POINTS OF VIEW

Recognising Indonesia’s customary territories: A call for greater commitment
by Nabiha Shahab As of March 2024, the Indigenous Territory Registration Agency or Badan Registrasi Wilayah Adat (BRWA) has registered 1,425 customary territories covering 28.2

Greenflation: Challenges and solutions in the energy transition
by: Eko Prasetyo Talk of greenflation or green inflation is growing, especially after the term was highlighted in the vice presidential debate by candidate number

COP28 conference highlights challenges, limited progress in climate action
Jakarta – The 2023 COP28 climate conference marked the first global stocktake, a comprehensive evaluation of worldwide efforts against the benchmarks set by the 1992

Testing presidential and vice presidential candidates’ commitment to forest conservation
by: Eko Prasetyo As the lifeblood of society and biodiversity, forests play a critical role as oxygen producers and carbon sinks that stabilise the Earth’s

Celebrating the International Day of Rural Women: A rethink
by Greg Clough Recently, I joined many other bloggers around the world in highlighting the importance of the International Day of Rural Women, celebrated by

Mangrove forests: The ugly duckling
by Greg Clough Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling” tells us that true beauty is more than skin deep. Mangrove forests tell a

