AJEL Batch 3 Graduates: Nurturing Critical Journalists from the Forefront of Energy and Environmental Crises
Jakarta, July 2025 – The Academy of Environmental and Energy Journalism (AJEL) , an initiative by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia with the support of Traction Energy Asia , officially released its third batch through a graduation ceremony combined with an online public discussion. This three-year program, which has produced a total of […]
An Environmental Crisis Deepening Injustice: A Report from the Academy of Environmental-Economic Journalism II
Traction Energy Asia and Aliansi Jurnalis Indonesia (AJI) have taken a collaborative action by organizing Akademi Jurnalisme Ekonomi Lingkungan (AJEL). This book is a compilation of works from AJEL’s participants that has been participating for two months. We hope the quality reports from these participants will become input for relevant stakeholders. Including for the community […]
Used cooking oil as feedstock makes biofuels more sustainable
By Fariz Panghegar. This op-ed was originally posted on The Jakarta Post. Indonesia’s ambitious biofuel program, which promotes the use of increasingly higher mixes of crude palm oil (CPO) with conventional diesel — currently 30 percent (CPO/diesel) — has become one of the key contributors to Indonesia meeting its carbon–emissions–reduction target, as well as reducing […]
Coffee Farmers’ Agroforestry Practices in Maluku
The story of Maluku farmers who continue the ancestral practice of “dusun” or agroforestry without changing the condition of the existing forest.
Part of Langkat Mangrove Conservation Area Converted to Palm Oil Plantation, Is There a Land Mafia Game?
Mangrove forest cover in the Karang Gading Wildlife Sanctuary area has shrunk due to the shift in land use to oil palm plantations, which is suspected to be a land mafia game.
Coral Reef Restoration Creates an Underwater Paradise
The fishers enjoy the hard work of coral reef rehabilitation. Fish catch is abundant and has now become one of the amazing underwater tourist destinations.
