Indonesia community action

Indonesia has the world's 4th largest population and struggles with:

• Population growth (although this is slowing)
• Poverty
• High inequality
• Air pollution
• Water pollution
• Corruption

Sustainability initiatives

IDEP Foundation

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Initiatives by topic

Biodiversity

UK Darwin projects in Indonesia

Community energy

Wikipedia: Geothermal power in Indonesia

Education for sustainability

Green School, Bali

Food activism

Solar cooking resources in Indonesia

Sustainable transport activism

Car jockey ^W

Trees, woodland and forest

Green Coast II in Aceh, for nature and people after the tsunami - Greenomics Indonesia - Wikipedia: Deforestation in Indonesia

Maps: Protecting forests & peatlands in Indonesia, greenpeace.org

News and comment

2016

A small island in the Indian Ocean offers big lessons on clean power, Mar 27 ^[1]

In Indonesia, a new tool helps communities protect their land from fire, Mar 16 ^[2]

Two Teenagers Convinced Bali to Ban Plastic Bags, March 10 ^[3]

Indonesian Cities Now Charging Shoppers for Plastic Bags, February 21 ^[4]

2015

Surviving the long dry season in Konawe Selatan with improved farming systems, Nov 6 ^[5]

The indigenous community whose forest is their supermarket, October 28 ^[6]

Sumba Island was once one of poorest areas of Indonesia. That was before Sulis Setiawati came along, September 10 ^[7]

Making smart cities work for people. No 1: Crowdsourcing flood maps in Jakarta, July 15 ^[8]

2014

A Decade After Asian Tsunami, New Forests Protect the Coast, December 5 ^[9]

2012

Tools for Participatory budgeting in Indonesia, February 3 ^[10]

2010

Indonesia to stop handing out permits for companies to chop down rainforests and drain peatlands for two years, but deal does not protect millions of hectares of rainforest, ^[11] May 27

Resources

Maps

PetaJakarta, open source, community-led platform to collect and disseminate information about flooding and critical water infrastructure in Jakarta.

Wikimedia Atlas of Indonesia

See also

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Indonesia, Environmental issues in Indonesia, The Indonesian Forum for Environment, Palm oil production in Indonesia, Environmental concerns

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