ABC News quotes our program director for Environmental Governance in Indonesia, Alam Surya Putra, in a feature on women forest rangers combating deforestation in Aceh. The article also features our…
The Indonesian village of Malitu is famous for its vast forests of palm trees and palm sugar production. Yet, obtaining a license for the granulated palm sugar product has been…
The Asia Foundation, with support from the Coca-Cola Foundation, concluded a one-year initiative in Cambodia to promote the recycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastics commonly used in the packaging of…
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, which can be found in products from chocolate to biodiesel. But palm oil plantations, along with mining, logging, and other extractive…
From November 7-10, 2023, The Asia Foundation’s environmental governance program in Indonesia collaborated with partners PUPUK Surabaya and Gender Focal Point to host the first “Women and Youth Forest Defenders…
On November 10, Indonesia National Heroes Day, in the City of Heroes, Surabaya, The Asia Foundation and Agna Komunika launched the book Perempuan Penjaga Hutan (Women Forest Defenders). The book…
Travel to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Lastiana Yuliandari and her Green Warriors. Together, they are revolutionizing the sugar industry with Aliet Green, her woman-run social enterprise…
From November 7-10, 2023, The Asia Foundation’s environmental governance program in Indonesia will host “Women and Youth Forest Defenders National Conferences and Congress; Nurturing Forests, Empowering Equality, and Safeguarding Livelihood…
Nguyen Tri Thanh is the program specialist for the Environment and Resilience in The Asia Foundation’s office in Vietnam. He has in-depth experience in environmental governance, environment policy and regulations,…
Forest degradation presents a significant risk to food security and communities’ livelihood in rural areas. In many world regions, women are not given equal access to forest resources and are…
This July marks the 30th anniversary of a legal decision in the Philippines that has reverberated far beyond those shores. In 1993, a young attorney named Antonio Oposa sued the…
Maps are essential in the fight against forest degradation. Digital mapping platforms enable accuracy and are highly useful for forest protection. With funding from Google.org’s Impact Challenge for Women and…