The challenge is how to convince ministers that infrastructure is not only for humans but also for animals and their ecosystems. How to convince President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo that the construction of the Sumatra toll road should not obstruct the routes of the Sumatran elephant and rhino migration or their habitats?

In a bid to cut its environmental impact, KLM will reduce the number of flights from Amsterdam to Brussels from five to four from March 2020.

Young activists demonstrating across the world are driving cities to step up action on climate change, not least because politicians keep coming face-to-face with them while going about their business, mayors at a climate conference heard Friday.

The toll road sections will be built atop the existing Jakarta Inner Toll Road section in North Jakarta.

The science is undeniable. But in many places, people don’t need a chart or graph to understand the climate crisis. They can simply look out the window.

British Airways owner IAG said it will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first major airlines group to make such a commitment.

The special public service authority, named the Indonesian Environmental Estate Fund (BPDLH) was jointly launched by three ministries namely the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, the Finance Ministry and the Environment and Forestry Ministry on Wednesday.

Visitors will no longer be able to scale the Australian landmark, formerly known as Ayers Rock, from Oct. 26, following a decades-long campaign by indigenous communities to protect it.

The heavy rain followed a prolonged dry season in Greater Jakarta and surrounding regions.

A documentary on global plastic pollution, premiered in California on Oct. 6, includes footage from Indonesia.

Indigenous leadership is a critical nature-based solution. Indigenous peoples live traditional lifestyles and have a rich understanding of their environments. They are custodians of the lands across which they have hunted, gathered and farmed for generations and can make huge contributions through practicing sustainable land management for both protection and economic production.

Water is related to all living things, so water is a factor that influences the development of various sectors. One of them is the agricultural sector in meeting the needs of crops for the food needs of communities. A serious threat the sector currently faces is the decreasing availability of water, so efforts are needed to use water appropriately.

Protection of forest land inside and outside state forest calls for the strategic roles and strong collaboration of national and local governments, private sector, NGOs and local communities. It is also time for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, our leading forester who graduated from forestry studies, to make innovative approaches and actions to save our remaining forest.

Unilever pledged to halve its use of newly made plastic by 2025 as the consumer-goods industry wrestles with growing criticism of the environmental impact of throwaway packaging.

The police previously claimed that Golfried had been a victim of a traffic accident.

When the sight of plastic bags, bottles and other debris littering the seabed becomes too much, there's just one thing to do: don your diving suit, strap on an air tank and fish out the stuff yourself.

Shy creatures which feature on the list of Spain's endangered species, Cantabrian brown bears have been growing in number in this mountainous northwestern region after almost disappearing. 

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday urged her supporters to "never give up" in demanding urgent steps to fight climate change after world leaders failed to act decisively at a recent United Nations summit.

One in five travelers is flying less as "flight shaming" propels travelers to shun air travel for the sake of the planet, according to a survey of 6,000 Western travelers.

Peatland was there long before people settled in the area, and that peatland is flammable. People, therefore, have to adjust themselves to the circumstances. So, there have to be constant efforts to remind people of these facts. Vulnerability should be translated into caution, being aware that the daily practices of people could harm the peatland, exposing themselves to dangerous situations leading to suffering. The constant reminder or awareness-raising process is a way to form a new “habitus”.

Italian officials warned Wednesday Rome's burgeoning garbage crisis constituted a health risk, as rat control services worked overtime and the waste collection company board resigned.

Data from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry recorded that Demak regency had lost around 550 hectares of coastal land in the past 15 years. Meanwhile, it only regained 179 ha through natural sedimentation.

Most of the plastic bottles washing up on the rocky shores of Inaccessible Island, aptly named for its sheer cliffs rising from the middle of the South Atlantic, probably come from Chinese merchant ships, a study published Monday said. 

British designer Stella McCartney pleaded for fashion to "wake up" and help save the planet Monday after her first Paris show as part of the industry's biggest luxury conglomerate.

At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, 12-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki urged the world to save the planet. Now, the Canadian is a fervent supporter of Greta Thunberg, a "powerful" force who's holding world leaders to account.

Using besek as an alternative food container can help sort waste issues and spur the local economy, according to an environmental NGO called Kehati.

Declaring climate change a "race against time," Prince Harry on Thursday planted a baobab tree in Botswana and highlighted the campaign work of teen activist Greta Thunberg.

Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has been asked by Indian environmentalists to withdraw his backing for a contentious river rejuvenation programme led by a celebrity globe-trotting mystic.

With the Climate Pledge expected to come into force after 2020, the world has a serious problem indeed. The poorly committed countries, even if they have signed the pledge in Paris and submitted their national emissions cut strategy, may have a compliance problem.

More than two million wild animals, including jaguars, pumas and llamas, have perished in weeks of wildfires that devastated huge swaths of Bolivian forest and grassland, environmental experts said Wednesday.