Public Discussion: A Perspective of Grassroots Reporting on Deforestation in Indonesia. About the event Deforestation in Indonesia is a long-standing, complex problem. From 2001 to 2021, Indonesia lost 4.12 million hectares of forest cover, according to Global Forest Watch. Deforestation has brought not only widespread ecological losses, but also profound social and economic losses. There are further impacts, such as the local food crisis, stunting, and unequal climate justice experienced by Indigenous people. Currently, Papua's forests are also facing threats. About 3.5 million hectares of Papua's rainforests have been granted concessions for various agricultural purposes. Is the expected economic development really an equal trade off to the loss of ecological, social and economic well-being at the grassroots level in Indonesia? In the midst of efforts to reduce deforestation rates, local communities in various forests in Indonesia are starting to become aware of the ecol
Earth s temperature is expected to pass the critical point of 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next five years. Without serious efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, future generations will bear the brunt of global warming.
Rainforest Seminar Series #3: Interconnection of Human and Wildlife From the Lens of Pulitzer Center’s Fellows. Sumatra lost 40% of its old growth forest from the 1990s until 2010, making it the global epicenter of tropical deforestation. International grantees and Fellows of the Pulitzer Center will share their wildlife-focused investigations from Sumatra and elsewhere in Asia with university students and lecturers in the area. What's the impact of deforestation on the wildlife population and habitat? How can it change the forest ecosystem and affect the life of a human? This seminar will also discuss the connections between wildlife hunting in neighboring countries in SEA with global health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Endangered Wildlife of Mentawai Prof. Drs. Jatna Supriatna, Ph.D, Head of Institute for Sustainable Earth and Resources (I-SER) FMIPA UI/Professor at Department of Biology FMIPA Universitas Indonesia Wildlife and Human Conflict Dr. Wilson Novarino, Head of Departm
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): On a warming planet, the species-rich ecosystems and large human populations of Indonesia, India and Africa’s Sahel region could turn the regions into hot spots of zoonotic disease as humans come into increasing contact with wildlife, warns an article on increased viral outbreaks published on April 28, 2022 in Nature.