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Country: Indonesia

4 major Asian nations cancel 80% of planned coal power projects
January 18, 2021

4 major Asian nations cancel 80% of planned coal power projects

Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and the Philippines have canceled nearly 45 gigawatts of proposed coal power projects, a figure equal to more than one-quarter of the total installed capacity of Germany.

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Impact-driven entrepreneurship is slashing plastic pollution in Indonesia
June 25, 2020November 17, 2020

Impact-driven entrepreneurship is slashing plastic pollution in Indonesia

The Zero Waste Living Lab (ZWLL) program was established in 2019 by a Dutch non-profit organization called Enviu. It incubates existing Indonesian early stage business models, replicates successful zero-waste solutions from abroad, and ideates new disruptive models where needed.

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Borneo locals win a court battle to bar a coal miner from their land
February 4, 2020November 17, 2020

Borneo locals win a court battle to bar a coal miner from their land

After a two-year court battle, Indonesia’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a lawsuit that claims the permit for the mining firm should be revoked.

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Jakarta to ban single-use plastic bags by June 2020
January 7, 2020November 17, 2020

Jakarta to ban single-use plastic bags by June 2020

The regulation imposes a ban on single-use plastic bags in modern department stores, supermarkets, and traditional markets. It will also serve as a legal basis for the usage of eco-friendly bags in stores and markets.

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Indonesia raises minimum age for brides to end child marriage
September 18, 2019November 17, 2020

Indonesia raises minimum age for brides to end child marriage

Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward curbing child marriage.

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Bali bans single-use plastics
April 5, 2019November 17, 2020

Bali bans single-use plastics

Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced that the Indonesian province of Bali is officially banning single-use plastics. The country produces 3.2 million tons of plastic annually.

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Bali to impose ‘tourist tax’ for plastic pollution
January 28, 2019November 17, 2020

Bali to impose ‘tourist tax’ for plastic pollution

Bali is facing a plastic pollution crisis, producing over 3,800 tonnes of waste every day and has now drafted a bylaw on tourist contributions for the environment and cultural preservation. The ‘tourist tax’ will involve a fee of $10 for overseas visitors to the island.

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Research breakthrough raises hope of predicting future Ebola outbreaks
November 2, 2017November 17, 2020

Research breakthrough raises hope of predicting future Ebola outbreaks

Scientists optimistic of creating early-warning system after identifying two-year gap between clearance of forests inhabited by fruit bats and emergence of virus

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The Republic of Indonesia emerges as a unitary state
August 17, 1950November 11, 2020

The Republic of Indonesia emerges as a unitary state

On 17 August 1950, the fifth anniversary of his declaration of Indonesian independence, Sukarno proclaimed the Republic of Indonesia as a unitary state.

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Indonesia declares independence
August 17, 1945November 11, 2020

Indonesia declares independence

The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia’s independence in 1949.

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