BANDUNG, Indonesia Nearly 50 years have passed since Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar began his early scientific expeditions to uncover new species hidden across Indonesia. In that time, Djoko has described several of the 400 species of frogs so far cataloged in the world’s largest archipelagic country. “Ever since I began my research in 1975, I […]
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BOGOR, Indonesia At the age of 60, Siti Salamah started making changes at her family home in the city of Bogor, just south of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital. “We always put the kitchen waste there,” Siti told Mongabay Indonesia at her home. “I collect the plastic waste separately.” Siti installed a unit for composting perishable […]
SUMEDANG, Indonesia Udit Surdiat only became a boat driver after he lost the rights to his farmland. The 63-year-old used to farm a hectare of land in Sumedang district, in Indonesia’s West Java province, until the family had to make way for the country’s second-largest dam. “My father was asked to sign in 1984,” […]
BANDUNG, Indonesia In a valley downstream from the source of the Citarum River, retired army general Doni Monardo approaches a magnolia tree planted in 2018 by President Joko Widodo to mark the start of one of the world’s most ambitious river cleanup operations. “The tree planted by the president is growing nicely,” Doni said, […]