2030, adding Indonesia (alongside Venezuela and Slovenia) to the list of countries that have lost all of their glaciers.

Repeated failures expose gaps in Indonesia’s nickel waste management https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/repeated-failures-expose-gaps-in-indonesias-nickel-waste-management/

Repeated failures expose gaps in Indonesia’s nickel waste management
JAKARTA — In February 2026, videos circulating on social media showed a mass of mining waste rushing downslope like thick mud, engulfing excavators and bulldozers within seconds as operators scrambled to escape. That landslide of mining waste, or tailings as it’s known in the industry, occurred on Feb. 18 at a storage area in Morowali […]

Does clearing forests in places like #Papua #Indonesia, or clearing grasslands in #Cerrado #Brazil actually help create “…

Why biofuels are back
The energy crisis sparked by the Iran war has spurred renewed interest in the fuels, but some experts are skeptical of their scalability and environmental benefits.

"Indonesia tenders 1.2 GW of solar"
#Indonesia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Indonesia tenders 1.2 GW of solar
Indonesia’s PLN has launched a tender for a 1,225 MW solar project that will be spread across several regions of the country. The state-owned utility has not publicly announced a closing date.

"Solar power brings energy to rural Indonesia, but inequality remains"
#Indonesia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Solar power brings energy to rural Indonesia, but inequality remains
In the remote islands of Indonesia, the introduction of reliable solar energy has become a catalyst for female entrepreneurship and economic stability.

"Deforestation is surging in Indonesia"
#Indonesia #Deforestation #Trees #Environment

Deforestation is surging in Indonesia
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Indonesia’s forests, long held up as a case of tentative progress, are again under pressure. New analysis shows deforestation rose sharply in 2025, reversing several years of decline and returning to levels not seen in nearly a decade, […]

"Indonesia’s path to 100 GW of solar"
#Indonesia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Indonesia’s path to 100 GW of solar
A study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform and Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs explores how Indonesia can turn its target of deploying 100 GW of solar from mandate to mobilization.