Wawan, his wife and three children have lived in the village all their lives. The family doesn't want to move away and abandon their home. (Syarina H
[Al Jazeera] The drowning villages of Indonesia
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Tag: hydriculture
[LINK] Scientists call for urgent rethink of tropical peatland palm oil and drainage-based agriculture
[caption id="attachment_594" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: University of Nottingham[/caption] An honorary associate professor at The Univer
Riparian flight: fly-by and transect of riparian forest in Papua (Indonesia)
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[LINK] Global Forest Watch Water Metadata Document
Communities around the world face a growing water crisis. Surging water demand, aging water infrastructure, continued changes in land use, and increas
[LINK] An Introduction to the Convention on Wetlands
The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) is an inter-governmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands thro
[LINK] Why conservationists need a little hope: saving themselves from becoming the most depressing scientists on the planet
By Jeremy Hance, Mongabay Here’s a challenge: take a conservationist out for a drink and ask them about their work. Nine times out of ten—or poss
[LINK] Stop blame game, start working, experts say
By Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post As the number of hot spots in forest areas is increasing, relevant parties — government, companies and small
[LINK] Prevention is better than cure: Managing habitats now to stop forest fires in the future
In undisturbed conditions, peat-swamp forests are fire resistant. Even during the dry season the ground will remain wet. These forests can be inaccess
[LINK] Closer collaboration needed for a sustainable peatland economy
[caption id="attachment_484" align="alignright" width="300"] Sago palms being grown by the water in Central Maluku District, Indonesia. Wetland agricu