WALHI: Java’s Spatial Planning is on the Verge of Collapse
Java, home to nearly 60% of Indonesia’s population, is under increasing pressure from hydrometeorological disasters and shrinking living spaces. West Java and Central Java are even the provinces with the most disasters during 2023. WALHI calls Java Island in a situation towards collapse. In a press release from the Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (WALHI) for the […]
Measuring the Effectiveness of the Fatwa on Deforestation to Save Indonesia’s Rainforests
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued a fatwa prohibiting deforestation and forest burning as efforts to prevent the climate crisis in Indonesia. Fatwa Number 86 of 2023 regulates global climate change control, forbidding all forms of natural damage such as deforestation and forest burning.