JAKARTA, Indonesia — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. Environmental activists generally applauded the reforms but criticized loopholes and slow timelines for phasing out the subsidies.

By Liz Kimbrough Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and evolutionary “gem” on the island of Sulawesi, have been whittled away, satellite data and imagery show,

Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields.

Indonesian President Prabowo's idea of expanding oil palm plantations has drawn criticism because it is considered to trigger deforestation.

Indonesia’s plan to convert 20M hectares of forest for food and energy risks deforestation and irreversible biodiversity loss

Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which found that the European Union (EU) discriminated against Indonesian palm oil-based biofuel, giving it unfair and detrimental treatment,

From a business perspective, without a sustained focus on soil health, expansion of oil palm plantations may become more liability than opportunity.

Indonesia welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization in a case against European Union on palm oil-based biodiesel, expecting the bloc to adjust its regulations to comply with the ruling.The wor

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends ... which limits crop-based biofuels because of their high-risk of causing deforestation and mandates phasing out their use by 2030.

Indonesia's plan to convert millions of hectares of forests for food and energy use is "environmentally illogical and destructive," and risks irreversible environmental and biodiversity loss, activists warned Monday.

JAKARTA: New rules on polygamy among male civil servants in Jakarta seek to “impose stricter conditions” on the practice, the capital’s acting governor said on Monday (Jan 20) amid criticism ...

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