Hans Nicholas Jong
Environmental Journalist at Mongabay
An environmental journalist @mongabay. Based in Jakarta.
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6 days ago |
news.mongabay.com | Hans Nicholas Jong
Indonesia’s plan to nearly double the electricity it generates from natural gas by 2040 risks locking the country into fossil fuel dependency, undermining its net-zero emissions targets, a new report says. Building out gas infrastructure could cost the state up to $57 billion in losses by 2040 and threaten 6.7 million jobs, while investing in community-managed renewables could generate up to $159 billion and 96 million jobs, it says.
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1 week ago |
news.mongabay.com | Hans Nicholas Jong
Researchers say Indonesia’s claim of a 90% deforestation drop over the past decade is misleading due to cherry-picked data and an extreme baseline year. The actual decline is closer to 50-69%, driven by earlier policies and reduced forest availability in many regions. Deforestation is rising again, especially in Papua and Sulawesi, fueled by palm oil, pulpwood, and mining expansion.
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2 weeks ago |
news.mongabay.com | Hans Nicholas Jong
A deadly landslide on March 22 at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) buried four workers under nickel mine waste, reigniting scrutiny over hazardous tailings management in the country’s booming nickel sector. Activists blame a tailings dam failure for triggering the collapse, pointing to recent flooding and satellite evidence of structural breaches, though IMIP officials blamed heavy rainfall.
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2 weeks ago |
news.mongabay.com | Hans Nicholas Jong
Indonesia’s human rights commission has found serious rights and environmental violations in a government-backed plantation project in Papua, including land grabbing, lack of Indigenous consent, and militarization that has created fear among local communities.
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2 weeks ago |
news.mongabay.com | Hans Nicholas Jong
Indonesian palm oil company PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR), part of First Borneo Group, has begun clearing critical orangutan habitat in West Kalimantan province, threatening high conservation value (HCV) forests and the survival of the critically endangered Bornean orangutan.
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RT @DevTodayJournal: When #Norway's @BjellandEriksen signed an extension of a NOK multi-billion #forest scheme with #Indonesia, he was not…
Indonesia’s climate program is meant to fight deforestation, so why is it being run by political appointees with no climate expertise? Critics warn of accountability risks while Norway, the fund’s main backer, says it’s ‘monitoring closely.’ Read my latest https://t.co/16LyHrd5Lz
Hi @barengwarga, perkenalkan nama saya Hans, jurnalis di media https://t.co/KxKOTdV5mX. Saya sedang menulis artikel tentang ini. Oleh karena itu, apa saya bisa mengirimkan DM untuk bertanya2 lebih lanjut mengenai press release ini? Terima kasih
Press Release: Call for Donor Countries @UKinIndonesia & @NorwayAmbIndo to Reevaluate Funding for FOLU Net Sink 2030 Program The FOLU Net Sink 2030 program, launched under Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry, aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable forestry and
