Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, a government Deforestation in Indonesia has become a major political issue. Indonesia pledged at the recent COP26 climate summit that its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030 and then start to fall. It Environment of Indonesia. Indonesia is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. The environment of Indonesia consists of 17,508 islands scattered over both sides of the equator. [1] [2] Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity after Brazil. Another example of environmental issues in Indonesia is the enormous plastic waste problem. Littering seems the norm rather than the exception. Around two years ago, Indonesia Investments covered this topic in great detail (our March 2019 edition). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia is a multiparty democracy. In April 2019 Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) won a second five-year term as president. The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other The Jakarta Post. 21 March 2023. Indonesia is expected to miss out on potential investment in the downstream mining sector if no significant effort is made to enforce the implementation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, an expert has warned. A global push to meet the country's energy transition and net zero targets has What are the main environmental problems in Indonesia? Issues include large-scale deforestation (much of it illegal) and related wildfires causing heavy smog over parts of western Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore; over-exploitation of marine resources; and environmental problems associated with rapid urbanisation and economic development TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) said 59 percent of rivers in Indonesia are still severely polluted. The sources of river water pollution include industrial waste, such as oil, gas, and mining, as well as domestic or household waste and livestock waste. The waste causes biota to die due to a lack of oxygen. Indonesia serves as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2019 and 2020. Indonesia also cooperates with the United States on issues of regional and global concern such as countering violent extremism, counterterrorism, global peacekeeping operations, maritime security, and global health security. Jakarta, 1 February 2023 - A new environmental, social and governance (ESG) intelligence report, produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with PwC Indonesia, charts the country’s ongoing efforts to put sustainable finance at the heart of its growth plans, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and rising demand from investors. OS1s5.