ABOUT THE WRITER
Angela Dewan is an Australian print and multimedia journalist based in Jakarta. She reports on all things Indonesian, including politics and social issues, as well as the environment.
BY THIS WRITER
News
- 19 May 2014
New tech, better map on tap to protect Indonesian forests
Open data as a means to empowering and building trust between different stakeholders.
Video
- 9 May 2014
Brunei commits to cap agricultural land use at 1 percent
Political will to conserve forests and combat climate change.
Speech
- 9 May 2014
Financier: Private money to invest in ‘green economy’ waiting to be unlocked
The need to recognize the very important role of finance in enabling sustainable landscapes.
Event Coverage
- 7 May 2014
Green growth capital locked down by lackluster governments: Credit Suisse
Action from governments, not finance, that's lacking to greenlight investment.
Event Coverage
- 7 May 2014
‘Great opportunities’ in agriculture, forestry to mitigate climate change: IPCC Chairman
The 5th IPCC report states agriculture, forestry and land-use sectors combine to account for about 24% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
News
- 16 Apr 2014
UN: REDD+, green economy are inseparable; concerns for equity remain
Lessons from benefit sharing, decision-making and dispute resolution could be beneficial to promoting equity in green-economy
News
- 27 Jan 2014
Report: Cultural constraints, dearth of data limit forests’ role in food security
Better data of the nutritional make-up of forest-based foods could be used to increase supply of key nutrients to malnourished communities
Event Coverage
- 1 Nov 2013
To impact climate policy, researchers should think short-term, expert says
Long-term climate trends may be meaningless for policy-makers and land managers making short term decisions.